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I'm Really Struggling

Might be time to focus on coaching and just step out for a bit, always works for me and I always come back stronger.
 
I appreciate all the support. Often times I end up being my own worst critic and hold myself to a different/higher standard than I do anyone else. On top of that, I have an ego that would take Brian Shaw and Big Z to press into check.

I also think that I have to rework my training a bit. I am older, and I think that when I go through my deloads, that they will need to start being longer and even lighter. I guess I may just have to live with the fact that I may not be the next Odd Haugen.

Last night I had our 4th practice. I guess something happened or was said about last year, because I have 3 or 4 kids that have never touched a weight that signed up based solely on what we did last year and they want to be a part of it. I had a couple like that last year, and they ended up being very competitieve. Last night there was a girl that got a 90 lb 3RM military press and was so excited. Here I am bitching about not pulling 7 bills on a regular basis. Sort of puts things in perspective.

B-
 
It doesnt matter who you are...EVERYBODY hits a bad patch at some stage and starts letting doubts and niggles get in.
The more you try to figure it out the more things get fucked up !!!

Lower your working sets and work your way back up...and you will probably surpass your PB's on the way ! :)

Good luck to ya Blazer.
 
What exercises have changed over the last 6 weeks?

I have an on-line client that started doing deadlifts only a couple months ago but has always done heavy rows. A couple weeks ago he pulled an easy 705 but then it went down hill greatly while getting ready for his upcoming meet. I'd told him that from looking at his rows and his deadlifts...his rows were his BUILDER exercise for his deadlifts, maybe more than any other exercise for him. He does rows first before deads and had greatly cut them out for about a month so he would be fresher to pull bigger weights. He did pull bigger weights for a few weeks, then his pull got harder and went down. Something to think about...

And if you want to do curls...do curls. It's really important to make progress in the gym and be excited. This is why I always add in and out bands, chains, etc... Stuff is always changing all the time keeping me excited to do different stuff. Add in the briefs, suits, shirts, etc...and I have that many more options.
 
The only thing that has changed is I do 8x10x135 overhead squats at the end of my DL workout on Brad Gillingham's suggestion.

Maybe that is what has screwed everything up now that I think about it.

I think I will work on BB Blasters for a while. Those are way better than curls.

B-
 
But you got my point...right?

Go back to when you were setting records left and right. Now go back 4-6 weeks before that. What were you doing THEN?
 
No suggestions from as the guyz above pretty hit it in my mind. Anyway GOOD LUCK BB and let us know how it turns out for you.
 
But you got my point...right?

Go back to when you were setting records left and right. Now go back 4-6 weeks before that. What were you doing THEN?

I get it. I'm slow but I get there.

I'm going to have to go back through my logs...

You make a really good point.

B-
 
times like these suck goodbro. i recently came off a bad acromio-clavicular seperation that kept me from doing any of the big 5 for a fair while...and i didnt really bother doing anything else.
its been a rocky road back from poor habbits and lost motivation.
i just cut my losses, swallowed my pride and started my progression from almost scratch.
everythings on the right track now, and im glad i took two steps backwards, to continue going forwards.
not sure if its applicable in your situation or not, and i wish i did, but i do wish you the best of luck my man, and i hope you get back to your former glory asap.
let me know how you do.
 
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