Thread: I might be getting weaker, what should I do?

Did you attempt more sets or did you just stop based on feelings?

Press ups are what Brits call push ups. I think it's the Brits.

Pull me ups? I can guess but I've never heard that term used before OP.

Originally Posted by TolerantLactose

Did you attempt more sets or did you just stop based on feelings?

I try and do 5 sets of 5. Sometimes I find myself winging it. I try and do a 30 second break before performing the next set, I worried my muscles won't grow if I give myself too much break. The last set, if I feel burning, I try and trick myself and add an other 10. If I burn I aim for failure on the last set. Sometime I feel I can't do any more, I count 3 seconds afterwards and then do an other couple of reps. In general I would say it's close to 5 sets of 5.

I do:

Press ups or push ups
Pull me ups, which is 2 chairs and a broom stick
laterial raises

I aim for 5 sets of 5

Just started squats yesterday. Did about 5 sets of 10.

Originally Posted by ken979

2 days ago I was able to do:

2 sets of 12 proper pressups
3 sets of 6 girl pressups

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Today I seem a bit weaker

1 set of 12 proper pressups
1 set of 6 girl pressups.

I feel very, very tired. I allowed one rest day to allow my chest muscles to recover. Do you know what's happened? Is this normal?

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6 hours ago, I did some pull me ups. I don't know if that effected the training. Last week it was ok when I did this routine, I felt energised when I did it but today, I feel tired

Take two or three days rest, you’re weaker and fatigued, you didn’t recover.

Training tears down muscles….rest and nutrition build the up, repairing the damage, making it require MORE to damage them again.

Rest and recovery…

This is why I personally hit a muscle once every four days. You will eventually find yours optimal rest.