Been lifting for 3 years now, and finally feel like I hit a wall in my training. For some reason my PR's seem to be getting lower, I don't have as much motivation to go to the gym, used to workout for a solid 2 hours, now I'm in here for 1 hour maybe. My muscles feel more lethargic than normal.
My diet has remained the same, only thing different is I'm doing a tad more cardio. Is this just a lack of motivation? Is it my mind playing tricks on me?
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Mix things up a bit. Go train outside with weighted vest or something
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Are you lost?
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Maybe chronic fatigue? Maybe you need to mix up your routine? Maybe you've just gone soft and need someone to get you a new handbag?
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Two hour workouts are way too -blam!-ing long, fam, what sort of routine do you do?
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It could be that you are tired and need a break but some motivation could help. You sound like you really want to hold onto lifting (unless internally you don't) so you should try to hold onto it like its your life. In other words why are you doing it (why are you still living/lifting)? There has to be a reason to do it otherwise you will not find the motivation you want or need. If you don't have a reason to lift and you are just doing it, you should find a reason to lift. Maybe you could find a buddy to lift and compete with in a friendly rivalry sort of way or you could think of a way to put your hard work to use. Start by asking yourself why you are lifting. If the answer doesn't support your interests then you need to create a new answer or find a new outlet.
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You may be more experienced and knowledgable than me in this so apologies if I'm essentially trying to diagnose a doctor. [b]1. Cardio[/b]: I used to work out 6-7 days a week, doing 30 mins of cardio before each session but I just found myself becoming lethargic quicker, before my muscles had essentially worn out. I noticed a drastic decrease in my progress (increased muscle mass) when I did more cardio in my weekly routine before weights. I now [i]only[/i] do cardio on what would be considered my 'rest' day(s) to maintain fitness as for me, weights alone seems to regulate my body fat (although this wouldn't be universal). I do 3 on, 1 rest, 2 on, 1 rest or abs if I haven't done it earlier in the week. If you're of the build to need regular cardio then I'd say either: - carry on as you are but try either a pre-workout/fast-digesting carb source between cardio and weights or increase your daily calorific intake to account for the increased output, or - do cardio each day, well before your weights [b]2. Weights Regime[/b] Do you change this regularly? IMO, the key to progress is changing is shocking your muscles and the effect on your muscles reduces by keeping the same workout and set structure, regardless of the increased weight. If not, something as simple as one of the below may stop the plateau: - switching from complimentary (eg. back/bi's & chest/tri's) to antagonistic training (eg. back/chest, bi's/tri's), or vice-versa, - switching from your standard weight & set structure (eg. Warm up, 4x 8-10) to something different (eg. Warm up, 1x 2, 2x 6, 1x 10) - week 1 all sets at 12-15 reps, week 2 at 8-10, week 3 at 4-6, week 4 all at 1-2, and then back to week 1.
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Muscle sports rhino revolution pre workout vitargo and bcaas intra workout and protein straight after you will see a difference
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Steroid time :)
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Same with me i just cant find the energy to go, dont know why
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Take [b]1,3[/b] and a test booster. I'm partial to Thrust by Magnum. Guarantee you'll break your plateau man.
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Gotta reevaluate your goals and priorities.