20 Rep Disappointment, Wednesday, Week 5

Another poor performance last night as I attempted 180lbs. I was not in the mood to lift; actually, I had been asleep for a few minutes before needing to go refill John's bottle. After getting up, I felt awake enough to go put in my workout since I am almost done with this 6-week program. My head wasn't really in it though and it showed.

After warming up, I loaded up 180lbs. It felt ok shouldered and for the first couple of reps. But by 3 or 4 I was feeling very tired. Nothing was really hurting, but I was really tired. I made it to 10 reps and re-racked. After a breathing session where I contemplated calling it a night, I got up and did 10 more.

The fact that I stopped at 10 was almost as bad as me contemplating not finishing. I know I was tired and didn't feel like doing it, but part of this process is mental toughness to persevere during those times.

I am going to continue with the progression and go for 185lbs on Friday. Hopefully I can pull that off so that Week 6 starts with 190lbs. I'll be on track for 200lbs by the end of the week and the end of this 6-week round.

14 down, 4 to go!