Hmm..
The absolute weirdest thing is happening. Maybe someone can help me figure this out.
Okay for a while now everytime I went to the gym I was stronger then the time before. Even when I felt tired or just ilmotivated I was still improving. Recently I started running and training for a short 5k race, but since I have never been a runner I am running a lot in order to do it right. With reasonable rests and recovery time of coarse. I am still doing my strength training but the last two times I worked out I was having the worst time ever using my normal weight. No matter how determined I was to rep it out… it just wouldn’t work. This seriously pisses me off. I worked hard to be strong! Am I losing it already?
May 8, 2008 at 6:13 am
You’re not losing it, but excess cardio can depress testosterone levels. This may be why your strength seems off in the gym. You may need more recovery time between running and lifting sessions.
Good Luck.
May 8, 2008 at 7:24 am
hey there Chassidy- might be as simple as your using up all your stored carbs with the running. try takiing some slow gi (oatmeal) carbs about an two hours before the workout and some high gi (juice) right before, don’t need huge amounts but carbs do fuel the muscles.