Vegan Weight Training Blog

I deadlifted 340 today, and it was extremely difficult. I psyched myself up pretty good for the first rep, which went smoothly. Then I made 3 or 4 failing attempts before getting it up again. I was aiming for 5 reps, but I could only get those 2 done. I’ve been taking this B12 powder by the NOW company that comes in little packets, and it definitely ups my energy. I dump the packet into my mouth and hold the crystals under my tongue to get it right into my bloodstream a couple of minutes before a personal record attempt. The energy has a jittery, shakey quality, though, that leaves me way more lightheaded than normal after a big lift. Sometimes I have to lean over or sit down after taking that stuff and deadlifting.

I performed horribly on the dumbbell bench press today. Two weeks ago I did a set of 5 reps with the 85-pound dumbbells, but today I couldn’t even do a single rep with the 80-pound dumbbells. I think it’s due to recent changes in my sleeping schedule.