Discouraging

Today was a little deflating, because by the end of the work out I was completely exhausted to the point I was not giving the last exercises my best effort.

We started out warming up on the stairs at the back of the SRC, really no problem, got the heart rate up quite a bit.

From there we headed to Sparky's Yard and stretched out and then got into some partner lifting. While one partner either did squats or bench press the other partner did burpies. Honestly I do not think the lifting would have been half as difficult without the burpies in between. I don't know if I do those right, but my shoulders are so tired from the constancy of activity. The lifting was sets of nine, but we had to take four seconds to go down on each rep. The end was difficult, but again I am a firm believer that it is the lack of a break.

By this point I was drained, but we never stopped doing things, the constant activity is a real challenge. I have been more the type lets get three sets of eight with more weight in five minutes give or take. Then take a minute or two and move to the next lift. This is totally different and I am drained at the end of each day.

This could be helping, but I can't help but feel weaker when I am struggling on my third set of benching 85 pounds, when previously I could double that for the same number of sets and reps.

Daryl