Thread: A Newbie Question

Gotta post alot more info than this. Diet, program, etc. One thing I can say, if you have been doing the same routine (intensity, volume, etc.) for the last five weeks, you have not gotten any stronger.

how often are you training? what's your routine and how long do you rest before benching again?

I usually bench every other day and sometimes every two days. I usually work my upper body one day and the next day I will work the lower or do cardio. I always rest 1-2 days between workouts of the same muscle groups.

you bench every other day? is there a reason why you do this?

I'm no great lifter or bank of knowledge here, but what I do know is that you've got to give your muscles time to heal from the tearing down you've done. You DO realize what happens to muscles when you work them hard, right? You basically tear apart the muscles bundles and fibers within. When they heal, given plenty of protein and nutrients, they grow back larger. BUT THEY HAVE TO HEAL FIRST!

Well, if you don't give the muscle fibers time to repair themselves, you're simply tearing into fresh wounds, and they never will heal. You'll just stay sore, and not gain ground.

I'm sure there are tomes of information written that you could google, or visit a bookstore and look up yourself.

good luck,

You had a bad day. Shit happens.

If it happens too frequently take some time off and re-asses your program.

sleep, diet, hydration, depression, could be tons of things

just keep going

and dont change ur routine abruptly

where u from btw? and where u train?

Originally Posted by Gazhole

You had a bad day. Shit happens.

If it happens too frequently take some time off and re-asses your program.

Agreed. Sometimes your just have less energy. Can be related to diet, particularly low carb. Nothing to worry about. Get more rest, then try it again.

99% of the time, if I suddenly change my diet, or do something out of the ordinary, this happens to me too.
(like if I go on a trip somewhere)

But even with proper diet, shit happens, sometimes you just have bad lifting days.
You might not have healed completely or something.
You need to make sure you're getting enough sleep, and keep your diet steady.
Make sure you aren't pushing yourself too hard too often....this was one of the reasons I hit a plateau a long time ago, I was lifting too much, and NOT getting enough sleep and not taking enough resting days.

Never underestimate the power of some good Off-days and good rest.

All things in moderation and balance.