Coach Becca

Is it the weight or is it my effort?

When lifting gets heavy then throws tempo in there too, it gets me in my thoughts and feelings. So I thought I’d share my thoughts. For what it’s worth:

I have days where I’m mentally drained but not physically zapped. I have days where I’m emotionally drained and it directly affects my physical energy. I have days where I’m mentally 💯 but physically exhausted. Then some days you could put all that in a ball, toss it up in the air and whatever hits me in the head first wins.

Sometimes I can put my finger on it, sometimes I can’t. That’s when that question I started with pops in my head. Is it the weight or is it my effort? Is it really that heavy or am I distracted? Am I letting my mind drift and not focus on the task at hand? Am I allowing myself to relax in a lift that I could easily stand up because I lack the effort to give it all I have? OR… is it heavy, I’m giving it my all, but my form is faltering and I should listen to my body….

I hate to quit. It has to be serious for me not to finish my reps or speed through a tempo movement. That’s what happened today. Mentally I was done, physically I was losing solid form. I eeked one more tempo slant board squat out for 9/10 and I’m ok with it. I never like to come up short because exercise is me challenging myself, but also it’s a tool for me to maintain life balance, a healthy and active lifestyle and for my mental health.
Thoughts? Can you relate? Comment below and let me know…