Post #4078659

2026-07-21 04:40 UTC

I'm 6 weeks into lifting big weights at the gym, and I feel like I may be running out of fast linear progression, which I'm not thrilled about. I was rather enjoying lifting 5 more pounds every time I stepped up to the bar. But I'm not just breezing through recovery like I had been 😕 Anyway, I deadlifted 205 today. Which is very cool. But, 100kg (220.5 lbs) is a nice round number, and is thus much cooler. If, I can keep up this progression, that would be next Friday 🤞 but i guess we'll see

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@jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io 2026-07-24 03:59

On the other hand, maybe I'm just over extended, and I need to do some more intentional recovery. So, I think I'm going to do a deload period, which is a thing I just read about. If you're like me from yesterday, that's not a term you're familiar with. But, it's basically an active rest. You keep lifting, but at a level that's low enough not to cause any additional strain, and just let your body consolidate growth and restock energy reserves. Hopefully after week of that I'll be back on the gainz train 🤞

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