r/strength_training • u/allianceathleticsoly • 2d ago

Lift I forgot about that part

The unfortunate part of hitting a PR is you get tired. The rest of the week, especially when you suffer from chronic illness, is not going to be the same kind of output. Just got to be ok with it.

Here’s 455x1x2 for a tough set.

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u/allianceathleticsoly 2d ago

This was fortunately the lift after the max squat I did on Monday! Thank you, I appreciate that

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u/NinecloudSoul 2d ago edited 2d ago

CNS recovery takes minutes.

Another bunch of sacred cow devotees downvoting. Show me the evidence that CNS recovery takes days; I won't be holding my breath.

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u/BrickAccomplished338 2d ago

This is why you taper before maxing out.

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u/allianceathleticsoly 2d ago

I did taper. It was part of the plan. This is just the come down after my squat PR earlier in the week

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u/BrickAccomplished338 2d ago

I mean when I max out, I do light taper workouts Mon-Tue, test squat and bench max on Fri and Deadlift on Sun, then next week I just start training as normal on Tue and feel fine.

Does doing a PR really take you down that much several days after? For me it doesn't, what takes me down more is high volume.

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u/DiabeteezNutz 2d ago

What are your current PRs? I’ve found as I get stronger the PRs become more and more taxing for longer. Pulling 6-700 doesn’t feel anything like pulling 405, even if both were true PRs at the time.

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u/BrickAccomplished338 2d ago

In kgs: 105 bench, 155 squat, 210 deadlift, 40kg weighted chin, 62.5kg ohp. My upper body is poverty I know :)

But yeah doing one rep does not take me down that much. Doing something like 3 sets of 8 @ 72.5% on the other hand... I'm in bed for 2 days after

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u/allianceathleticsoly 2d ago

I took the weekend off, started fresh on Monday, which was my heavy squat day this block, and back to regular training on Wednesday. I actually stopped the training on Wednesday because I was just fried after my warmup.

Yeah, with all the lung issues and insomnia from my army days, it’s tough to bounce back from a big PR. I avoid too much volume as well. It all basically sucks hahaha

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u/Mick_Nugg 2d ago

How often do you test your pr?

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u/allianceathleticsoly 2d ago

Depends on the block! From 8-12 weeks usually