I had an issue at work this week, incredibly stressful which triggered a flight or fight response at one point. The whole event was (after the drama passed) illustrative of how detrimental cortisol and stress can be to training.
During the unfolding issue I went from high alert then a sudden massive level of exhaustion. I can't quite articulate how the tiredness overwhelmed me. These events are very rare professionally for me but it did remind me how much training, let alone health can be affected by serious stress.
Thankfully it occurred on my off day from training so I managed to pull it together today and train bench though I could feel I was a little underdone.
Overall my training is still on track however I need to manage load and really work on my recovery. I suspect I need more calories than I am getting.
I haven't missed a rep thus far but it is starting to feel really challenging, though I wouldn't yet say I am grinding reps.
Time to eat, chill out and start again!
Stay Strong
Thomo
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