Hey Guys and Girls,
Been lifting for a while. Started a Strength Phase to fix my poverty bench (was lagging behind all my other lifts)
Essentially spliced together a 5x5 rep/set scheme with a PPL type workout:
Monday - DL + BBRow (pull - back day)
Tuesday - Bench + Incline (push - chest day)
Wednesday - Basketball (active rest)
Thursday - Squat (leg day)
Friday - OHP (push - shoulder day)
I do assistance exercises and other lifts pertaining to the PPL schedule, but the lifts above are my main focus and I do them 5x5 with progressive overload. Even added a Saturday - arm day for the pump. I've already added 20 lbs to all the lifts mentioned above over the course of 4 weeks, but my CNS is giving me some fatigue, insomnia, mood swings and anxiety. I don't know how much of it is actually CNS fatigue/overtraining syndrome and how much it might just be a relapse to my mental health issues.
I know my routine isn't the most standard thing in the world, but I like switching it up every ~2 months and find it fun to make new routines, so I play around with a lot of factors.
My current plans are: taking today/tomorrow (Monday/Tuesday) as deload days and Wednesday fully off, and see where I'm at for Thursday. I'll update you guys with this.
Have any of you been through something similar? Do you have any tips?
Additionally, if any of you know where I can get 2.5 lb plates in Mexico or in TX (or online from either of those), I could use them too! haha
Looking forward to hearing from you guys and reading your responses!
Jorgeegroj