So I've been ramping up my weight lifting for the last 6 weeks or so, and I'm starting to feel pretty good with it. Strangest thing though, last night I put 20 more pounds onto my bench press, and figured it would hurt like hell. But rather than hurt, there was this sort of numbness. I got through 5 reps, and I didn't feel pain, but instead it was more like the engine just switched off completely and I knew if I'd tried for a 6th I would have wound up stuck in my garage with a heavy bar on my chest. And how dreary would that be!
Anyway, what the hell is that? I expect there to be pain that I can push through. Physical torture that I can endure in order to push one more rep, not some weird malaise that simply shuts down the engine. Any weight lifter types out there familiar with this phenomenon?
Anyway, what the hell is that? I expect there to be pain that I can push through. Physical torture that I can endure in order to push one more rep, not some weird malaise that simply shuts down the engine. Any weight lifter types out there familiar with this phenomenon?