I am openly admitting that this is an unintelligent question.
Recently, through career and life, I have been experiencing bouts of anxiety and stress.
Due to that anxiety, I have experienced minor muscle and strength loss. I have lost 5 pounds over the last week and were I could bench press 315 pounds for an easy 20 reps, I can now do 325 for a struggling 18. IE … im feeling the anxiety
Will my muscle mass and strength return 100% once the anxiety stops or will I never be back to 100% strength?
The strength loss and weight loss have caused me additional stress due to an upcoming meet.
[quote]Crankk wrote:
I am openly admitting that this is an unintelligent question.
Recently, through career and life, I have been experiencing bouts of anxiety and stress.
Due to that anxiety, I have experienced minor muscle and strength loss. I have lost 5 pounds over the last week and were I could bench press 315 pounds for an easy 20 reps, I can now do 325 for a struggling 18. IE … im feeling the anxiety
Will my muscle mass and strength return 100% once the anxiety stops or will I never be back to 100% strength?
The strength loss and weight loss have caused me additional stress due to an upcoming meet.[/quote]
People rarely reach their maximum strength potential so it’s likely you can get back to where you were. If you’re experiencing a lot of stress outside of lifting, sometimes it’s good to ease off a bit instead of continuing to go full throttle. Mental stress can be just as taxing as physical stress.
yes, it’s stupid. i know. it was a stupid thought to have. I think i got into my own head a little too much.
My coach says the same - that im my own worst enemy. I’ll be the first to admit that im a little ‘tweaked’ in the head.
I go through these bouts of anxiety and then, in my head, thoughts of ‘you just took a step backwards’ start to creep in … along with not reaching full potential because of that anxiety. Takes me a day or two to snap out of it.