Thanks for the fast response.
I know training can make you feel physically tired, but I wasn’t sure about feeling mentally tired. I originally thought so, but after reading another forum post I was confused, thanks for clarifying.
I’m 22 years old, male, 6’0 215 pounds and have been physically active my whole life.
No matter what program I’m doing whether it is a template or group programming every so often I seem to really wear myself down to where I can barley wake up in the morning, and barley keep my eyes open during the day, and have trouble concentrating etc.
I’ve been to the doctor for this before and they can be 100% sure all test results are fine.
I’ve eliminated alcohol from my life so thats not an issue. I use templates/group programming so my training stress is correct. I eat 215 grams of protein a day and sleep enough usually. I have no other unusual stresses in life. So I have no clue what I am doing wrong and what could be causing this?
I can’t afford to have training negatively affect my work life to where I am so mentally fatigued I cannot perform. Do you know any way that I can avoid wearing myself down like this, or perhaps what could be the culprit?
I’ve eliminated every single issue that could cause this (alcohol, lack of sleep, diet, lack of right training stress, etc.) and I still seem to get myself into these 1-2 week cycles of feeling insanely tired and beat down. The only other thing I can imagine is that I’m not gauging RPE correctly, and I’m doing too high of intensity. If you believe that to be a possible cause, what coaching cue do you recommend for people like that?
*Also, if someone is prescribed to do say four sets at RPE 8, and after two sets they feel pretty tired but could definitely do another two, should they just stop there? Or lower the weight and finish the next two? I find it’s really difficult to tell what’s the appropriate weight to use when following a template. I’ve noticed that in my “low stress” weeks I do really well even with high intensity but when I hit the “mod stress” and “high stress” weeks I really get beat down.