Hi.
I began lifting a few months ago as a rank novice. After starting strength novice linear progression, I’m now on the Bridge, week 6. Everything was going relatively well so far. This week had the introduction of the 1 rep @ 8.
I calculated 465 lbs for my first ever 1 rep deadlift. The last warmup at 415 felt a harder than expected. Ambivalent, I made the mistake of going for the planned 465 anyway. It turned out to be a real grinder @ 10 RPE. After that for the first set of 4 @ 8, I had originally planned 395, a load similar to the preceding week. Feeling beaten up by the rep @10, I decided to go for a ligther weight at 365. The bar wouldn’t leave the floor. I then tried 335, and the first rep turned up to be RPE10. Confused, I stopped there and moved on to the bench press. Bench and my first 1 rep @ 8 moved as planned.
Then came the beltless squats (sets of six reps), and after a difficult warm up, the first working set at a weight below the preceding week turned out to be a failure (I racked the bar when the second rep felt like rpe 9). I significantly lowered the weight, to a warm up range, and the first rep turned out to be RPE10. I racked the bar . Discouraged, I packed my things up and left. I’m more sore that usual today and getting up a chair feels hard.
Recovery variables (sleep, nutrition, stress) have been stable and good lately. I’m a 31 y.o healthy male.
My question is: in such an off training session, is it reasonable to quit? Or should have I just kept lowering the weight and completed the sets and reps with light weights usually handled in a warm up territory ? Any other advice/comments are appreciated. Thank you.