ImAMarvel posted...
Is it normal to not be able to do as much reps in a workout than you did previously?
Couldn't even do 2 reps of my 135 lbs bench press tonight, sadly
It happens. If it's a one off, it was probably just a bad day. Could've been lots of stuff, but nothing to worry about.
If it happens a second time, then it's probably a legit recovery issue that needs to be addressed. You'll either need to schedule more days in between working out that same muscle or take a hard look at your diet plan. The majority of us are here to lose weight, so we're eating at a deficit. That makes lifting troublesome. You'll either want to bump up you calories a couple hundred to keep your strength, bump down what you're lifting and make your peace with losing some muscle mass or address work out frequency to gear more towards just maintenance.
It's generally the best long term plan to lose as little muscle as possible. So you might want to up your calories. It's also very acceptable to lose a little bit of muscle. You'll gain it back pretty quickly once you ease up on your diet and eat at a slight surplus. So it's not a huge deal. Plus you're early in your lifting career, so no biggie on some losses. The very first thing I'd try is getting a good night's sleep and seeing if it happens again though.