Scott Gillis l Strength Coach

How does the saying go?

“Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe… not.”?

It’s something like that ;)

Training is a mix of good days and not-so-good days.

Sometimes there are obvious reasons for it. Sometimes there aren’t.

And trying to rationalize why a particular day isn’t going well can drive you nuts.

The reality is that it’s part of the process.

You stack good days on good days, but the not-so-good days are part of that process too. They can teach you a lot—if you allow them to.

Sometimes we’re too quick to dismiss a bad session by rationalizing it as poor sleep, stress, nutrition, fatigue, or something else. And while those things can absolutely affect performance, constantly searching for an explanation can take away from the lesson the session itself has to offer.

Now, if the not-so-good days start turning into bad days, and those bad days start stacking on top of one another consistently, then investigate it.

There’s probably a reason for that, and you need to address it and make some changes.

But if the occasional not-so-good day doesn’t become a trend or turn into a stretch of consistently poor training, don’t worry about it.

It’s part of the process.

Not every session needs an explanation.

Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason.

Sometimes you just have a bad day.

Embrace it. Learn from it. Move on to the next day.