Still going--just not the same way

I'm a little off my schedule these days. It's mostly because other responsibilities tend to intrude on the workout regimen, which necessitates adaptation.

Once upon a time such intrusions usually meant derailment for me. Once the schedule was thrown off kilter, chaos ensued, I got frazzled and took a hiatus.

Not this time.

This time, I continue to follow the same pattern, and I'm working out the same number of days per week; I'm  just not doing the workouts on the same days I used to.

What tossed my schedule against the wall this past week was an afternoon meeting with our insurance agent. The longer the meeting dragged on, the less likely it became that I'd complete the scheduled workout.

I have this little problem with my workout timings: If it doesn't happen at the same time it usually does, then it probably won't happen at all. The later in the day it gets, the less likely I am to do anything. The fact is, I arrived home on Tuesday after that meeting completely worn out—mentally more than physically—and I simply could not summon the energy to do anything.

So I made it up later, but that tends to have a domino effect. I took Friday off as well (normally my squat day) and did the squats instead on Saturday. I think taking that Friday off was actually a smart decision. I had more energy Saturday morning and it turned out to be a solid workout. I did the working sets as planned—a bit heavier than intended—and then followed a pyramid scheme down to finish up with the assistance work. I performed a total of 14 sets of squats. That's a lot more volume than I typically do, but I did a gradual warm-up and then focused hard on the lighter sets at the end.

On Sunday I decided to throw an even bigger monkey wrench into the works by jumping ahead to what would normally be the Monday overhead press workout. I finished the working sets at 130 for 4 reps and then supersetted the lighter work with chins and bent-over barbell row. I didn't feel as strong as I did in the last OHP workout, but it still turned out pretty well, all things considered, so I can't complain. I have a feeling that I'm not really eating enough these days, so I may have to work more on micro-managing the diet.

 So now what to do with Monday? I'm weighing two options right now: Go ahead with the deadlift workout, which always follows the day after the OHP, or take Monday off and do the deadlifts on Tuesday on the normal schedule. I'm still feeling some delayed soreness from the Saturday squat workout, so option 2 is a few points ahead of option 1 right now. I'm going to play it by ear and see how I feel when I arrive home from work. If I think the soreness will interfere with the workout, forget it, I'm taking the day off. Otherwise, I'll push through and see what I can accomplish.