Ok, so today I did my 8th workout (Phase 1 B4) and I raised my weights whenever possible... DL 95, shoulder press w/ 30# db's (I made it through 2/12, but just barely), lat pulldown 120#, and then I did the lunges holding 15# db's. That was it - after the first set, I had to stick my head out the fire-door, I was pretty sure I was about to lose my breakfast... I actually made it through the rest of the workout without lowering the weights, but I had to really slow down the lunges (as in, step, P-A-U-S-E, step, P-A-U-S-E...) to survive...
Is it better, do you think, to slow down reps slightly or to lower weight or to do slightly fewer total reps? I can think of pros and cons of any of these choices. I was definitely breathing HARD and sweat was rolling down my face (and everywhere else), even with the longer pauses between lunges... But I was able to complete all the reps at the same weight by doing them a bit more slowly...
Or is this just a sign that I'm finally working out hard enough
???