strength training

Mental fatigue — that mental exhaustion you feel after a Stroop test, scrolling through your feed, or a hard day’s work. And on average, it reduces your strength training volume by around 8%. This isn’t just a subjective feeling, but a figure from a new meta-analysis of 11 randomised controlled trials. And what suffers most is not what you might expect: not your maximum weight, but your usual working sets at 60–79% of your maximum. Fresh…