u/GaGaAboutGAA

Title says it all really.

Bored as fuck, off work next week and really need some time to myself to process a few things. I've walked every beach in Donegal recently and explored every corner of home so looking to head down the country somewhere to clear my head.

Wouldn't mind booking a hotel in the middle of nowhere for a few nights and just chilling and not leaving the property. Ideally somewhere with huge grounds around it so I can just park the car until I check out and walk about the grounds for hours everyday. As long as there is a gym, spa, pub, restaurant and plenty of space around in the hotel I'll be happy enough

Money isn't a dealbreaker for this getaway as I'll gladly pay for peace for a few days.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Maybe not Cork or Kerry as I'm heading down there for the Donegal v Kerry match in a few weeks!

Another edit: Regarding budget, I'm happy to pay upto 1k per night. Damn some hotels here are expensive

So after 8 weeks of consistent lifting and making progress on my legs, the last week has left me with a dull pain in my knees.

It’s not holding me back from training legs or my daily life and I would not call it painful, but it’s hard to ignore this creeping in😭 It’s causing me some concern as I don’t want to get injured and knees are pretty damn important 😬

Is this down to form? Weight? A result of a noob actually training legs and this will eventually pass when my muscles catch up?

Any advice appreciated 🙏

First of all, why doesn't r/Weightliftingquestion have a daily/weekly thread for simple questions like this? I feel like I am taking up a thread for something that could be a comment in a daily/weekly sticky...

Anyway, I've been lifting for 7/8 weeks, going great hitting PRs consistently and everything going great etc Thanks noobs gains!

Questions is, when does injury risk start becoming a concern for noobs trying to keep up a routine?

I ask as my legs still felt very fatigued from Mondays session before going to the gym today but I went anyway to keep up the routine and build discipline, but in the back of my head this should have been a rest day. It's the first time this type of fatigue has hit me. I went to the gym anyway knowing I just wanted to hit the same lifts as I did the last session with no pressure for progressive overload, and I barely managed to match my last session tbh

Now my knees are in mild pain, which I am worried sabout so early into my lifting journey...

I don't want this to escalate to more pain in the future so should I have taken a rest day today? Or what is the protocol here?

Perhaps I let my motivation to keep my routine override what my body was actually telling me...