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Originally posted by Lizard
I'm going to start with a combination of the chanko diet and the big diet for body builders. Those articles really helped to get me in the mood for weight lifting. Last time I went to the gym (2 days ago) I set 8 new personal bests, this time I only set 3  
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Bodybuilding and weight lifting is not always about setting a personal best each and every time you go to the gym. Yes, you want to push yourself each time you go. Add a little weight here, or add a rep there or decrease your rest time between sets a little. There are times when you may not be ready physically or mentally and things just don't seem to click right when you are working out. I don't know how long you have been working out, but as time goes on the gains come slower and slower. You may be stuck doing the same number of reps and weight for a particular exercise for a couple months. That's not a bad thing. It just means your body isn't ready to move on or you need to try something different to get past that sticking point. Mix up the order of your exercises, compound sets, drop sets, pyramid sets, take the movement you are having a problem with out for a little while and replace it with something else for a little while, etc. Heck, you may even need to take two to four weeks off training. You'll come back stronger than ever.
Weight training is actually more of a mental game. You need to use your mind to keep pushing yourself, to figure out what works best for you.
Good luck.