It seems that lifting does not happen when I'm playing principal cello when rehearsing a symphony series. I'm just too dang tired and super stupid stressed about playing well that I'm afraid that when I lift that day of a rehearsal that I'll be tired, worn out, and make horrible mistakes.
I mean, I not only do I have to worry about playing my entrances correctly but also I must play with precise intonation AND musicality must be played with every phrase, MAN, is it exhausting to finish a symphony rehearsal.
That is why my lifting days have suffered. I wake up at 5:45 or 6:15 and the only energy I have is to get my kids ready for their day of school let alone lift reps of heavy weights OR trying to succeed at a snatch or clean & jerk lift at a 85% load?!
How do I get so spent if I'm not lifting?!
The rehearsal seems to kick my butt more than lifting and I'm pretty sure I'm SITTING on my butt when I rehearse while playing my cello. Sitting. on. my. butt. Just sitting there. I've determined it's the mental stamina that I exhaust, along with fine motor skills that go and go for every movement I play using my bow and fingering on my cello.
Knowing my limitations and giving into my exhaustion will help me heal and perform at my best. If I take a break at lifting while attending rehearsals I will go back to my lifts rested and prepared. As if I take cello back a notch I will build stamina every time I practice.
So breaks aren't such a bad thing after all.
