OK, not the type that suck your blood, but definitely the type that drain you!
Sudden and extreme changes to your workout program, negative attitudes of other people, some people just drain, stress at work, stress at home, lack of sleep, over-training, over-working, diet, and a variety of other physical and emotional vampires! How do you deal with those?
I had probably the worst combination today. A major vampire attack that dropped my max workout day (1-rep bench today) to about 50lbs less than where it should have been. Had to drop the other lifts in the workout by about 20%, but I did muscle through it. Felt tired, lethargic, and generally not into it. But I did make it no matter how many excuses I was making to myself.
While I am traveling tomorrow I plan on reviewing what was different the past week to see what happened. I am continuing to lose weight and my diet is reasonable, so that was not much of the issue. I do know I was a little dehydrated today and that there were some unusually high work stresses today. We'll see if the changed program has had an effect when I am with my trainer on Saturday.
Now, I am going to rest and recharge! (oh, and pack) - and figure out whether I need holy water or a rare steak!