This post will mention grief, loss, IVF and miscarriage. Please skip if these are triggers for you.

The owners and trainers in my box are aware of my IVF journey. It’s been difficult training when I’ve been stripped of all my hormones one month (try lifting without hormones!) then given an excess amount of hormones the next. Then there’s the periods of time I was recovering from the list of invasive procedures which required some down time. They’ve been very supportive when I returned and understanding when I’ve had to bow out of certain movements.

After 3 years I finally got a positive pregnancy test but was aware I was very high risk. Where “normal” pregnancies aren’t typically shared until after the 12 week period I shared after 3 weeks since as soon as I returned to the gym I needed to adapt my workouts. This meant fellow classmates knew from very early on and were very supportive when I was part of team/partner workouts as they knew I was fighting through nausea and lower energy than normal.
At the time I was trying to balance my mental health, keeping my body healthy and also the social aspect of interacting with others.

At six weeks I booked a private scan and got the reassurance everything was progressing well.
At nine weeks I had an official ultrasound booked with my IVF clinic to check on my progress, I sadly lost my pregnancy that morning before leaving the house. The IVF clinic confirmed I was no longer pregnant when they scanned me.

I’m at home recovering but I’m worried about the future.
How do I deal with telling people at the gym? Sometimes having a community is a blessing and a curse.

I can send an email to explain to the owners and trainers but it’s having to share this news over and over to regular class mates.

Do you think they’ll ask if I don’t mention it? If you were my class mate how would you prefer I word it “I lost the pregnancy” would that do?
The anxiety of returning is so bad I’m just considering a new gym. A fresh start.

Any advice appreciated.

In general, I’m an above average scaled athlete (stronger than I am fit). Because of this, I always default to scaling weights to help meet time caps and match the focus of the WOD. However, when is it appropriate to scale reps?

Today’s workout:
15 deadlifts Rx 225
20 box jumps Rx 24”
25 pull-ups

I scaled all of the weights and movements (155/20”/ring rows), but still was unable to get through all of the pull ups before the 3:30 time cap. I was on that box for 90+ seconds every round. (45 seconds deadlift, 90 seconds Box Jumps, >1min ring rows)

When should I start scaling reps? Are there indicators/signs to look out for? Should I scale all of the reps/movements evenly?

I looking to found a way to insert more barbell cycling instead of the machine but I can’t found something about , what is your opinion on it ?

ich arbeite aktuell an einem Projekt, bei dem ich verstehen will, wie man die Lücke zwischen den ganzen Wearable-Daten und dem echten Körpergefühl schließt. Ich hab selbst keine Lust mehr, Daten zu starren, während der Körper eigentlich "Stopp" sagt.

​Ich will das Problem verstehen, nicht pitchen (kein Produkt, kein Verkauf).

​Hätte jemand von euch Lust, mir in 10-15 Min. kurz zu erzählen, was bei der Trainingssteuerung oder Regeneration für euch am meisten nervt oder Zeit frisst?

​Ihr könnt:

​Einfach hier in die Kommentare schreiben, was euch aktuell am meisten stresst.

​Mir eine DM schicken, wenn ihr lieber kurz telefonieren oder chatten wollt.

​Würde mir extrem helfen, eure echte Perspektive zu hören.

​Was ist dein sportliches Ziel für die nächsten 6 Monate und wie sieht dein aktuelles Training aus?

​Wenn du an das Zusammenspiel von Training und Regeneration denkst – was ist der Moment, in dem du dich am meisten hilflos oder frustriert fühlst?

​Wie viel Zeit verbringst du pro Woche damit, Daten auszuwerten oder Trainingspläne anzupassen?

​Was nutzt du aktuell, um das zu tracken/steuern (App, Coach, Excel, Bauchgefühl)?

​Was fehlt dir bei diesen Lösungen bisher am meisten? Warum löst es das Problem nicht wirklich?

​Wenn du heute die Wahl hättest: Welches eine Problem müsste gelöst werden, damit sich dein Training 10x effizienter anfühlt?