# @sheli_mccoyofficial on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPPkf1mCFx1
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-30T22:47:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sheli McCoy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@sheli_mccoyofficial) — https://gondola.cc/sheli_mccoyofficial

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Being a woman is a full time job …. 

Training through the LUTEAL PHASE is basically like lifting with an extra invisible weight vest… except imagine the vest is full of emotions, and it’s on fire … with wild and inconvenient cravings, that are also on fire and then add the fury of a thousand suns …. Yep that feels realistic and not exaggerated at all. 🏋️‍♀️🍫🔥

Here’s the thing: 

During this phase, progesterone is up, core temperature is higher, and recovery can feel a bit slower, certainly for me anyway. Im shattered. That obviously might mean your Olympic lifting feels heavier than usual and less accurate (definitely my week) BUT spoiler: the bar hasn’t actually gained weight 👀 and you haven’t forgotten how to lift … 

Let me help you , 

✅ Tips I’ve learned for this phase:

💚Prioritise quality over chasing PBs
💚Focus on technique, accessory work, and mobility
💚Up your sleep + nutrition game (protein + complex carbs = your best pals)
💚Give yourself grace—your physiology is working extra hard right now and that’s very cool if not a little annoying for sports … 

I also try to remember , i’m not weaker— I’m just training with different internal conditions and uncontrollables …

Next time your snatch feels 10kg heavier than it should, blame progesterone, not your training. Or any single person breathing in the same room which was my general approach today … soz guys 🤪👍🏼 

#LutealPhase #OlympicLifting #ImTired #SendMeSnacks #ComeOnBody

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sendmesnacks, olympiclifting, comeonbody, lutealphase, imtired

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