@e2014 I’m 20 weeks pregnant. Before I got pregnant, I weight trained 5x a week at least. I was always pushing myself to get stronger.
Weeks 7-11 were awful. I was so tired and nauseous all I could do was work and sleep and try to eat. By week 11 things got much better, I finally wasn’t nauseous and had enough energy to workout. When I got back into the gym I felt like I had lost all my strength. It was a really wild experience to go from being able to back squat 135lbs 5x to only back squatting the bar 12-15 times. I would get so winded and my legs felt like jello.
I’m not trying to get all my lifts back to where they were right now. I just need/want to be at 70% of my previous max. I officially got to 70% back in my 17th week. I still enjoy pushing myself, but try not to go too hard and hurt myself. Right now the point is to build a baby, not muscle. But, I gotta admit, it feels really freaking good to push myself and train hard.
So this is my routine:
Upper body
Cardio
Lower body
Cardio
Full body
Cardio
Core and stability
I do 5-6 exercises per weight training workout. Cardio days I like to cycle.
I can’t weight train two days in a row. I’ve noticed if I do, I end up so exhausted, getting in some form of cardio the next day is nearly impossible. I usually take 1-2 rest days a week, but I usually spend that time cleaning the apartment. If I’ve taken a rest day after a weight training day, I’ll do the next weight training day and skip the cardio.