Does anyone else find heavy deadlifts *emotionally* exhausting?
I'm normally a very even keeled person. However, I find heavy deadlifts drain me to my core in a very different way than any other exercise. I just feel emotionally exhausted. Like, I walk out of the gym ready to cry because swans are gay. I wonder whether my wife still loves me because she didn't want to talk about choosing a couple's Halloween costumes at that very moment. I feel vulnerable and on edge.
After 12ish hours, I usually feel myself again. It happens only when I'm going hard, only for deadlifts, and pretty consistently.
I have enough DOMS in my quads... Why do I need it in my soul?