Leg routine, feeling sick...
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That isn't good for you, you know!I very almost threw up on my 8set when doing 10x10 squats
(4seconds down 2 seconds up) It was a KILLER!!! I even laid a towel out to catch the sick I felt that bad lol
Makes you think a lot about intensity..
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I actually got this sick feeling for the first time today during my back routine, to be honest it was kind of awesome 
I just ending up talking to myself going "this is ****ing great!". Another advantage of working out at home i guess, no funny stares!
I just ending up talking to myself going "this is ****ing great!". Another advantage of working out at home i guess, no funny stares!I actually got this sick feeling for the first time today during my back routine, to be honest it was kind of awesome
Heh I know the face you're thinking of.
I often let out grunts of "**** yeah", thank god I lift at home.
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Used to happen to me quite a lot on leg days.
Now I add about 30g of dextrose to my water bottle that I use during the workout. I still feel a bit fatigued by the end but I don't have any urge to throw up anymore. Try it and see.
Now I add about 30g of dextrose to my water bottle that I use during the workout. I still feel a bit fatigued by the end but I don't have any urge to throw up anymore. Try it and see.
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I'm not a BB but I used to run competitively and trained intensively for that for a long time, so I will offer my insight into this.
Three main causes for puking during intense workouts (intense is particular to an individual of course).
1+2 are results of the same, inadequate cardio-vascular condition for the attempted workout. By that I don't mean you have poor cardio fitness, just that what you are trying is beyond your current cp capacity. Your cells put out more lactic acid when they burn glucose without enough oxygen. As the lactic acid increases in your blood you will start to feel sick, get stomach pains etc etc. Also The more glucose you burn the more CO2 created which is generally removed via the lungs, too much CO2 leads to vomiting, headache etc etc. As I see it, with the legs/back being so big the potential for either 1 or 2 being the cause is increased if you are new to it. Other than making sure you are breathing properly when you do the leg routine make sure you do some cardio work. So 1 and 2 are cardio training and watch your breathing.
3, blood glucose. If you blood glucose drops the first symptom is the whitey (cold sweat, nausea) then puking. A heavy routine will burn a lot of glucose which is bad enough, but generally you drink when you exercise which compounds the issue. Adding glucose to your water, as JG said, can help.
Three main causes for puking during intense workouts (intense is particular to an individual of course).
1+2 are results of the same, inadequate cardio-vascular condition for the attempted workout. By that I don't mean you have poor cardio fitness, just that what you are trying is beyond your current cp capacity. Your cells put out more lactic acid when they burn glucose without enough oxygen. As the lactic acid increases in your blood you will start to feel sick, get stomach pains etc etc. Also The more glucose you burn the more CO2 created which is generally removed via the lungs, too much CO2 leads to vomiting, headache etc etc. As I see it, with the legs/back being so big the potential for either 1 or 2 being the cause is increased if you are new to it. Other than making sure you are breathing properly when you do the leg routine make sure you do some cardio work. So 1 and 2 are cardio training and watch your breathing.
3, blood glucose. If you blood glucose drops the first symptom is the whitey (cold sweat, nausea) then puking. A heavy routine will burn a lot of glucose which is bad enough, but generally you drink when you exercise which compounds the issue. Adding glucose to your water, as JG said, can help.
Thread revival here.
I play footy every Monday and always feel like being sick during the game. I'm not 'naturally' fit and the only exercise I get is playing footy.
Am I just pushing myself too much? Is the only way round this doing less on the pitch or basically trying to get my fitness levels up?
I play footy every Monday and always feel like being sick during the game. I'm not 'naturally' fit and the only exercise I get is playing footy.
Am I just pushing myself too much? Is the only way round this doing less on the pitch or basically trying to get my fitness levels up?
Start doing sprint training and intervals...
Apologies for being blunt, but if you consistently want to chunder through one session of football, you're just unfit and pushing yourself beyond your capabilities.
Get fitter and stronger - don't do less on the pitch.
Apologies for being blunt, but if you consistently want to chunder through one session of football, you're just unfit and pushing yourself beyond your capabilities.
Get fitter and stronger - don't do less on the pitch.
No problem, I was pretty certain that was the case, just wondered what I could do about it.
