Topic: At Workout's End

[Shaun Le Conte]

I had a workout today at "Fitness First" my usual gym and at the end I wasn't particularly tired. If I chose to I certainly could have done a lot more sets. I went home anyway.

How do you guys believe you should (normally) feel after a workout?

Exhausted - can't climb a flight of stairs?
Tired and looking forward to laying down?
Just fine - same as when I walked in
Ready for more?

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

I'd say just fine in most cases but occasional instances of looking forward to laying down is okay, though it usually fades in an hour or two after the workout.

[Matt Erdman]

It all depends on the training schedule. Someone training 3x a week should give it all they have at least once a week (the heavy, light, medium approach). Someone training 9x a week shouldn't feel very tired after their workouts (unless they are in a concentrated loading phase).

[Jack]

I always feel tired but fine after the workouts. During I have to take short breathers to let the heart rate drop again and get the breathing back to normal normal. A Universal Machine in your apartment building; Man! What's next? That's great, is it in the building where you live? Do you have free weights there also?

Sjaak

[Owen Duguay]

How you feel would result from what the circumstances are.   If you are in a Preparatory Phase and you feel exhausted then something is wrong.   You would have to analyse your lifestyle and see what is wrong.

If you are in a Intensification Phase and you feel peppy then something is wrong.   Correct the training program or how you are training.

If you are in a Competition Phase and you feel overly tired then figure out how you can recuperate.   If you feel too rested then maybe your demands on yourself are not high enough.

Generally no matter in what period you are in you will absolutely have to make an ajustement.    The more adaptable that you are the better results (personal records ) that you likely will make.

Shaun you always have interesting points to discuss.   I wish you well in your training.   

[Shaun Le Conte]

When thinking of this topic I had in mind an obscure quote by Michael Yessis, author of Soviet Sport Fitness and Training (published in the 1980s) and Optimum Sports Nutrition that when training for sport, if your performance during a workout is starting to degrade set by set (of whatever drill or exercise) then you've done too many sets. Of course I would latch onto a sentence like that because I am known to not train very hard.

Sjaak, I live in a condominium with an exercise room and outdoor pool (warm climate) so I don't have to go very far if I want some exercise. The exercise room has treadmills, exercise bike, universal machine and some dumbbells. Can't do overhead lifts in there! :)

[Dave Chiu]

My number one emotion is usually

gratitude

that I came in, followed my plan,

and am moving twd my goals.

Some things I do are very demanding,

but I don't go for getting beat-up anymore

(I have trained as much as 18x/wk),

trying to nurture success rather than force it.

[Andy Dick]

Lately I find I am tired and want to lay down.  In fact I am so tired I sometimes feel sick to my stomach and cant eat right afterwards.  But not so tired I can't go up a flight of stairs.  It is confounding because I am not to the point in my workouts where I am not able to get sets and reps unless it is a big lift day where I do both lifts and work heavy.

For example today I did:
Cleans (3x2) 110kg (current max is 125)
Back Squats (3x2) 145kg (current max about 160)
Seated GM (2x8) 205 lbs

Afterwards I was tired but I was able to do everything.  I went home drank a protein shake and ate a banana and that was all I could get down because I was still feeling ill.  Now an hour later still am feeling more rested but still sick to my stomach, I tried to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich but could only get 3 bites in before I just couldn't eat anymore.  I do not understand why I am unable to eat it seems as I started to take protein shakes my appetite is starting to decrease, but not my strength. MODIFICATION: I was able to eat 2 hours after the workout, wasn't hungry but no longer felt sick to my stomach and legs felt better as well.

I am also confused by feeling sick to my stomach.  Saturday I did:
Snatch 80x1 80x1-1 80x1 80x1-1 80x1 85x1-1 85x1 90x1-1 90x1-1 90x1-1 90x1-1 (90 would be a pr)
Clean and jerk (3x1) 110kg, (115x1-1 jerk 115x1-1 jerk)

Afterwards I was tired as today but I was able to eat a shake, banana, pbj but struggled on the last 2-3 bites because was feeling full and sick to my stomach.  So I am not totally sure whats up.  I also still have the trouble eating on off days and I drop my shakes by 1.

MODIFICATION: I am going to experiment with decreasing my protein shake intake to see if it allows me to eat more as a result.