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Beforehand:
I woke up and took a little bit (by my standards) of caffeine as usual. I noticed I had more energy than per usual, so I decided to start working out.
No big deal, I thought. I went jogging/sprinting with my best friend and his friend a few months back, and they both played football in high school, so not more than a few years ago.
I out-ran my best friend and kept up mostly with Dom. So I chalked it up to me not being as out of shape as I'd figured.
Well... I decided I'd work out today, and wanted to be well-prepared.
-a few sausage links (sausage is kind of revolting tbh but it was the first proteiny thing I saw)
- ~300mg of Caffeine or so, altogether, because I took more
-Boost strawberry protein shake
-2 calcium tablets
-1 A Day "Energy"
-a few spoonfuls of peanut butter
-a cup of mango nectar
Basically everything a health noob would automatically think of as healthy or energy-boosting.
I started out sprinting, listening to some Infected Mushroom, which is the best workout music I know of, and usually gets me through any workout.
My stomach started cramping and I had this godawful dry cough from some sinus medicine I took earlier today along with the dry weather (kind of a rarity in swampy Georgia, except on cold days).
I decided that just one lap was as good as nothing, so I started on a second one, and immediately regretted it when I made it to the top of the hill, which is a mild incline.
The cramps had kicked up, my power music wasn't doing me any favors, and I was wheezing and dry coughing as if I'd toked one too many times.
I made it back to my house luckily. I didn't barf, thank god (as I'm emetophobic).
But seriously what the hell went wrong? Was it the weather? Not allotting enough time between meal and run? Being out of shape? Who knows. I won't give up so easily. But I'll try to do things differently next time and stick to my usual trick, running at dusk or twilight when the weather is ideal.
Cardio's my main/only method of working out, it hasn't made me feel shitty very many times. /':
I woke up and took a little bit (by my standards) of caffeine as usual. I noticed I had more energy than per usual, so I decided to start working out.
No big deal, I thought. I went jogging/sprinting with my best friend and his friend a few months back, and they both played football in high school, so not more than a few years ago.
I out-ran my best friend and kept up mostly with Dom. So I chalked it up to me not being as out of shape as I'd figured.
Well... I decided I'd work out today, and wanted to be well-prepared.
-a few sausage links (sausage is kind of revolting tbh but it was the first proteiny thing I saw)
- ~300mg of Caffeine or so, altogether, because I took more
-Boost strawberry protein shake
-2 calcium tablets
-1 A Day "Energy"
-a few spoonfuls of peanut butter
-a cup of mango nectar
Basically everything a health noob would automatically think of as healthy or energy-boosting.
I started out sprinting, listening to some Infected Mushroom, which is the best workout music I know of, and usually gets me through any workout.
My stomach started cramping and I had this godawful dry cough from some sinus medicine I took earlier today along with the dry weather (kind of a rarity in swampy Georgia, except on cold days).
I decided that just one lap was as good as nothing, so I started on a second one, and immediately regretted it when I made it to the top of the hill, which is a mild incline.
The cramps had kicked up, my power music wasn't doing me any favors, and I was wheezing and dry coughing as if I'd toked one too many times.
I made it back to my house luckily. I didn't barf, thank god (as I'm emetophobic).
But seriously what the hell went wrong? Was it the weather? Not allotting enough time between meal and run? Being out of shape? Who knows. I won't give up so easily. But I'll try to do things differently next time and stick to my usual trick, running at dusk or twilight when the weather is ideal.
Cardio's my main/only method of working out, it hasn't made me feel shitty very many times. /':
Maybe your tummy is not used to all of those things?
Don't give up. Just eat light next time.
I can't eat anything right before I work out either, it'll immediateky give me a stomach cramps. And make sure to drink plenty of water like Gilded said. I've also heard that drinking pickle juice after a workout helps decrease the amount of muscle soreness you have afterwards.
I'm gonna get a couple of things at GNC that'll help me get workout energy without over-doing it on food or supplements.
It's not tbh :c :c I used to be a cardio freak honestly so I'm kind of disappointed that I can't do the things I could do at 15.
I won't give up!!
I've heard it induces stomach cramps and my mum actually said that to me too before I left to go run but I was like THAT'S JUST A MYTH MUM HOW DO YOU THINK ALL THESE RIPPED PEOPLE GET THEIR ENERGY HUH???? and had all those beefy raw-egg-drinkers in mind.
Pickle juice sounds grody. xD I'll see if it reduces lactic acid buildup. Having a surplus of lactic acid along with slight muscle tearing after a workout causes the "burn" and the achiness.