Donated Blood (recovery time?)

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jewfro18

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So I just donated blood a few hours ago (12 noon), and the lady said not to lift heavy weights for 24 hours, but then on the Red Cross website I think it says 5 hours.

Anyone have any experience/opinion on this? It was my 1st time donating blood and I feel fine now (3:40 pm), and probably won't work out til 7pm at the earliest.

I was planning on doing around 3x10 bench press (155lbs), Some incline bench, probably 6 sets of 2 different tricep exercises (3 each), some abs, and maybe even some back and leg work (not sure if I can lift tomorrow so I may do full body tonight)

Thanks for any input. If I'm just going to be a little more tired then I'm OK with that, I just don't wanna pass out randomly in the weight room.
 
I would wait the full 24 hours. donating blood is somewhat dehydrating. You might feel ok now, but under the stress of a good workout it could quickly go south.

enjoy a night off!
 
yeah, I'd take the day off. You're probably not gonna die, but passing out in the middle of a bench press could be pretty critical. I've heard of people feeling fine and then hitting the floor because they did too much after giving blood.
 
if i were you, i would probably take a 24 hour rest. i wouldn't want to pass out in the middle of my workout or worst, in the middle of the crowd.
 
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