I wonder if i over did it ...today about 30 minutes after a gym session i felt very very weird ...felling faint and and without energy at all. I even got the symptoms of a migraines ( which i don' t often get ) . Did i use dumbells to heavy or was my form not good enough ? I wonder what can the reason be ?
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I wonder if i over did it ...today about 30 minutes after a gym session i felt very very weird ...felling faint and and without energy at all. I even got the symptoms of a migraines ( which i don' t often get ) . Did i use dumbells to heavy or was my form not good enough ? I wonder what can the reason be ?
1. What has your training history been like for the past month including rest days?
2. What has your diet been like:
A. How are your Macronutrient ratios? More importantly, your carb intake the last few days up to a week. If carbs are low and sugar stores in the liver get depleted, one can get these types of symptoms.
B. Hydration. What is your water intake like?
C. What is your calorie consumption? Are you calorie deficiting? If so, how large are your deficits? How long? Weeks, months?
3. What is your medical history? What is your family medical history like?
Answer these questions.
Best wishes to you.
Chillen
MM...maybe i did not eat enough...i trained before lunch and didn't eat since breakfast ...so that could be the mistake...what are your recommendations in term of meal/day and what . I eat 3 meals a day and snack between meal sometimes...How long after a meal shall i wait before i can do some weight training. ?
MM...maybe i did not eat enough...i trained before lunch and didn't eat since breakfast ...so that could be the mistake...what are your recommendations in term of meal/day and what . I eat 3 meals a day and snack between meal sometimes...How long after a meal shall i wait before i can do some weight training. ?
You didnt really answer my questions. And, need to ask one more in lieu of the other ones I had asked.
What is your fitness goal?
I say this with good intention. Take the "maybe" out of equation of eating enough. Remove it completely and replace it with learning what you need and thus eventually "knowing" what you need in calorie and nutrient consumption.
You should have a good idea what your base need in calories are, and what you should be consuming when activities and your goal are considered.
With this in mind, you should be eating multiple times during the day as your lifestyle allows (or about every 3 to 4 hours approximately), and consuming a pre and post workout meal. Eat your pre-workout meal a couple of hours before you begin training. And, your post workout meal, can be immediately after you are finished. Both should contain protein and carbs. It is especially important to have some carb consumption post workout (even if one is low carbing it-to low extent).
Do you know how to configure your calorie needs?
Best wishes
Chillen
chillen,
thank you for your reply ...huuu my fitness goal ? ..loose 10 kg and become muscular ...is that defined enough ???
Regarding the calories ...am afraid i have NO ideas what are my needs ! As you have guessed by now , I am complete ignorant and a beginner in term of fitness...
I give ( yes give ) 3 aerobic classes a week and then on top of that i try to do weight training 5 times a week and that i sometimes play squash....
thank you for your reply ...huuu my fitness goal ? ..loose 10 kg and become muscular ...is that defined enough ???
Regarding the calories ...am afraid i have NO ideas what are my needs ! As you have guessed by now , I am complete ignorant and a beginner in term of fitness...
I give ( yes give ) 3 aerobic classes a week and then on top of that i try to do weight training 5 times a week and that i sometimes play squash....
Try using this basic calorie calculator - it should give you a rough estimate of how many calories you need to maintain your weight, and how many you would need to consume to lose weight:
If you want to lose 10k I am guessing you mean 10k of fat, because in order to become muscular you would need to gain weight at some point or another.
For fat loss try and focus your routine on cardio e.g. running, bike, rowing, swimming etc. It's not a bad idea to do some lifting too. If you're just starting out then try to take it easy, but keep it consistent and think about the long-term i.e. it's not just about losing that 10k.
Most importantly is diet. If you don't eat right, or don't drink enough liquids, you will seriously compromise your workouts and will not really see any results. Keep your diet as clean as you can with lean proteins e.g. chicken, Turkey, Fish, Beef as well as plenty of fruit and veg. Avoid highly processed foods, and foods with too much saturated fat, sugar, salt, additives, preservatives. When you think about it, it is pretty straightforward. Just eat healthy, with the odd treat now and then ...
If you want to lose 10k I am guessing you mean 10k of fat, because in order to become muscular you would need to gain weight at some point or another.
For fat loss try and focus your routine on cardio e.g. running, bike, rowing, swimming etc. It's not a bad idea to do some lifting too. If you're just starting out then try to take it easy, but keep it consistent and think about the long-term i.e. it's not just about losing that 10k.
Most importantly is diet. If you don't eat right, or don't drink enough liquids, you will seriously compromise your workouts and will not really see any results. Keep your diet as clean as you can with lean proteins e.g. chicken, Turkey, Fish, Beef as well as plenty of fruit and veg. Avoid highly processed foods, and foods with too much saturated fat, sugar, salt, additives, preservatives. When you think about it, it is pretty straightforward. Just eat healthy, with the odd treat now and then ...
thanks for the advice . will do the calorie counter and try to utilise it.