I'm posting this here because it's a heavy-traffic section.
There are obviously a lot of details and I'll try to be as specific as possible...but I don't want to write a novel. I'm just curious if anyone can figure this out or has any experience with the similar thing.
Have you ever eaten something and it's not sitting well in your stomach? You get the bad-feeling and you just know something is going to run it's course and all you can do is sit-back and wait to see what develops. You hope it'll pass, but you just sorta know things are gonna go south......well, this wasn't about anythign I ate, but I totally had that feeling that something was wrong and it was likely going to culminate into some kind of result.
Setting the stage:
I ate well yesterday...well balanced diet, didn't do much exercise (sorta a day off or light), no weird supplements, nothing new. Not sick, everyone in the household is healthy.
Last night I did not get to bed until 1:40am and sleep was light, I don't think I actually fell asleep until a bit after 2am.
I woke-up today around 7am and got-going. I went downstairs and had a small bowl of Life cereal (wheat-based, cinnamon flavor). I also popped my low-dose aspirin and drank a small cup of orange juice.
Here's where the culprit might be: I drank a can (2-servings) of Monster lo-carb energy drink. I've only done this recently and usually I eat a bowl of oatmeal before drinking it...so I'm guessing the more refined nature of the Life cereal may not have offered the same fiber & lower Glycemic absorbtion of the drink......I didn't feel jittery, but I felt a bit off.
Got to spin-class. Immediately noticed my heart-rate was higher then normal (given the exertion). Rather odd, because lately my HR has been cruising (in spin-class) around 143-155.....but today with just moderate effort I was in the 150's.
Then it hit me...that feeling that something just wasn't right. Along with my perspiration there was a cold feeling, almost like bad fuel in a car...but this wasn't coming from my stomach...it was more like bad blood or something (as I imagined). After 35 minutes in class the feeling was getting worse, mostly when I was out of the saddle. Then it started to escalate, a sense of light-headedness...I dropped down into my seat and felt like I was perhaps going to black-out or something. I didn't feel like I should entirely stop peddling, so I maintained a slow cadence. I felt a bit dizzy and it felt like I was powering-down in my head. Heart-rate was elevated despite being down...I think I had a bit of a panic attack and adrenaline was released...so my heart was pumping away but my effort was at a level that would only require about 120-125. The feeling escalated over the next 2-3 minutes then subsided. I rode-out the rest of the class in the saddle and drank a whole bunch of my water with diluted Accelerade.
After class I urinated a bit and then got on the treadmill. I felt better, but still a bit out-of-it. I did 3/4-miles and then attended the next spin-class.
Okay...why did I keep going? Cause FF would and I'm just as stupid.
I spoke with the instructor before the next class....he said a lack of sleep, low-calories were to blame...but when I told him about the Monster energy drink he told me it was likely the culprit and I wasn't about to have a heart-attack or stroke (I'm Jewish, we go there automatically...everything is an impending heart-attack or stroke). He said the caffiene, taurine, gaurana and other stimulants aren't 'real' fuel and combined with the lack of food & lack of sleep....it was likely to blame. I WANT TO BELIEVE THIS
I wouldn't say I bonked, cause I easily go 3.5 hours and this happened just 45 minutes in....but still, it was weird. I've kinda had this happen before but not quite as bad an episode.
In the future I'll half-dose the drink and only drink it AFTER eating a good portion of Oatmeal with all that wheat-germ, flax-seed & bran fiber. Maybe I'll pass on that drink altogether.
Maybe it was the combination with the aspirin & lack of sleep...I dunno. I did finish the next spin-class and swam my mile in the pool. I ate lunch and feel better now....but I think I'll go rest and try to get some sleep/nap.
Just the same...does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing???
Yes, I've been training a lot lately
Yes, I've been in some serious calorie deficits too
No Kraken, I haven't been touching myself again
Thanks...
There are obviously a lot of details and I'll try to be as specific as possible...but I don't want to write a novel. I'm just curious if anyone can figure this out or has any experience with the similar thing.
Have you ever eaten something and it's not sitting well in your stomach? You get the bad-feeling and you just know something is going to run it's course and all you can do is sit-back and wait to see what develops. You hope it'll pass, but you just sorta know things are gonna go south......well, this wasn't about anythign I ate, but I totally had that feeling that something was wrong and it was likely going to culminate into some kind of result.
Setting the stage:
I ate well yesterday...well balanced diet, didn't do much exercise (sorta a day off or light), no weird supplements, nothing new. Not sick, everyone in the household is healthy.
Last night I did not get to bed until 1:40am and sleep was light, I don't think I actually fell asleep until a bit after 2am.
I woke-up today around 7am and got-going. I went downstairs and had a small bowl of Life cereal (wheat-based, cinnamon flavor). I also popped my low-dose aspirin and drank a small cup of orange juice.
Here's where the culprit might be: I drank a can (2-servings) of Monster lo-carb energy drink. I've only done this recently and usually I eat a bowl of oatmeal before drinking it...so I'm guessing the more refined nature of the Life cereal may not have offered the same fiber & lower Glycemic absorbtion of the drink......I didn't feel jittery, but I felt a bit off.
Got to spin-class. Immediately noticed my heart-rate was higher then normal (given the exertion). Rather odd, because lately my HR has been cruising (in spin-class) around 143-155.....but today with just moderate effort I was in the 150's.
Then it hit me...that feeling that something just wasn't right. Along with my perspiration there was a cold feeling, almost like bad fuel in a car...but this wasn't coming from my stomach...it was more like bad blood or something (as I imagined). After 35 minutes in class the feeling was getting worse, mostly when I was out of the saddle. Then it started to escalate, a sense of light-headedness...I dropped down into my seat and felt like I was perhaps going to black-out or something. I didn't feel like I should entirely stop peddling, so I maintained a slow cadence. I felt a bit dizzy and it felt like I was powering-down in my head. Heart-rate was elevated despite being down...I think I had a bit of a panic attack and adrenaline was released...so my heart was pumping away but my effort was at a level that would only require about 120-125. The feeling escalated over the next 2-3 minutes then subsided. I rode-out the rest of the class in the saddle and drank a whole bunch of my water with diluted Accelerade.
After class I urinated a bit and then got on the treadmill. I felt better, but still a bit out-of-it. I did 3/4-miles and then attended the next spin-class.
Okay...why did I keep going? Cause FF would and I'm just as stupid.
I spoke with the instructor before the next class....he said a lack of sleep, low-calories were to blame...but when I told him about the Monster energy drink he told me it was likely the culprit and I wasn't about to have a heart-attack or stroke (I'm Jewish, we go there automatically...everything is an impending heart-attack or stroke). He said the caffiene, taurine, gaurana and other stimulants aren't 'real' fuel and combined with the lack of food & lack of sleep....it was likely to blame. I WANT TO BELIEVE THIS
I wouldn't say I bonked, cause I easily go 3.5 hours and this happened just 45 minutes in....but still, it was weird. I've kinda had this happen before but not quite as bad an episode.
In the future I'll half-dose the drink and only drink it AFTER eating a good portion of Oatmeal with all that wheat-germ, flax-seed & bran fiber. Maybe I'll pass on that drink altogether.
Maybe it was the combination with the aspirin & lack of sleep...I dunno. I did finish the next spin-class and swam my mile in the pool. I ate lunch and feel better now....but I think I'll go rest and try to get some sleep/nap.
Just the same...does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing???
Yes, I've been training a lot lately
Yes, I've been in some serious calorie deficits too
No Kraken, I haven't been touching myself again
Thanks...