Sick of getting sick during leg workout

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Man this is the 2nd time ive gotten sick during a leg workout...1st time just as i walked out of the toilets i ran to the sink and it finally came out and this time in the v.i.p room i jumped to the sink and chunderd...Apparently body builders like branch warren used to push them selfs so hard every workout that they would throw up almost every time :eek: i think its either lack of cardio/eating to soon before a workout
 
You shouldn't be puking. There is some element that is either present or missing. You could be pushing yourself too hard, you could be eating too much immediately prior, it could be some unknown. But you do not want to puke after a workout, it is your body's responding to you pushing it past it's limits.
 
what does your leg workout look like? Include rest between sets, and how hard you push yourself on each exercise.

Make sure you eat properly before you train. How is the temp and enviourment in the gym? Is it hot? lack of oxygen? Also, make sure you drink water!
 
Adler1983 said:
You shouldn't be puking. There is some element that is either present or missing. You could be pushing yourself too hard, you could be eating too much immediately prior, it could be some unknown. But you do not want to puke after a workout, it is your body's responding to you pushing it past it's limits.
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Yes i like push my self every workout no matter what it be...but i only ever get this with my leg workout:confused: At first its all my body thats doing it but towards the end i have to use my brain...its crazy :yelrotflmao: hard to explain i guess...and yeah i have done many leg workouts and as i sead only happened twice but it was the exact same sickness the way it came on and i only just got to leg curls every time.

Karky here is my routine i did today

Leg press

60kg 14 reps
100kg 12 reps At this point im feeling fine
100kg 12 reps

squats

10 kg 12 reps
15 kg 11 reps Pushing my self pretty hard
15 kg 8 reps

leg extensions

20kg 12 reps
20kg 14 reps feeling a little odd
20kg 14 reps

leg curls

35kg 12 reps feeling sick :drooling1:
35kg 9 reps
sick - sick

Here is what i normaly do as well but i got sick on my 2nd set of leg curls

calf raises seated 3 sets of 15kg 20 reps each set

calf raises standing 3 sets of 20 kg 20 reps each

sit ups 2 sets of 30 with 2.5kg weight

leg ups until i cant do any more

temp is perfect no lack of oxygen and i have a sip of water normally every second set
 
You feel sick after using a machine? That sounds really odd, you need to see a doctor.

Are you making sure that you're breathing properly while lifting? The oxygen levels in the gym might be fine but if your holding your breath while lifting it could make you sick
 
Yeah i dont tend to breath very well during anything i do and tend not to bother and just hold my breath and breath in when i need it...could some one give me a detailed description on how to breath on each of the above exercises
 
generally, breathe out on the way up. and inn on the way down. On squats alot of people breathe inn at the top, hold until they get to the bottom, and on the way up start breathing out.
 
breathe out on the way up. and inn on the way down. On squats alot of people breathe inn at the top, hold until they get to the bottom, and on the way up start breathing out.

Is what i am going to write :) i think squats is a large part of it to...its leg curls and squats that have mainly brought this sickness on i think :rolleyes: i also need to eat a little about a hour and 30 mins before my workout because i ate about 45 mins before it and last time i had a protein shake before my leg work out and i no longer do that and only have then strait after my workout and before i go to bed with milk so it stays in my system all night.
 
All the isolation stuff might explain why you aren't making many gains, I'd at least add deadlifts to your leg workout, and maybe some lunges or other unilateral leg work to iron out any muscle inbalance that might be holding you back (was the case with me)
 
K i will add deadlifts but i have never done them before and i am normaly allready worn out at the end of my leg workout :drooling1: can only just walk :eek:

and maybe some lunges or other unilateral leg work...What are these :confused:
 
SmithMachine said:
K i will add deadlifts but i have never done them before and i am normaly allready worn out at the end of my leg workout :drooling1: can only just walk :eek:

and maybe some lunges or other unilateral leg work...What are these :confused:
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Google lunges to get a diagram.

Unilateral leg work is when you exercise each leg sererately. Often when you work both legs together (especially with machines) your stronger leg will do slightly more work than the other which perpetuates the problem. By doing things like single leg squats you force them both to work equally well as each other
 
CCR said:
Google lunges to get a diagram.

Unilateral leg work is when you exercise each leg sererately. Often when you work both legs together (especially with machines) your stronger leg will do slightly more work than the other which perpetuates the problem. By doing things like single leg squats you force them both to work equally well as each other
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Yeah i do my squats with a smithmachine...and my body wouldn't really work well doing it with free weights :mad: to lanky...a one legged squat is just with one leg? and id imagine you'd need to do that on a smith machine any way :confused:
 
SmithMachine said:
Yeah i do my squats with a smithmachine...and my body wouldn't really work well doing it with free weights :mad: to lanky...a one legged squat is just with one leg? and id imagine you'd need to do that on a smith machine any way :confused:
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This site give decent instruction IMO Thigh Exercise Menu

p.s. try not to use the Smith machine, it's no substitute for free weights

SmithMachine said:
Is there a suggested weight from what i posted before that i do dead lifts and lunges at ?
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Just start very low until you're sure you've got your form sorted
 
you dont just need to look over your leg workout, your entire workout probobly needs to be looked at. a "split" is how you train, what days you train what. Full body, upper lower, push pull. etc. Id advice one of those 3. If your doing a bodypart split (Monday Chest and triceps, Tuesday back and bi's.. etc) id recommend to drop it. Search for "full body workout" and read up on it, there are alot of sample routines you can try, search for "technique articles" on this site, youll find a post i made a while ago with link to articles on techniques on different lifts, read them.
 
Yeah i have posted my entire workout before but no one ever helps or ses anything...
 
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