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[knightly]

hello,

 

I started exercising again but when I am finished I am extremely tired, almost in pain (the way I sit,etc). and my belly feels awful.

 

 

is there any certain food to eat after exercising?

 

thanks.

[Doktor]

Ok. Consider the following:

First of all, if you don't feel really tired after working out, then your not doing it right, so good on you for not being a little bitch.

Second of all, its totally normal to feel extreme muscle weakness after a workout, but usually you shouldn't feel much pain... good workout pains are usually delayed (as in "Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness"). If you feel pain right after, you probably pushed too hard and may have strained something.

Nausea is sort of O.K depending on what your workout was, but it shouldn't be too intense ever. Make sure you eat a big healthy pre-workout meal; you want a good amount of whole protein (meat preferably), lots of complex carbs, some good (monounsaturated) fat, and maybe some veges and fruit for vitamins and fiber... eat this meal at least an hour and a half before you workout, but no earlier then 3 hours before or so. No matter what anyone tells you:

Supplements = ~8% (or less!)
Nutrician = ~55%

Gym = ~37%

You also want to drink as much water as you can throughout the day; try to aim for 10 - 12 glasses on days you work out - AT LEAST.

You said you started exercising again... did you just start? SO MANY PEOPLE push themselves way too hard when they first start working out, and they end up hurting themselves, thinking exercising is always going to make them feel that way, and then they stop and end up going balls-to-the-wall on big macs. You need to EASE into working out at first, and condition your body to endure and recover from sustained abuse, as that is what you are doing after all... you are systematically abusing your body. After 2 - 3 weeks of using lighter weights and shorter workouts, gradually ramp up the intensity. If you are ever going to invest in a personal trainer, this is one of the better times to do it, so you can learn proper technique and form and avoid future mistakes that lead to injuries.



Just remember: Proper diet/water intake will fix most energy, dizziness and nausea issues people have with workouts, and pain is usually the result of working out too hard - either when you first start or just by pushing too hard in general and getting an injury or aggravating an existing one. If you were living a sedentary lifestyle, then it is also possible you have driven yourself to a hormonal imbalance, but if you created the imbalance, you can fix it through diet and hard work... it is ALMOST NEVER that people actually need exogenous testosterone or similar drugs... they are WAY over-prescribed (especially in the U.S.), and most of the time you can fix the issues without supplements or anything, just by fixing your activity levels and diet.