I’m looking for some feedback on dealing with post exertional fatigue. I’m talking about the fatigue the day after a workout where you don’t feel like you have the energy to even move. I’ve been experiencing this for at least a couple of years. I recently tried Myalgistat in hopes that maybe it was a thyroid issue or FMS symptoms. I do use stimulants before workouts, mostly caffeine, tyrosine and acetyl carnitine. Treatments that have helped include light tempo workouts the day after with light stretching and accessorty work and other recovery techiques like epsom salt baths and contrast showers.
I have the same problem especially after squat days and other heavy lifting days. Mostly this seems to be mental, and I just need give myself a little push, but there are a few things that have helped me.
The big one is to make sure that you’re eating right. Poor diet can ruin your energy levels especially if you workout alot.
You should also make sure that you do enough GPP and cardio. Lifting weights is alot tougher for a fat, unhealthy guy than it is for a well conditioned athlete with a large work capacity.
Last, maybe you’re overtraining. Look at your training volume, sleep quality, and stress due to life, work, or whatever. Try taking a week off and following a less strenuous program for a while if only to give yourself a mental break.
Like I mentioned, I still encounter excess fatigue sometimes, but these tips have definately helped me reduce it.
Good Luck
Could be CNS fatigue. Be careful overdoing the stimulants.
[quote]TrenchDawg wrote:
I’m looking for some feedback on dealing with post exertional fatigue. I’m talking about the fatigue the day after a workout where you don’t feel like you have the energy to even move. I’ve been experiencing this for at least a couple of years. I recently tried Myalgistat in hopes that maybe it was a thyroid issue or FMS symptoms. I do use stimulants before workouts, mostly caffeine, tyrosine and acetyl carnitine. Treatments that have helped include light tempo workouts the day after with light stretching and accessorty work and other recovery techiques like epsom salt baths and contrast showers.[/quote]
light tempo workouts don’t sound like a smart thing to do for an individual who is trying to recover from yesterday’s heavy workout.
ZERO tempo workout sounds better to aid in recovery.
Guess again kid. Sounds like you need to read up. Charlie Francis is a big advocate of the tempo workouts. They aid in speeding up recovery as well metabolism.
Caca,
Have you ever heard of recovery days? I think every professional group of athletes that I have ever heard of use recovery days. Light lifting, stretching and light cardio flush the muscles with blood, removing crap and bringing fresh nutrients to muscles.
TrenchDawg - what rep volume do you use on these days? I used to use higher volumes when I trained and I would be buggered for about 2 days after training. Changing to a lower rep range (per set) but working out more often helped this. Less buggered = more working out.
Also, I don’t know what your diet is like, but maybe you should reconsider your post workout nutrition, especially your carb and protein.
Hope this helps.
Classic overtraining, your CNS is very fatigued. Whatever the cause, too many sets, too little food, not enough sleep, you’re overtrained.
The suggestions in this thread are all very good, take them to heart.