Hello there. Sorry to be a bit gross, there - but my body's reaction to the high intensity workout took me completely by surprise, and I'm not sure exactly what I ought to do differently while still maintaining the level of intensity required.
My weight's been yo-yoing for years, and after reading some posts here and some articles elsewhere online, the high intensity regimen seemed the smartest course of action: one day of weight lifting until muscle failure, high weight, low reps, one set, and then a day of rest, and then several days of high-intensity aerobic workout to keep my metabolism at furnace-like efficiency.
I opted to wait until Monday to begin the lifting, and start the high-intensity aerobics today. Got on the rowing machine, went at it as hard as I could manage, and after three and a half minutes couldn't stand another pull. I was frustrated that I hadn't lasted the 10 minutes minimum required (according to the articles that I'd read) and so I hopped onto the elliptical machine, thinking it would be easier to keep my heart rate up without being so hard on my back as the rowing machine had been. I managed only one minute on it, again going full tilt, before I had to stop.
I had anticipated that I'd be panting like a fish out of water, which I was - but then there came, suddenly and surprisingly, severe nausea, and, after a drink of water failed to subdue it, its ineluctable result (thankfully, in the restroom.)
I had eaten only a small amount of food, more than thirty minutes prior: a single tortilla (not greasy in the slightest) a handful of pure cacao (not cocoa) and but one almond. I probably could've hydrated myself a little better, but about thirty minutes before consuming the food I had drank a glass of lowfat milk with my morning vitamins.
Is this just a normal reaction to exercise for a body so out-of-shape as my own? Or did I do something incorrectly? Should I eat absolutely nothing for hours before exercising, contrary to what I've read about "fueling up?" Or should I have "warmed up" - and, if so, how to do that without derailing the fundamental aim of high-intensity to shock my metabolism into high gear?
I haven't much of a clue when it comes to exercise, and the staff at my gym push the "slow and steady" policy, which has simply failed me, and so their advice of just not exercising that thoroughly seemed not to square with the more intense philosophy that is working wonders for so many men now.
I realize how silly this is and recognize that I deserve more than a few jokes at my expense, so feel free to loose the slings and arrows - but do try to be a little helpful, if you feel you can be.
Thanks.
My weight's been yo-yoing for years, and after reading some posts here and some articles elsewhere online, the high intensity regimen seemed the smartest course of action: one day of weight lifting until muscle failure, high weight, low reps, one set, and then a day of rest, and then several days of high-intensity aerobic workout to keep my metabolism at furnace-like efficiency.
I opted to wait until Monday to begin the lifting, and start the high-intensity aerobics today. Got on the rowing machine, went at it as hard as I could manage, and after three and a half minutes couldn't stand another pull. I was frustrated that I hadn't lasted the 10 minutes minimum required (according to the articles that I'd read) and so I hopped onto the elliptical machine, thinking it would be easier to keep my heart rate up without being so hard on my back as the rowing machine had been. I managed only one minute on it, again going full tilt, before I had to stop.
I had anticipated that I'd be panting like a fish out of water, which I was - but then there came, suddenly and surprisingly, severe nausea, and, after a drink of water failed to subdue it, its ineluctable result (thankfully, in the restroom.)
I had eaten only a small amount of food, more than thirty minutes prior: a single tortilla (not greasy in the slightest) a handful of pure cacao (not cocoa) and but one almond. I probably could've hydrated myself a little better, but about thirty minutes before consuming the food I had drank a glass of lowfat milk with my morning vitamins.
Is this just a normal reaction to exercise for a body so out-of-shape as my own? Or did I do something incorrectly? Should I eat absolutely nothing for hours before exercising, contrary to what I've read about "fueling up?" Or should I have "warmed up" - and, if so, how to do that without derailing the fundamental aim of high-intensity to shock my metabolism into high gear?
I haven't much of a clue when it comes to exercise, and the staff at my gym push the "slow and steady" policy, which has simply failed me, and so their advice of just not exercising that thoroughly seemed not to square with the more intense philosophy that is working wonders for so many men now.
I realize how silly this is and recognize that I deserve more than a few jokes at my expense, so feel free to loose the slings and arrows - but do try to be a little helpful, if you feel you can be.
Thanks.
. To, say, the OP, not so much.
