Working out with pain and exhaustation

[survivorParticipant 610]

Hey men:

I do love working out and pumping iron but at times I do overdo it. But if I’m going to meet my goals I’ve got to go through the pain and tiredness. How do you fight through it? Any tips. Thanks in advance.

"Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, You give love a bad name, I play my part and you play your game, You give love a bad name."--Bon Jovi

[HitmanParticipant]

Pain is only weakness leaving the body. .
You really have to rest and recover between exercise.
Eat well and try to sleep enough. .
Sometimes a few days off can renew your body and soul, re energizing you to push even harder than if you didn’t take a break. .

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Pain is also your body telling you that you are doing too much.

Are your goals realistic?

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[experiencedParticipant]

survivor wrote:

Hey men:
I do love working out and pumping iron but at times I do overdo it. But if I’m going to meet my goals I’ve got to go through the pain and tiredness. How do you fight through it? Any tips. Thanks in advance.

Ascertain that you’ve not allowed the volume of your workout to increase.
Intensity is the spark that ignites gains.
Too much volume and you will not recover; For some reason I have to teach myself this lesson the hard way every many months.
Having warmed up with higher reps with lighter weights, then ask yourself e.g. for arms, do you really need 3 sets of a given movement vs. 2 or even 1.
It’s the consistent accumulation of an extra rep here, an extra rep there, that, once locked in and increased upon, actually grows muscle.
Avoid succumbing to the temptation of doing “fun” movements vs. the ones you know you have to do. E.g. cable crossovers vs. incline press. “A muscles strength is directly proportional to its cross sectional area and studies have proven that the quickest way to increase the cross sectional area of a muscle fiber is with free weights.
A good warm up is 1/4 the weight for 4 times the reps, then 1/2 the weight for 2 times the reps, then ~ 2 sets of ‘the weight’ for 12-15 unless it’s a fulcrum movement then 15-20 reps. Compound movements “must” be done first as they require the mental electrical intensity which wanes later. Fulcrum movements are necessary to achieve full development but unfortunately the corresponding vasculature does not exist out toward the insertion or up at the origin for that matter, and will result in chronic tendonitis if the weight used does not allow a minimum of 15 NON paused reps.
A mgtow thought, “That guy’s on steroids” OK look at each and every laydee in the same gym, “”What if I asked you… how many of them are on birth control?” Is that really what the hormonal feedback loop was designed for either?
My guess is there will be more women who use birth-control to use a reproductive organ for recreation than men who use the same set of feedback loops to use a reproductive organ for production of more muscle.” I footnote this to Dan Duchaine.

lettering for all laydee lurkers. “what if I told you, get your ass to the gym and train hard without dressing like a tart.

"It seems like there's times a body gets struck down so low, there ain't a power on earth that can ever bring him up again. Seems like something inside dies so he don't even want to get up again. But he does."

[Al BundyParticipant 245]

One thing to consider if you’re struggling with motivation is that you might be overtraining. Do a little Googling on the subject and see if any of the signs and symptoms fit. I struggle with not pushing too hard for too long, and eventually I end up hitting the wall (the wall, not The Wall).

[W]e are MGTOW. We eat shaming language like tic tacs.

--chir

I have known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots.

--William Butler Yeats

[Anonymous 18]

survivor wrote:

But if I’m going to meet my goals I’ve got to go through the pain and tiredness.

Provided it is not the infamous muscle sore you get when you JUST start working out … as in first time or after years of hiatus, then you need to define ‘pain’ for us to provide answers. Does it hurt your knee, everywhere, just the areas you worked on?

Tiredness – getting enough sleep? Are you in excess calorie deficit, working out >>>> food intake? Have you had a recent medical check up especially your thyroid function tests?

Working out (with at least 7 hours of sleep, proper diet (mainly the minimal calorie intake), and an absence of hypothyroidism or chronic depression)) should make you feel like a million bucks.

Mind sharing your age bracket, years you have been working out, what you do at the gym?

I have a feeling you might be overdoing cardio … but I’d wait for your feedback before speculating more.

[ResidentEvil7Participant 9540]

I’m a rare one on this one. I like that muscle sore feeling the day after a workout. What I do after a workout is I take ISO-100 protein shake, because not only is it a protein powder, it’s also a muscle recovery supplement.

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[survivorParticipant 610]

Thanks for all the helpful comments, guys. iLearn asked, and I’m 47 years old, and I do try to push it hard, I admit. Sometimes I do hit it too hard, both cardio as well as the weights. I do get burned out at times. Actually, about a month ago I tried a very long jogging route which I barely completed and was exhausted completely that day and the next 2-3 days as well. I do watch my sleep and have learned from bad experience the importance of sleep. I usually work out in the early AM and go to bed early. I have learned not to take any caffeine after 5 PM really because then I can’t sleep when I hit the sheets which is usually between 9-10. If I’m not asleep after 10: 30, I know there won’t be any workout in the morning the next day. Thanks Resident for mentioning the muscle recovery supp. I might try some sort of muscle recovery supplement. I really haven’t tried many of those before beyond just regular vitamins. I live overseas and there aren’t many supplements here and weightlifting is a very small niche activity for a lot guys here unless you happen to be around a university. Most people here just do cardio, jogging, walking, and biking.

Well, it’s around 5:45 here and I’m off to my jogging first and then some weights. Have a good day and stay away from toxic broads at work and in your life.

"Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, You give love a bad name, I play my part and you play your game, You give love a bad name."--Bon Jovi

[survivorParticipant 610]

You are very knowledgeable, it seems in this area. Thanks for the very detailed, precise advice. I am guilty of doing the “fun” or lighter movements over the ones that must be done. Thanks for pointing that out.

"Shot through the heart, and you're to blame, You give love a bad name, I play my part and you play your game, You give love a bad name."--Bon Jovi

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