I'm on stage 2, done the 3rd workout for both A and B, and I have yet to be able to do the intervals after the B workout. I'm too busy trying to keep down my dinner.
I did a little searching through the forums, and I see that this is pretty common.
Will this eventually go away, once I get in better shape? Is there any benefit to feeling so icky? Any way to avoid it?
I should add, I'm working out at the end of the day, about 2 hours after finishing my dinner.
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Joseph Addison
Nausea is "normal" and a sign you're really pushing yourself ... HOWEVER, you might want to eat a little lighter dinner, or make your lunch bigger (or afternoon snack) and then eat after the workout instead - see if that helps, if you shift the food around a bit. Important to fuel the workout, but if you're too full, it could add to the nausea (which isn't always there in every workout for many of us).
I think just because it might be "normal" (or rather, commonly experienced) doesn't make it a necessarily a good thing. Doesn't do you any good to eat to fuel a workout if that fuel is then preventing you from finishing the workout... If you're nauseated, you're likely to not push yourself as much or to skip parts of the workout, especially the BW Matrix or HIIT.
I get nauseated if I eat too much or too soon before working out. I'm still playing with my food to find what works. I'm sure there's a balance between eating enough to fuel a workout and keeping said fuel where it's supposed to be... You might try, as Bytsi suggested, a smaller dinner and then some food afterward. (If you're thinking about the "don't eat after X p.m." rule, don't worry about it. Doesn't matter. Eat when you need food.)
I am sorry, but I have to disagree. If people are telling you nausea is normal and a good thing, to me that is plain irrresponsible. Even the book (which encourages pushing oneself) tells you not to push yourself to a point of exhaustion. I have been working out in some way or another my entire life (swimming, muay thai kickboxing, karate, you name it) and I have never heard any of my teachers in these endeavors tell me I need to push myself to the point of nausea. In fact, I remember very well one time when I finished a boot camp weight training w. a trainer w. nausea and asked her if that was normal. She strictly said that it was normal but not good. She also spoke about lightening up the pre-workout meal if that was the case. Maybe that would help you?
Do not get me wrong, I push myself (contrary to what I thought, I am still feeling workout A from stage 1!) but as mentioned before if nausea is happening maybe you should tweak how you eat? I remember reading in the book that eating after the workout is key.
I'm sorry if this sounds rash but I am one of those people who likes to listen to my body and if my body has nausea or migraines or something, chances it is screaming for some sort of help.
I work out at night, usually after dinner too. I find that if I have too much for dinner, I feel nauseated too. So, I've started having a light dinner, then having an extra snack afterwards (post-workout shake and something like soy-yogurt with frozen fruit blended in). That seemed to help a lot. I also get nauseated when I drink too much water while working out or if my iron level is extra low.
I agree with Leslie, when I get feel nauseous, I don't get as good of a workout in.
I am sorry, but I have to disagree. If people are telling you nausea is normal and a good thing, to me that is plain irrresponsible.
I never said it was good to be nauseous. I said it is common but not in every workout, and it IS a sign of pushing yourself hard - and I suggested ways to minimize the risk of getting nauseous. I certainly don't TRY to get myself (or anyone else) nauseous. Please don't put words in my mouth. Thanks.
If people are telling you nausea is normal and a good thing, to me that is plain irrresponsible
Perhaps my title was misleading. I was feeling a little silly this morning, and was aiming for a bit of humour.
What I was really asking was, "This does happen to other people too, right?" and, "It's not a sign that I'm doing something really wrong, is it?" I did not mean to imply that I had read anywhere that anyone said it was a good and desirable side-effect to aim for.
__________________ Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Joseph Addison
What I was really asking was, "This does happen to other people too, right?"
yup - at times
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Originally Posted by Valancy
"It's not a sign that I'm doing something really wrong, is it?" .
nope, not necessarily.
many people get nauseated and even puke - not a goal but not unusualif you are working hard - probably due to lactate in your system and not being used to it - over time most people adapt if that's the cause -
Bytsi, I am sorry if my post felt like it was aimed at you. I can see why you'd think that. I was not directing my response directly to you but responding to valancy's own post. Regardless of my intentions, I am sorry.
Bytsi, I am sorry if my post felt like it was aimed at you. I can see why you'd think that. I was not directing my response directly to you but responding to valancy's own post. Regardless of my intentions, I am sorry.
Thanks Susecita - I was probably a bit cranky yesterday , so I apologize too if I was snappish in my reply...
Totally OTGiven your name and location, I was just curious if your mom is Jan. I worked with a woman named Jan in Winnipeg quite a few years ago and she had a daughter with the same name.
Nausea...it's a good thing, right?
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