After intense training such as sprint work I am exhausted which is expected. The physical fatigue is all good, but I find that afterwards I regularly feel kind of mentally strained to the point where it affects the rest of my day. My thought processes are sluggish and i'm unresponsive and generally just tired as ****. I have post workout shake to get energy back, which has whey protein, dextrose and l-glutamine. Any of you guys feel like this? Is there anything you can do to avoid this or lessen the effect?
That could be it, I couldn't train for 2 months during the summer and when i came back, I was so excited and trained too hard my first 2 weeks back and I just felt like complete **** and was tired. How many times a week do you train
It's the central nervous system being taxed. This is very common. Don't train so intense or frequently, one or the other. The post workout shake won't help this.
Thanks for the replies, I see your point about it possibly being overtraining, but I should note this only occurs on days when I do sprint work and in which I really push myself to the limit, but i'm not sure if I should reduce the intensity as isn't that the point of sprint work? to push yourself to the limit to get your anaerobic conditioning up? Maybe if I show my routine it will help?
I don't know if it would be overtraining, it is very common for this to happen. If you feel sluggish, have to work, think, etc. like the rest of us, something has to give though. Yes you have to work hard during sprint work. Maybe do it at the end of your day, I don't know.
I do a 6 mile run once a week for my aerobic base, do you think that's enough or should I be doing more? Plus boxing workouts which must train the aerobic systems in some way? guess I'll try and fit it in at the end of my day so i can just rest after, it's just a lot more inconvenient than in the morning as i do my boxing stuff in the evening.
Happened to me last year ken. Combination of weight training, Boxing, grappling and under esting. Was stupidly worn out at the end, my body was crying out for a break due to not giving it one and overtraining for about a year odd. I took a week off from EVERYTHING mate and felt like a new man when i went back to training. Very fresh and mentally and physically up for it. Listen to your body is the best advice i can give. If you need a break, then take one. Take a week off and see how you feel. Your body will thank you for it.
This is completely normal. There are two schools of thought here, both hold true. One is, carry on, you will adapt, and feel a little bit better, and deal with it better. Other is, vary the intensity of your workouts to avoid this sensation if it is happening too often. I would go with something in between the two, if you are training that hard once or even twice a week then man up, results aren't easy. If this is every single day and you have a job to do etc, then I'd push towards option 2. Of course, if you knew what you were doing, you'd just take a break, but its obvious you're a novice, so continue on my friend.
