hello again training section, as you all know I live in NE texas, where this time of year its in the high 90s by 10-11am and it doestn start to cool down until 9-10PM my gym is in the garage which is like a ****in oven got an ascillatint fan though what Ive been doing is trying to warm up indoors, and train between like 8-10 pm but I really need to train more hours(like about 6 hours) and I was wondering if I am risking heat stroke if I incorperate a one hour workout in the afternoon into my schedule has anyone here hd any problems with heat load when it comes to training
I regularly do my HIIT training outside when the average temperature is around 80-90 and really high humidity. Stay hydrated and stretch really well before and after or you'll get some horrible cramps. I haven't had any heat related injuries so far, but I might just be lucky.
Drink a lot of water during the day before working out. I live in San Antonio. I had worse problems in Fort Worth, vomiting from heat most workouts. Neither places have AC in the gyms. In Fort Worth, I realized it was because I was taking thermogenic diet pills (was taking them for energy, forgot all about them raising core temp). You'll learn to listen to your body and relax on days when the heat's too much. Go easier, but don't take the day off, when the heat feels suffocating. Working out in the morning helps. In the hottest part of the day isn't so bad, just stay hydrated.
It's best to train in extreme heat (makes you stronger mentally and physichally), but just use common sense. If your about to have a heat stroke...STOP. And when you say you need to train 6 hours. I hope you don't mean that in one day?
yeah I ve been doing like an hour in the morning and an hour and a half at night but I think I need to step it up, because a) im self training b) ive been abusing my body for five years c) its been five years since I stepped into a ring
That's fine. That's working out 2 1/2 hours a day. Training isn't always about how much time you do it, but what you accomplish in that amount of time. Plus, 6 hours is seriously overtraining, and your going to burn out, or hurt yourself. Trust me...I know. I was boxing hardcore before, and was planning on fighting amatuers. I still lifted weights, swim, ran, etc. I'd probably workout about 4-6 hours a day (on top of having a job). My shoulder kept hurting me from the workload, but I was suppose to fight soon...I wanted to be A BEAST. I eat like a horse, but still managed to drop like 10 pds (didn't want to BTW). Finally, I was unloading trucks at work, and SNAP. My shoulder finally ripped. Couldn't bench for a year, and lost about 100 pds on it. I did finally start working out after 4 months, but very lightly. If your working that hard your body can easily get injured, as well as you being weak to colds/ flus/ viruses because your body is very weak.
Yeah, I agree. It is only the top athletes that can train for more than 2 hours, serious training that is. If Joe Average tries to do it, the end result is always bad news. I have seen many cases of young guys losing fights they should have won because they trained too much. There is no point in leaving all your fight in the gym.
Also, those top athletes have nutritionists that can monitor them, tell them what to eat, supplements, etc. Then, trainers making sure there doing everything right. If you give me my own nutritionist, massuese, trainers, and all I have to do all day is train, eat, and rest...I bet I could be incredible to. Honestly though you need to find a good gym. Maybe if you want to start getting back in it doing your own training would be fine, but nothing compares to working out with others/ soaking in there knowledge.
I dont agree with that! The average joe can develop himself to that standard too! A fighter should reach a peak and level off before a fight so that he doesnt leave it in the gym!
