Don't let this happen to you after training
Hi guys, just leaving a little reminder, as always before and after training, to be mindful about everything. Today I experienced some strange sensations, and I don't really know what exactly caused them, but there were also a number of things that obviously didn't help.
I don't know if I suffered from vasoconstriction or something else. The truth is that when I finished exercising and was on my way home, I started to feel sick. I suddenly got a headache, stomach discomfort, nausea, and even a little dizziness. I don't know what it could have been, but there were several factors that worked against me.
Accumulated dehydration: Unfortunately, I spent the entire weekend drinking little water. By this, I mean about 3 glasses of water these days, while I usually drink between 8 and 10 glasses of water. However, I didn't do this on purpose. I had a pretty busy weekend, and sometimes I don't feel thirsty and I completely forget. But I know that dehydration affects the body quite a bit, especially blood pressure, it causes headaches, stomach cramps, and more.
Training intensity: It had officially been two Mondays since I'd been able to do that day's workout, and this day specifically is somewhat intense. I dedicate it to working on my legs and quads. Usually, when I can't go on a day, I just continue the rest of the days with my established routines. Before, I used to move all my workouts around, but now I don't. And maybe today, going back to those exercises was a bit demanding. I mean, obviously the body requires more water due to physical exertion, since it uses more energy, and maybe this has also affected me.
Weather conditions: The weather is currently changing, and the change here is very marked. A few days ago, it was summer in this part of the world, but now it's fall, and next month it will be winter. The truth is that during that transition, the weather turned very cold. Now it's quite cold, and today when I went out, I felt a cold breeze. It wasn't just a breeze, it was actually cold. Obviously, there was a clash between the body heat from training and the cold air, which definitely causes discomfort, and you have to be careful. I did have a coat, but I didn't use it; due to my lack of awareness, I could have even suffered something serious.
In the end, there were a number of factors that could have caused me to feel unwell after training. Here's my experience, so this doesn't happen to you. Today, perhaps I was unconscious, but I'll have my concerns for next time. We have to be careful and take care of our bodies.
Saludos chicos, por acá dejando un pequeño recordatorio de siempre atento a todos antes y después de entrenar, hoy experimenté unas sensaciones extrañas y no sé realmente a qué factores se deban con exactitud pero también hubieron un conjunto de cosas que obviamente no me ayudaron.
No sé si sufrí de una vasoconstricción o algo más, lo cierto es que cuando terminé de ejercitarme y venía camino a casa me empecé a sentir mal, me dio dolor de cabeza de repente, molestias estomacales, nauseas y hasta un poco de mareo, no sé que haya podido ser pero hubieron varios factores que me jugaron en contra.
Deshidratación acumulada: lamentablemente estuve todo el fin de semana bebiendo poca agua, con esto me refiero como a 3 vasos de agua durante estos días y yo suelo beber entre 8 a 10 vasos de agua. Sin embargo esto no lo hice a propósito, tuve un fin de semana bastante ajetreado, en ocasiones no siento sed y se me olvida por completo. Pero sé que la deshidratación afecta bastante el cuerpo, en especial la presión arterial, te causa dolores de cabeza, espasmos estomacales y más.
Intensidad del entrenamiento: Oficialmente habían pasado 2 lunes que no había podido realizar el entrenamiento de este día y específicamente este día es algo intenso, lo dedico a trabajar piernas/cuádriceps. Por lo general cuando no puedo ir en un día simplemente continuo el resto de los días con las rutinas establecidas, antes solía mover todos mis entrenamientos pero ahora no, y quizás hoy volver con esos ejercicios fue algo exigente, quiero decir, obviamente el cuerpo requiere más agua por el esfuerzo físico, ya que usa más energía y quizás esto también me haya afectado.
Condición climatológica: actualmente el clima está cambiando y el cambio aquí es muy marcado, hace unos pocos días atrás en esta parte del mundo era verano pero ahora entró el otoño y el próximo mes entra el invierno. Lo cierto es que en esa transición el clima se volvió muy frío, ahora está haciendo bastante frío y hoy al salir sentí una brisa fría, no solo era la brisa, de hecho estaba haciendo frío. Obviamente aquí ocurrió un choque entre el calor del cuerpo por entrenar y el frío del ambiente, esto definitivamente causa molestias y hay que tener cuidado. Yo traía un abrigo y sin embargo no lo usé, por mi falta de conciencia quizá pude haber hasta sufrido algo grave.
Al final hubieron una series de factores que pudieron causarme el malestar después del entrenamiento, por aquí les dejo mi experiencia, para que no les suceda esto, hoy me pasó quizá por inconsciente pero ya tengo mis preocupaciones para una próxima ocasión, hay que tener cuidado y cuidar de nuestro cuerpo.
I actually use to get something like this every time I did the Salmon Ladder exercise - but it took me so long to figure out because I would do lots of other exercises in the same session. I think it was maybe a problem with my neck or back muscles.
These are really good tips, I hope you're feeling better now.
I'm feeling better now !
I hope to one day be able to do something similar to the Salmon Ladder. I'm still working on my first pull-up, lool. Any tips?
That's great to hear!
Oh, I have so many tips.
Do you have access to those big rubber bands some gyms have? You can put them around a bar and then put your foot or knee in one and they can lighten the load pretty significantly to help you train up to a pull up.
The other thing you can do is have a box or something near the pull up bar, and basically use it to hoist yourself onto the bar in the finished pull up position... and then slowly lower yourself - that can work the same muscles so that you can get stronger for pull ups.
Hydrating is such a simple but effective tip. Everyone with a sedentary lifestyle would probably have experienced this at some point, I know I did. These are some great tips, much appreciated!
Yes, when I went a while without drinking water (I'm talking about many years ago, I only drank tea, juices and other liquids) and then started drinking it again, I began to become more aware that water really is life and of its many benefits.