Throwing up on leg day...

[ShadowFury]

Alright, so I have been lifting a little over a year and I haven't thrown up yet(I get so close on every single leg day, but not quite yet). Today I have been sitting here for an hour and the feeling is starting to go away. The woozy stomach, light head, etc... the basic signs of puking.

I don't plan on dropping the intensity any time soon, so what do you guys do to prevent upchucking? I have never had to sit for a whole freaking hour, drinking water, not able to move because I feel I'm going to puke if I do so much as get up(I actually had to to grab more water and a Cliff bar...which I still can't eat because it makes the stomach worse just smelling it).


Could it have anything to do with when I eat before legs? I ate about an hour and 15-30 mins before the WO today.

And yes, I know puking after your workout is more hardcore and crap, but lets get serious.

[lyfespan]

Alright, so I have been lifting a little over a year and I haven't thrown up yet(I get so close on every single leg day, but not quite yet). Today I have been sitting here for an hour and the feeling is starting to go away. The woozy stomach, light head, etc... the basic signs of puking.

I don't plan on dropping the intensity any time soon, so what do you guys do to prevent upchucking? I have never had to sit for a whole freaking hour, drinking water, not able to move because I feel I'm going to puke if I do so much as get up(I actually had to to grab more water and a Cliff bar...which I still can't eat because it makes the stomach worse just smelling it).


Could it have anything to do with when I eat before legs? I ate about an hour and 15-30 mins before the WO today.

And yes, I know puking after your workout is more hardcore and crap, but lets get serious.

lol, i just did this on monday, i did legs in the morning, went had chipotle and puked it up in the parking lot, symptoms were dizzyness, cold sweats, hot flashes, and watery mouth. I did drink down a ABB quick recovery right before eating, so what gives. Its one of two things, either hypo or hyper glycemic.

[Killerkanadia]

Has happened to me more than once, throwing up after i get out of the gym. Usually just because my stomach is unsettled from food/preworkout/postworkout mixed with high intensity training.

Anyways, i think Universial/Animal makes shirts with the slogan "squat til you puke"

[urbanski]

yeah i'd vote you went hypo and had no glycogen left to generate glucose so it took forever. i'd ensure you carb up pre and have a good post-wo shake immediately after.

[ShadowFury]

Bleh, alrighty ladies. Thanks for the input/info.

I had 2 pieces of wheat bread and chicken strips(grilled strips > grilled breast). I guess I'll be eating Raman or something to maybe help out next time. I couldn't even drink my shake today because I figured the milk would screw me up even more. Ah well, was a great leg day.

[Killerkanadia]

ladies.

[Resolve]

In my experience, nausea during training has two sources:

1. nutritional/supplemental - I.e. you stimmed yourself out or your pre-workout meal was somehow off.

2. Sub-par anaerobic conditioning - There's a reason most guys hate leg day. Squats, DLs, Leg Press, etc. are big hard movements, with large demands on the cns and circulatory system. If you're under-conditioned, it isn't hard to nauseate yourself with a heavy set.

A couple months of supersetting breathing squats with db pullovers, and db swinging twice a week too, should take care of that for yah.

[TheLastRonin]

In my experience, nausea during training has two sources:

1. nutritional/supplemental - I.e. you stimmed yourself out or your pre-workout meal was somehow off.

2. Sub-par anaerobic conditioning - There's a reason most guys hate leg day. Squats, DLs, Leg Press, etc. are big hard movements, with large demands on the cns and circulatory system. If you're under-conditioned, it isn't hard to nauseate yourself with a heavy set.

A couple months of supersetting breathing squats with db pullovers, and db swinging twice a week too, should take care of that for yah.

I agree with 99% of it. Widowmaker sets...are a gamble for me every time though lol.

[elgenyo]

My nausea stopped when I started carbing up pre workout.

[Resolve]

I agree with 99% of it. Widowmaker sets...are a gamble for me every time though lol.

That's why you do them! Nothing builds anaerobic capacity like high-rep, heavy full-body lifts!

Now imagine supersetting a widowmaker with something else and you get an idea of what I'm talking about when I mention conditioning.

I have been able to do that in the past, but I've been focusing on lower rep squats for a bit, so I'd be a bit out of condition for that right now.

[TheLastRonin]

That's why you do them! Nothing builds anaerobic capacity like high-rep, heavy full-body lifts!

Now imagine supersetting a widowmaker with something else and you get an idea of what I'm talking about when I mention conditioning.

I have been able to do that in the past, but I've been focusing on lower rep squats for a bit, so I'd be a bit out of condition for that right now.

Yea...I am not sure I could super set at all on a set of WM's....The 20th rep...is the final one lol...unless twitching is considered a set

[SilentBob187]

Two words OP: Puke & Rally

[Resolve]

Two words OP: Puke & Rally

When I'm sick and I puke, what's always going through my head is "Dammit, how many calories am I losing?!" Also, typically "Thank GOD the bathroom floor is nice and cool"

[SilentBob187]

When I'm sick and I puke, what's always going through my head is "Dammit, how many calories am I losing?!" Also, typically "Thank GOD the bathroom floor is nice and cool"

I was thinking the EXACT same thing last time I puked. ahhahahaha

I always feel 100x better after I do the deed though. Just get it over with and get back to work...while downing a shake or something for the lost calories of course.

[ShadowFury]

Ya, I was actually tempted to after 10 mins of it not going away... I think next time I will just do it. I wasted 50 minutes of my life sitting in a chair watching judge shows. I'll never get that time back.

[gamer2be08]

Alright, so I have been lifting a little over a year and I haven't thrown up yet(I get so close on every single leg day, but not quite yet). Today I have been sitting here for an hour and the feeling is starting to go away. The woozy stomach, light head, etc... the basic signs of puking.

I don't plan on dropping the intensity any time soon, so what do you guys do to prevent upchucking? I have never had to sit for a whole freaking hour, drinking water, not able to move because I feel I'm going to puke if I do so much as get up(I actually had to to grab more water and a Cliff bar...which I still can't eat because it makes the stomach worse just smelling it).


Could it have anything to do with when I eat before legs? I ate about an hour and 15-30 mins before the WO today.

And yes, I know puking after your workout is more hardcore and crap, but lets get serious.

If you feel like your about to puke, calm down for a few secs, take some deep breaths.. Force yourself to burp out some air in your stomach..

[ShadowFury]

If you feel like your about to puke, calm down for a few secs, take some deep breaths.. Force yourself to burp out some air in your stomach..

I actually did try. It didn't help at all. I was taking deep breaths, then when that didn't work I was thinking hydration, so I drank a lot of water... didn't help. Tried to eat and the smell made everything get worse(Cliff bar). I was inside for the full time(I'm 5 mins from the YMCA), temp is on 73 I believe. Would lying down have helped more than sitting?

[gamer2be08]

I actually did try. It didn't help at all. I was taking deep breaths, then when that didn't work I was thinking hydration, so I drank a lot of water... didn't help. Tried to eat and the smell made everything get worse(Cliff bar). I was inside for the full time(I'm 5 mins from the YMCA), temp is on 73 I believe. Would lying down have helped more than sitting?

BURP!!

Eating and drinking is a no no lol

[ShadowFury]

Ah screw it, I'm just gonna puke at the locker room at the Y. Maybe I can piss off one of the thirty naked 59 year olds that walk around bumping into each other as they walk by.

[gamer2be08]

Ah screw it, I'm just gonna puke at the locker room at the Y. Maybe I can piss off one of the thirty naked 59 year olds that walk around bumping into each other as they walk by.

lol, you'll feel better at least... Puke!! Just remember, if you do puke, you wont stop until your empty ...

After the 400m sprint I did a couple years back, I wallked off the track, said I was good and puked once.. Then twice, three times, then 4 times