How do you feel after lifting?

FineFitFatty
FineFitFatty Posts: 60
in Fitness and Exercise
I rarely feel sore? And I'm now squatting 120lbs. I just feel really weighed down, and physically tired the rest of the day. How do you feel after lifting?
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  • tubzzy77
    tubzzy77 Posts: 104 Member
    Amazing. You should feel sore about 24 hours after your workout. Sometimes though after doing squats or deadlifts I'll be exhausted if I don't eat enough. Are you taking a preworkout? Those can cause you to crash hard. I was taking about 2g of Choline and that made me crash HARD but damn those were some good 6 hour naps.
  • DragonSquatter
    DragonSquatter Posts: 957 Member
    How much are you eating?
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Pretty fatigued and worn out. Never really sore, unless I'm coming back from a break. I lift at night though, so I go to bed an hour or two after I'm done. If you're worn out all day, check your calorie intake. Probably too low.
  • Mrsallypants
    Mrsallypants Posts: 887 Member
    After squatting I feel like putting an icepack on my lower back.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Like the Queen of the World!!!

    Seriously, it's the best feeling ever.

    Sounds like you might not be eating enough to fuel the enormity of having a regime, though.
  • Skinnymunkii
    Skinnymunkii Posts: 191 Member
    Most of the time I feel amazing! But the first time I did legs I went down the stairs at the gym and my legs were all wobbly and stuff. I had to cling to the bannister for dear life. LOL.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    During and after lifting, I can tell if I'm in a deficit. But either way I still feel great afterward and I also don't get DOMS.
  • runner2runner
    runner2runner Posts: 1,937 Member
    I lifted yesterday and I felt very good. The soreness usually comes if you're lifting for first time or you start again after a long absence. That's the muscles adjusting to a new routine. Depending on the person, the soreness normally goes away after a few days or a week at most.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    you should open your diary so people can help you.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    I feel really good mentally immediately afterwards, tired but good..but the day after I feel sore.
  • GiGiBeans
    GiGiBeans Posts: 1,062 Member
    Like a superhero! RAWR! I feel a teeny tiny bit achey the next day and usually wake up hungry even tho I have a meal before and after lifting.

    But I was feeling tired when I was lifting 4 times a week. 3 days works better for me.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I feel awesome after lifting. The day after I sometimes feel a little sore and beat down if I've increased weight, not too bad though.
  • Kirkajuice
    Kirkajuice Posts: 311 Member
    Sore. About 7-9 hours afterwards I start feeling my muscles get a bit stiff which means I'm going to be very sore the next day. Feel great for the first few hours though.

    The only time I was tired after was when I was eating at a deficit, and did a large amount of cardio the day before. I still ate the calories back but I guess I still hadn't recovered by the next morning.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    I rarely feel sore? And I'm now squatting 120lbs. I just feel really weighed down, and physically tired the rest of the day. How do you feel after lifting?

    Like a warrior. You might want to make sure you carb up a bit before and eat some protein afterwards. I am a little tired, but not enough to kill me energy for the day.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    But I was feeling tired when I was lifting 4 times a week. 3 days works better for me.
    Ya it's possible to overtrain. OP how often are you lifting?
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Soreness may mean you are not properly warming up or cooling down. I am almost never sore after lifting; you don't need to feel sore or be soaked in sweat to have an amazing workout.
  • Vailara
    Vailara Posts: 2,473 Member
    I feel hungry! I'm more likely to feel sore if I'm doing new exercises. I seem to get used to the regular ones.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Pretty fatigued and worn out. Never really sore, unless I'm coming back from a break. I lift at night though, so I go to bed an hour or two after I'm done. If you're worn out all day, check your calorie intake. Probably too low.

    This right here
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Like the Queen of the World!!!

    Seriously, it's the best feeling ever.

    Sounds like you might not be eating enough to fuel the enormity of having a regime, though.

    This for me too.

    But Naomi, if you start using regime the terrorists win. :flowerforyou:
  • alliebeth88
    alliebeth88 Posts: 59 Member
    Immediately after lifting I'm usually exhausted. After my protein shake and hot shower, I feel pretty normal. Most days I lift in the morning and then go on to work an 8 hour shift on my feet with no problem.
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    right after lifting
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    the next day
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  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    Amazeballs. I've gone from loldeadlift and squatting with powder blue hand weights to immapickupthis100poundbarbellafewtimesk, and i always feel like i could take on the world.

    Also starving.
  • KANSASGIRL69
    KANSASGIRL69 Posts: 28 Member
    I work out until i feel depleted...im shaky...i restore quickly with musclepharm recon...i feel amazing afterward...mission accomplished...and then i feel a little swollen for the rest of the day i guess its blood? inflammation? idk but when i wake up the next morning...im harder and i feel like a machine! stretching feels absolutely amazing at that point!
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Hungry! I don't usually get DOMS. When I first started I did, but not much since.
  • Absonthebrain
    Absonthebrain Posts: 587 Member
    I feel amazing after Im done but once I eat dinner and get in bed, I am out like a light! I love it tho because back in the day before working out I would stay up all late and get only like 3 hours of sleep(not healthy and ages you fast).
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
    Like this:
    Pretty fatigued and worn out. Never really sore, unless I'm coming back from a break. I lift at night though, so I go to bed an hour or two after I'm done. If you're worn out all day, check your calorie intake. Probably too low.
    And like this:
    Like the Queen of the World!!!

    :smile:
  • fitandgeeky
    fitandgeeky Posts: 232 Member
    When I lift heavy (5 rep range), I feel a little tired and really hungry afterwards. I also rarely feel sore. When I lift in hypertrophy range (8-10 reps for me) and do supersets, that's another story entirely. My muscles will be twitchy, they feel like jelly and I get DOMS from hell. Funny how that works.
  • MIGHTYMOUSE187
    MIGHTYMOUSE187 Posts: 60 Member
    I feel pretty good but beat also I'm doing circuit training. You should be beat after training
  • CarlKRobbo
    CarlKRobbo Posts: 390 Member
    I train first thing in the morning, before work. I'm Hungry and only sore If I do something new, or go on a mad session, then again, I'm training for strength and love the days were if I've trained legs and can walk 1 hour later I didn't do enough.. (Just me though, I'm not recommending others to follow that).

    If your run down afterwards, then you'll need to eat\hydrate more than you currently do afterwards.
  • jamielynas
    jamielynas Posts: 366 Member
    I generally feel like Thor

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