Tired.. should I exercise?
muffinsandcakes
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Hola!! everyone, am feeling tired, exhausted and lazy and want to go to sleep cause I got out of home and fight to get a paper (or card) in the university (things you don't find in your countries pals) and am back home tired but have my full body workout scheduled today and now it is 10:00 P.M here ...
should I workout and FORCE myself or what? thank you everyone here
should I workout and FORCE myself or what? thank you everyone here
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Day's done. Skip it and get a good night's rest.2
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Not worth working out if you're tired, so I second that message. Make sure you hydrate, get rest. I've always thought that if you're not on 7 or at the very least 6 hours sleep, it's best to skip the weights.1
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agree. have an awesome sleep, wake up all ready and recharged for tomorrow.2
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If I didn't workout when I was tired, I'd never workout. I've got to the gym at 1AM before.10
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How tired are you...that's the question I ask myself. I usually try to do 5- 10 min warm up or light cardio and if I am too exhausted I stop especially as i don't want to injure myself due to poor form . If I have the energy I complete the work out.
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I personally would recommend at the least getting in maybe a walk, or something quick and easy like that. Something is better than nothing. Hell, working third shift I am always tired. But I push through, because I want to make this a habit.
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There's a difference between being exhausted & tired. If it's just tired, get to the gym & work out. I've never once regretted a workout.3
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Thank you!! Alll ..hmmmmm ok am tired again today but i will push myself
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If you are straight up too exhausted to keep good form then definitely don't work out.
Priority wise sleep should always rank over working out. Your body needs to be able to recover properly from your workout or you aren't doing yourself any good. If you find yourself always running out of time in the day for your workout, then you need to look at your priorities overall.
Now if you had the luxary of sleeping in the next day and getting your full 7-9 hours of sleep and it wouldn't effect your schedule and workout of the next day.....then maybe it would be okay to get in most or all of your workout.1 -
I feel your pain3
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For the purpose of consistency, I disagree with the "Tired? forget it, then" recommendations. That's an obstacle mentality and one that's easily embedded. If you're not going to work out, no biggie- but if you're dedicating yourself to the fit thing, finding reasons not to work out (and there will ALWAYS be one) will impede your mental progress and frustrate you.
If it's just "tired"-- hit that gym. As has been noted by others, if you're worn down and broken, give it a rest.
Stay strong, @muffinsandcakes!!7 -
to echo @Dano74 - if you're tired, go. If you're tired AND it's late, or if you're tired enough that you can't focus, don't - but do go the next day.
Do the process, but don't be a fool.3 -
For the purpose of consistency, I disagree with the "Tired? forget it, then" recommendations. That's an obstacle mentality and one that's easily embedded. If you're not going to work out, no biggie- but if you're dedicating yourself to the fit thing, finding reasons not to work out (and there will ALWAYS be one) will impede your mental progress and frustrate you.
If it's just "tired"-- hit that gym. As has been noted by others, if you're worn down and broken, give it a rest.
Stay strong, @muffinsandcakes!!
Thank you bud!))))).i did the next day when I was tired and I felt that I won!!
Guys I have an inquiry If i don't do cardio but only do strength training for about 50 mins a say 3 times a week will I have thin legs or should I do cardio????0 -
muffinsandcakes wrote: »Guys I have an inquiry If i don't do cardio but only do strength training for about 50 mins a say 3 times a week will I have thin legs or should I do cardio????
Depends on your strength building program. If your program has you squatting (like SS, SL, and other beginner strength programs) regularly that will build legs.
There's other reasons to do cardio though beyond great legs, such as building conditioning to utilize your new strength gains.1 -
CipherZero wrote: »muffinsandcakes wrote: »Guys I have an inquiry If i don't do cardio but only do strength training for about 50 mins a say 3 times a week will I have thin legs or should I do cardio????
Depends on your strength building program. If your program has you squatting (like SS, SL, and other beginner strength programs) regularly that will build legs.
There's other reasons to do cardio though beyond great legs, such as building conditioning to utilize your new strength gains.
that means cardio will make my legs thinner??? am doing body weight strength program and it includes squats yea 0 -
Depends. Is 10pm your normal bedtime? If it is time you normally go to bed, or close to it, and you are tired, maintain your circadian rhythm and go to bed. If you're normally up until 3am and this is a usual time for you to work out, look at tired vs exhausted. Are you completely exhausted and barely able to function? Or are you just mind-numb from school work and a bit physically drained? In the later case some light exercise may well make you feel better and more energetic. In the former sleep is probably more important.1
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muffinsandcakes wrote: »Hola!! everyone, am feeling tired, exhausted and lazy and want to go to sleep cause I got out of home and fight to get a paper (or card) in the university (things you don't find in your countries pals) and am back home tired but have my full body workout scheduled today and now it is 10:00 P.M here ...
should I workout and FORCE myself or what? thank you everyone here
Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.1 -
I am "tired" every day, getting to the gym usually makes me feel better. I also get better sleep after I am active, which helps me feel better the next day.
If I'm feeling especially beat down though, I do pay extra attention to my muscles/joints and sometimes delay my workout if something is feeling like it's not yet recovered from a previous workout. 99% of the time I get it done anyway.1 -
thank you all . . . how much it is a bless to have you here
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peaceout_aly wrote: »Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.
I know I should "listen to my body" but my brain says, "Don't be a *kitten*, go lift the damned weight" so i do that instead.0 -
CipherZero wrote: »peaceout_aly wrote: »Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.
I know I should "listen to my body" but my brain says, "Don't be a *kitten*, go lift the damned weight" so i do that instead.
That's me today too. If you can push through and feel good enough to push through, then do it!1 -
peaceout_aly wrote: »CipherZero wrote: »peaceout_aly wrote: »Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.
I know I should "listen to my body" but my brain says, "Don't be a *kitten*, go lift the damned weight" so i do that instead.
That's me today too. If you can push through and feel good enough to push through, then do it!
guess what? today I was outta home and tired then came back home just wanting to chill and drink some tea then I turned on the music and worked out :-)2 -
muffinsandcakes wrote: »peaceout_aly wrote: »CipherZero wrote: »peaceout_aly wrote: »Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.
I know I should "listen to my body" but my brain says, "Don't be a *kitten*, go lift the damned weight" so i do that instead.
That's me today too. If you can push through and feel good enough to push through, then do it!
guess what? today I was outta home and tired then came back home just wanting to chill and drink some tea then I turned on the music and worked out :-)
You get three atta girls. 1 -
CipherZero wrote: »peaceout_aly wrote: »Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.
I know I should "listen to my body" but my brain says, "Don't be a *kitten*, go lift the damned weight" so i do that instead.
When I feel too tired to go to the gym (unless it's flat out exhaustion from lack of sleep or whatever), I tell myself to just go and make it an easy day - doing anything is better than doing nothing. That mindset makes it easier to handle. Once I get to the gym, the motivation kicks in and I end up having a good (and full) workout. The biggest battle is just getting myself to go when I feel like that....once I get over that hurdle, everything else falls into place.4 -
the answer to that question is always YES GO TO THE DAMN GYM
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Anvil_Head wrote: »CipherZero wrote: »peaceout_aly wrote: »Listen to your body. Just go extra hard next time you're in the gym and make healthy food choices tomorrow. Maybe stretch or do some light ab circuits at-home if you feel the need to be active for the day.
I know I should "listen to my body" but my brain says, "Don't be a *kitten*, go lift the damned weight" so i do that instead.
When I feel too tired to go to the gym (unless it's flat out exhaustion from lack of sleep or whatever), I tell myself to just go and make it an easy day - doing anything is better than doing nothing. That mindset makes it easier to handle. Once I get to the gym, the motivation kicks in and I end up having a good (and full) workout. The biggest battle is just getting myself to go when I feel like that....once I get over that hurdle, everything else falls into place.
Likewise. I've had "too tired" days where I broke my own records with ease. Once the warm-up sets are in, I can judge pretty well how the main lifts are going to work.
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you inspire me, but I have found something that when my mind and head is not in the workout I cannot function well. . it is toooooooo tiring like when you just got out of bed then have to do strength training this is hard I wish it doesn't repeat again! 0
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muffinsandcakes wrote: »you inspire me, but I have found something that when my mind and head is not in the workout I cannot function well. . it is toooooooo tiring like when you just got out of bed then have to do strength training this is hard I wish it doesn't repeat again!
It will repeat, as obstacles do throughout all of life. How you react to it is the difference between succeeding and failing at whatever the obstacle blocks.2 -
If I only worked out when I wasn't tired...I wouldn't be working out too much! And most of the time it makes me feel better afterward...mentally and physically.
If I'm fatigued or know it's my body telling me to take a break, I try to listen and rest. Activity is a daily part of my life, so exercising on top of it can sometimes be too much.
What time do you have to get up mornings? Because for me, nothing would be happening after 10pm! I would only get like 4 or 5 hours of sleep, and that just isn't healthy.1
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