Gassed Out?

tec9goo

So do you guys relate to how theres a different type of pain when lifting weights vs cardio? Like during cardio, especially like hiking or stairmaster, every step feels like fatigue overload but when lifting, it's like you feel pain in the muscle you work. However, for the past few weeks or even monthS, even though I'm a very disciplined and motivated person, my motivation and drive has gone way downhill and I've been feeling gassed out during all my exercises. That feeling like when you're climbing a steep hill in the summer. It sounds delirious but I swear j am not intending to joke around. I am seriously concerned and am wondering if it's due to a couple things. Is it due to not eating enough? Not sleeping enough(just turned 18 and sleep 7-8 hours)? Am I just being a pssy? Overtraining(even though a deload or two made me weaker... ). Not eating enough fats? I tried eating lots of PB and still nothing. Please note that I am trying to recover from the eating disorder and pedometer disorder.
Thank You for your inputs

Hannahwalksfar

That happened to me, turned out I had walking pneumonia

Hannahwalksfar

Go to a dr, get bloods done. Might be a deficiency

yirara

I've not been able to walk up mountains and stairs properly since at least teenage years. Two reasons for me: my bloodpressure crashes temporarily whenever I lift up my legs, as you do when you climb hills or stairs, and low iron. For the first I find that having a bit more salt and mild lower leg compression helps somewhat (running sleeves or tighter winter running leggings). Other than that there's nothing really that I can do.

glovepuppet

I'd suggest asking your doctor.
When I feel like that it's usually iron anemia, but there are lots of possible causes. The safest, most sensible thing to do is to get your bloods done.

BarbaraHelen2013

You’ve asked whether this could be due to not eating enough but not given any indication of how much you’re eating, so impossible to judge. Does sound like low blood sugar weakness to me though. Although I don’t really know what you mean by ‘gassed out’ specifically. Not sure if it’s gas as in oxygen (out of breath) or gas as in petrol/fuel (weak and exhausted).

You’ve stated you’ve had issues and are working on them, but alI I know about your eating habits is that you were eating a lot of cinnamon and you liked to pace around your house while eating lettuce, so I’m guessing that maybe your eating habits could use some serious attention. How many calories, how much protein etc. Would be able to offer more help if we knew a little more.

gallicinvasion

Why would feeling tired and weak make you think you were being a “pssy”? What about “pssy”s do you associate with weakness?

zebasschick

could be you're overdoing it. could be you need more calories. could be you have walking pneumonia - that happened to me, too. could be something else.

motivation can be a trap. i used to be supremely motivated to go to the gym, went 5 to 6 days a week, and i also ran. i was severely overdoing it, and after continuing to do so, i got pneumonia that did not go away quickly because i had weakened myself.

ThatJuJitsuWoman

I felt like this when I had low iron levels. It’s worth having a blood test, iron deficiency is quickly and easily fixed with supplements.

kshama2001

aphrodite16uk wrote: »

I felt like this when I had low iron levels. It’s worth having a blood test, iron deficiency is quickly and easily fixed with supplements.

@tec9goo if you think the problem is low iron get tested - do not supplement without being tested. Too high iron can cause problems as well.

(@aphrodite16uk I realize you mentioned getting a blood test - I felt the need to reiterate it.)

LyndaBSS

tec9goo wrote: »

So do you guys relate to how theres a different type of pain when lifting weights vs cardio? Like during cardio, especially like hiking or stairmaster, every step feels like fatigue overload but when lifting, it's like you feel pain in the muscle you work. However, for the past few weeks or even monthS, even though I'm a very disciplined and motivated person, my motivation and drive has gone way downhill and I've been feeling gassed out during all my exercises. That feeling like when you're climbing a steep hill in the summer. It sounds delirious but I swear j am not intending to joke around. I am seriously concerned and am wondering if it's due to a couple things. Is it due to not eating enough? Not sleeping enough(just turned 18 and sleep 7-8 hours)? Am I just being a pssy? Overtraining(even though a deload or two made me weaker... ). Not eating enough fats? I tried eating lots of PB and still nothing. Please note that I am trying to recover from the eating disorder and pedometer disorder.
Thank You for your inputs

Since you've mentioned before that you have kidney issues, I would suggest that you check in with your doctor.

tec9goo

BarbaraHelen2013 wrote: »

You’ve asked whether this could be due to not eating enough but not given any indication of how much you’re eating, so impossible to judge. Does sound like low blood sugar weakness to me though. Although I don’t really know what you mean by ‘gassed out’ specifically. Not sure if it’s gas as in oxygen (out of breath) or gas as in petrol/fuel (weak and exhausted).

You’ve stated you’ve had issues and are working on them, but alI I know about your eating habits is that you were eating a lot of cinnamon and you liked to pace around your house while eating lettuce, so I’m guessing that maybe your eating habits could use some serious attention. How many calories, how much protein etc. Would be able to offer more help if we knew a little more.

Fatigue/weakness

tec9goo

gallicinvasion wrote: »

Why would feeling tired and weak make you think you were being a “pssy”? What about “pssy”s do you associate with weakness?

Could you elaborate

tec9goo

LyndaBSS wrote: »

tec9goo wrote: »

So do you guys relate to how theres a different type of pain when lifting weights vs cardio? Like during cardio, especially like hiking or stairmaster, every step feels like fatigue overload but when lifting, it's like you feel pain in the muscle you work. However, for the past few weeks or even monthS, even though I'm a very disciplined and motivated person, my motivation and drive has gone way downhill and I've been feeling gassed out during all my exercises. That feeling like when you're climbing a steep hill in the summer. It sounds delirious but I swear j am not intending to joke around. I am seriously concerned and am wondering if it's due to a couple things. Is it due to not eating enough? Not sleeping enough(just turned 18 and sleep 7-8 hours)? Am I just being a pssy? Overtraining(even though a deload or two made me weaker... ). Not eating enough fats? I tried eating lots of PB and still nothing. Please note that I am trying to recover from the eating disorder and pedometer disorder.
Thank You for your inputs

Since you've mentioned before that you have kidney issues, I would suggest that you check in with your doctor.

Nothing to do with kidneys he told me just now

tec9goo

zebasschick wrote: »

could be you're overdoing it. could be you need more calories. could be you have walking pneumonia - that happened to me, too. could be something else.

motivation can be a trap. i used to be supremely motivated to go to the gym, went 5 to 6 days a week, and i also ran. i was severely overdoing it, and after continuing to do so, i got pneumonia that did not go away quickly because i had weakened myself.

So does the weight you thought was hard to lift eventually get easier the heavier you yourself get on a bulk? Could this be why I'm getting weaker on my lifts as well?

tec9goo

gallicinvasion wrote: »

Why would feeling tired and weak make you think you were being a “pssy”? What about “pssy”s do you associate with weakness?

The guy at the gym said you had to be mentally disciplined and such and such which I would honestly already agree with and try to go every workout with a 110% mentality but I tried telling him that it wasnt my motivation and all that but he called me a pssy because my mind was weak and all.

littlegreenparrot1

tec9goo wrote: »

gallicinvasion wrote: »

Why would feeling tired and weak make you think you were being a “pssy”? What about “pssy”s do you associate with weakness?

The guy at the gym said you had to be mentally disciplined and such and such which I would honestly already agree with and try to go every workout with a 110% mentality but I tried telling him that it wasnt my motivation and all that but he called me a pssy because my mind was weak and all.

This is not helpful, either in sentiment or language to use. I would not be talking to him again. And frankly if he is staff I would be looking for another gym. And probably making a complaint to management on my way out. Anyway.

Lots of things can affect how I feel when working out. How much sleep I've had, how much and what I have been eating, stress at work, whether I am also ill, etc.
Are you having regular rest days?

I would definitely book an appointment with the dr, and in the meantime look carefully at your food diary. Do you have a variety? Including things like fruit and veg, healthy fats, enough protein regularly. drinking enough water? Enough total calories (according to MFP, not just if you think it should be enough).
Your body is a machine that needs to be fuelled.

gallicinvasion

tec9goo wrote: »

gallicinvasion wrote: »

Why would feeling tired and weak make you think you were being a “pssy”? What about “pssy”s do you associate with weakness?

The guy at the gym said you had to be mentally disciplined and such and such which I would honestly already agree with and try to go every workout with a 110% mentality but I tried telling him that it wasnt my motivation and all that but he called me a pssy because my mind was weak and all.

1. He sounds awful and he clearly thinks women are weaker than men, which is incredibly insulting.
2. You should not have repeated his language here; it’s awful for women to see that some men think we’re inferior and weak just because we’re not men (that’s the whole root of using “pssy” as an insult towards men). It’s sexist language and doesn’t belong here.

LKArgh

tec9goo wrote: »

So do you guys relate to how theres a different type of pain when lifting weights vs cardio? Like during cardio, especially like hiking or stairmaster, every step feels like fatigue overload but when lifting, it's like you feel pain in the muscle you work. However, for the past few weeks or even monthS, even though I'm a very disciplined and motivated person, my motivation and drive has gone way downhill and I've been feeling gassed out during all my exercises. That feeling like when you're climbing a steep hill in the summer. It sounds delirious but I swear j am not intending to joke around. I am seriously concerned and am wondering if it's due to a couple things. Is it due to not eating enough? Not sleeping enough(just turned 18 and sleep 7-8 hours)? Am I just being a pssy? Overtraining(even though a deload or two made me weaker... ). Not eating enough fats? I tried eating lots of PB and still nothing. Please note that I am trying to recover from the eating disorder and pedometer disorder.
Thank You for your inputs

I had the same feeling you describe at some point, although at an older age and after several years of training. Turns out it is mitral valve prolapse. Genetic, was born with it, got worse over time, still can exercise, but there are restrictions.
My daughter had the same feeling of exhausting and running out of breath, despite being training for years. She is in a team, she told her coach, he called me and asked me to get a dr appointment asap and not let her train until then. It is a swimming team, competing, several hours strength and swim training per week, coach was an active athlete until a couple of years ago, so not weak, in case you are worried about people looking weak when going to the dr Their first thought was heart issues, fortunately we had just been to the cardiologist for the annual check up and she was cleared. By the way if you are just 18 and training, you should absolutely not skip annual visits with a cardiologist. Most gyms do not require them, unlike actual teams, and there are quite a few deaths worldwide from teens and young adults training with an undiagnosed heart issue (had a death in our neigbourhood this year, 17 year old track and field athlete, training with a relative and skipping normal check ups). Anyway, in my daughter's case, it was low iron levels.
So, do not self diagnose, respect your body, ignore random people telling you you are being weak, or to push through the pain or other nonsense, go to your dr.

MelanieCN77

tec9goo wrote: »

LyndaBSS wrote: »

tec9goo wrote: »

So do you guys relate to how theres a different type of pain when lifting weights vs cardio? Like during cardio, especially like hiking or stairmaster, every step feels like fatigue overload but when lifting, it's like you feel pain in the muscle you work. However, for the past few weeks or even monthS, even though I'm a very disciplined and motivated person, my motivation and drive has gone way downhill and I've been feeling gassed out during all my exercises. That feeling like when you're climbing a steep hill in the summer. It sounds delirious but I swear j am not intending to joke around. I am seriously concerned and am wondering if it's due to a couple things. Is it due to not eating enough? Not sleeping enough(just turned 18 and sleep 7-8 hours)? Am I just being a pssy? Overtraining(even though a deload or two made me weaker... ). Not eating enough fats? I tried eating lots of PB and still nothing. Please note that I am trying to recover from the eating disorder and pedometer disorder.
Thank You for your inputs

Since you've mentioned before that you have kidney issues, I would suggest that you check in with your doctor.

Nothing to do with kidneys he told me just now

But he told you nothing else?

tec9goo

littlegreenparrot1 wrote: »

tec9goo wrote: »

gallicinvasion wrote: »

Why would feeling tired and weak make you think you were being a “pssy”? What about “pssy”s do you associate with weakness?

The guy at the gym said you had to be mentally disciplined and such and such which I would honestly already agree with and try to go every workout with a 110% mentality but I tried telling him that it wasnt my motivation and all that but he called me a pssy because my mind was weak and all.

This is not helpful, either in sentiment or language to use. I would not be talking to him again. And frankly if he is staff I would be looking for another gym. And probably making a complaint to management on my way out. Anyway.

Lots of things can affect how I feel when working out. How much sleep I've had, how much and what I have been eating, stress at work, whether I am also ill, etc.
Are you having regular rest days?

I would definitely book an appointment with the dr, and in the meantime look carefully at your food diary. Do you have a variety? Including things like fruit and veg, healthy fats, enough protein regularly. drinking enough water? Enough total calories (according to MFP, not just if you think it should be enough).
Your body is a machine that needs to be fuelled.

This is like almost every workout though:/