Not getting exhausted

jack1336

Do I need to be completely fatigued after a workout to be successful? I‘m lifting as heavy as I can and I‘m fatigued of course but it doesn’t last very long. Usually by the end of the day I‘m fine.

Any tips? Am I worrying about nothing?

Justin_7272

There are different types of fatigue, for example feeling tired/exhausted vs muscle fatigue, but neither are necessarily a sign of a good (or bad) workout.

quiksylver296

jack1336 wrote: »

Do I need to be completely fatigued after a workout to be successful? I‘m lifting as heavy as I can and I‘m fatigued of course but it doesn’t last very long. Usually by the end of the day I‘m fine.

Any tips? Am I worrying about nothing?

Yes.

cupcakesandproteinshakes

Don’t worry just train. No need to go balls to the wall

heybales

jack1336 wrote: »

Do I need to be completely fatigued after a workout to be successful? I‘m lifting as heavy as I can and I‘m fatigued of course but it doesn’t last very long. Usually by the end of the day I‘m fine.

Any tips? Am I worrying about nothing?

Are you doing a proper program, or doing your own thing?

If for instance you are lifting as heavy as you can only giving yourself 30 sec rests between sets - then that more a strain on the cardio system too and muscles are limited for engagement by brief recovery.
Or if supersetting and just beginning a lifting routine because you heard about.

There are several reasons why your muscles may not feel tired that has nothing to do with actually fully engaging them such they are being encouraged to get stronger and grow.

But by end of day should be feeling better already. May even be feeling sore by then if the lifting is meant to stress the muscles.

RealWorldStrengthLLC

Train, and track your lifts...apply the principles of progressive overload. Follow your program. Tired or not, it will work.

COGypsy

Why would you want to be exhausted for the entire day after a workout? To my way of thinking, my workout is an hour and a half out of my day. I still have another twenty-two and a half hours where I need to get a lot of *kitten* done. I’m definitely fatigued right after a workout, but if I’m still wiped out and hobbling after I’ve had breakfast and coffee at my desk— I need to take a look at either my program or my recovery.

lorrpb

You’re very fortunate!!

JBanx256

jack1336 wrote: »

Do I need to be completely fatigued after a workout to be successful?

Nope. There are very few workouts that leave me completely fatigued and wiped out for the rest of the day; usually when that happens there's an underlying issue regarding my sleep/recovery/etc.