Sweat more 😅

HaniKhateeb

Hi all
What am writing here sounds strange, but it is true?
I burn my a** in the gym but I do not sweat like my friends.
I mean we train with same workouts, their shirts became like a wet towel while I nearly have small drops on my forehead and my short is dry!

Is this normal? Especially, am facing difficulty with burning stubborn fat, is this may be the reason for slow metabolism?
How to increase my sweat system?

WeatherJane

Some people sweat more, some sweat less it doesn't mean you are burning less calories, or not working as hard.

So, yes it's normal.
Since you mentioned stubborn fat how are you tracking your calories?

ninerbuff

Yep. I train pretty hard daily and hardly sweat. For me I think it's my genetics. With both my parents being born in humid hot places.
Now I will sweat more IF I wear more layers, but when I workout it's usually just shorts and a tank top.

As for sweating, it doesn't have anything really to do with burning more fat. People associate "fat burning/melting" with heat because they see it in cooking. Body doesn't work that way. You sweat for one reason............to cool your body down. That's it. Raising your body temperature initiates it, but people sweat without working out. Nervousness, anxiety, etc. can trigger it. And that doesn't mean they are burning more fat effectively because it.

If you're not burning more fat off, it's usually more about your intake/expenditure (CICO) than anything else. Do you count your calories correctly? Do you use a food scale?

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Chieflrg

Sweat is not a indication if you are burning more fat. It's just a mechanism your body uses to cool down. I've sweated just sitting doing nothing, doesn't equate to any noticeable fat loss over time. Any weight you lose from sweat is gained once you hydrate.

WandRsmom

It takes a lot for me to sweat, a lot and I trian hard most days. Sweat isn't any indication of how hard you are training.

SnifterPug

You can't judge anything by how much you do or don't sweat. Also, your sweat is more or less noticeable to others depending on what you are wearing. My gym T shirts are all made of sweat-wicking material and never look wet even if I can feel a slick of sweat all over me. If I were wearing a cotton T shirt you would be able to see more wetness. Also my sweating patterns have changed. When I was obese I would not get much sweat on my body but my forehead would sweat a lot and my face turned the brightest shade of red. Now I barely get a flush to my cheeks and my whole body sweats but not in a drenching sort of way.

callsitlikeiseeit

everyone is different. I dont sweat much, regardless of how intense my workout is.

rosebarnalice

I can tell you from years doing summer outdoor theater, sweat production can be very personal. Trust me-- I know what it's like to literally slide off the embrace of a a SuperSweater scene partner. Yah.

L1zardQueen

I’ve been called Swamp Thing at my gym, it really sucks because I sweat so prolifically. Be happy you don’t sweat much.

TNjason

Count your blessings. I leave a trail of sweat during workouts.

As other posts have said, there's little-to-no correlation between sweat and fat loss. I'd say there's likely a correlation between sweat and water weight loss, but that's about it (and hydration).

If you want to fit-in and get your sweat on, there are clothes you can wear to prompt more sweat. You can get a sauna tank-top and wear it underneath a shirt or tank (or just wear it like normal). They're pretty effective. There are also sauna jackets and pants, but I haven't tried them. They'd likely be harder to wear during a workout and not get in the way.

L1zardQueen

TNjason wrote: »

Count your blessings. I leave a trail of sweat during workouts.

As other posts have said, there's little-to-no correlation between sweat and fat loss. I'd say there's likely a correlation between sweat and water weight loss, but that's about it (and hydration).

If you want to fit-in and get your sweat on, there are clothes you can wear to prompt more sweat. You can get a sauna tank-top and wear it underneath a shirt or tank (or just wear it like normal). They're pretty effective. There are also sauna jackets and pants, but I haven't tried them. They'd likely be harder to wear during a workout and not get in the way.

Please don’t suggest wearing those sauna type clothing for workouts, losing a bunch of water weight is not a food idea. Fat loss is what he needs not water weight loss. As soon as he hydrates himself the water weight will return, which of course, is a good thing. Being dehydrated is not good.

ninerbuff

L1zardQueen wrote: »

TNjason wrote: »

Count your blessings. I leave a trail of sweat during workouts.

As other posts have said, there's little-to-no correlation between sweat and fat loss. I'd say there's likely a correlation between sweat and water weight loss, but that's about it (and hydration).

If you want to fit-in and get your sweat on, there are clothes you can wear to prompt more sweat. You can get a sauna tank-top and wear it underneath a shirt or tank (or just wear it like normal). They're pretty effective. There are also sauna jackets and pants, but I haven't tried them. They'd likely be harder to wear during a workout and not get in the way.

Please don’t suggest wearing those sauna type clothing for workouts, losing a bunch of water weight is not a food idea. Fat loss is what he needs not water weight loss. As soon as he hydrates himself the water weight will return, which of course, is a good thing. Being dehydrated is not good.

Not to mention if you CANNOT cool the body, you risk OVERHEATING it. NOT GOOD. Look up HEAT STROKE.

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kshama2001

HaniKhateeb wrote: »

Hi all
What am writing here sounds strange, but it is true?
I burn my a** in the gym but I do not sweat like my friends.
I mean we train with same workouts, their shirts became like a wet towel while I nearly have small drops on my forehead and my short is dry!

Is this normal? Especially, am facing difficulty with burning stubborn fat, is this may be the reason for slow metabolism?
How to increase my sweat system?

I'm curious if you are like me - I can work very hard in a well air conditioned gym and barely sweat, but if I am outside on a hot day have no problems sweating.

Speakeasy76

I read a long time ago that the fitter you are, the less you'll sweat during your workouts.

I also think it has to do with genetics and our own internal body temperature. I often run "cold" and don't sweat a lot.

cwolfman13

I don't sweat much in the weight room...I sweat a ton on my bike.

thehumanpickle

I only ever sweat when I wear my little water-weight trimming waist thing while working out. And I'm sure that's just cause it gets hot under there.

I don't really sweat at all unless it's just, hot. Like if it's summer and I'm outside on my bike, I'll sweat a little. But in a cool gym? Not so much. I only ever get some lovely ...chest area sweat, and for some reason my upper lip will sweat. But otherwise, that's it. Meanwhile, my husband will be absolutely DRIPPING, like I have to towel him off to kiss him, from the same workout.

AnnPT77

Speakeasy76 wrote: »

I read a long time ago that the fitter you are, the less you'll sweat during your workouts.

I also think it has to do with genetics and our own internal body temperature. I often run "cold" and don't sweat a lot.

I vote genetics, mostly.

My n=1 is that I sweated apallingly when obese and unfit, obese and pretty fit, and thin and pretty fit: Neither fitness nor fatness seem to make much difference, I sweat buckets regardless.

I row in a double (two person sculling shell) with another woman close to my age. We've both been doing this activity frequently for a long time. She works hard, I work hard. Our fitness level is probably fairly similar. Routinely, when the weather's even remotely warm, I get back to the dock soaked in sweat pretty much all over. Most times, she might at most have a small trickle of sweat on her chest. (Or so she tells me - I can't see her chest, but I can see the rest of her: My t-shirt, hair, etc., are soaked. She is not.) If it's hot enough for her to sweat more than that, one of us might comment on it, because it's so rare to see. 🤷‍♀️

Bodies are weird.

RunsWithBees

Sweat is not an indication that you are burning fat, it’s just your body’s attempt to regulate temperature. You are burning fat even while you are asleep, probably even more than when you are working out. It’s not “slow metabolism”, eating less is what’s required for weightloss, count calories as accurately as possible, eat at a deficit and you will lose weight.

age_is_just_a_number

Totally normal. I’m a major sweater. You are not. It is just the way it is.