looking/feeling larger after cardio?

cmcx3
cmcx3 Posts: 22
in Fitness and Exercise
whenever I'm at the gym, I always look in the mirror after my workout and I see myself as larger than I was before my workout. I look bloated/swollen. I also feel a little bigger, as well.
is this normal, somewhat? or am I just being stupidly hard on myself?

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  • Loftearmen
    Loftearmen Posts: 380
    whenever I'm at the gym, I always look in the mirror after my workout and I see myself as larger than I was before my workout. I look bloated/swollen. I also feel a little bigger, as well.
    is this normal, somewhat? or am I just being stupidly hard on myself?

    It's all in your head. You might have a pump which will make you look a little more muscular but it certainly won't make you look bloated or swollen. Having a pump looks good.
  • Cat_Lifts
    Cat_Lifts Posts: 174 Member
    Are you hydrating enough before/during/after your workout? It may very well be a little bit of water retention, as I get the same thing - my abdomen tends to swell up a little. I glug down water that night/after the workout, go to bed, next day it's all gone. :)
  • NakedLunchTime
    NakedLunchTime Posts: 559
    I'm not sure, It is always opposite for me! lol
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I think it's all in your head
  • Cat_Lifts
    Cat_Lifts Posts: 174 Member
    Alright, just because some other posters here may have not had this problem doesn't mean it's all in OP's head.

    http://www.weighttraining.com/faq/why-do-you-feel-bloated-after-a-cardio-workout
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Not a regular problem, but my stomach was so bloated when I left the gym tonight that I was surprised I wasn't offered a seat on the tube.

    Probably just water retention, TOM due in my case.
  • Loftearmen
    Loftearmen Posts: 380
    Alright, just because some other posters here may have not had this problem doesn't mean it's all in OP's head.

    http://www.weighttraining.com/faq/why-do-you-feel-bloated-after-a-cardio-workout

    No, the fact that you expel liquid and deplete glycogen stores during a cardio session what means it's all in the OP's head.

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