Tired After Exercise

OMG! I am sooo like that. I'm thinking,"Where is all mt energy because I have none!" All I want to do after a hard workout is sleep. I work the overnight shift, and to help me sleep during the day, I will do a hard workout. After that and a shower, I can sleep like a baby lol

I don't know a lot of people that do a decent workout with burning lots of fuel and energy and are NOT tired after. I have more energy in the morning and when I have rest days, but never right after I work out.

I was like that until my doctor told me to ease off a little. Now I don't know all of the explaination behind it but exercising to exhaustion (going home and imediatly needing a nap) can slow down your recovery slow your progress. Her comment was to stop and do my cool down/stretch when I start to feel like I'm slowing down. I've only just started trying this so we'll see if its a bunch of bull or not.

I used to do a big workout like a long hike or a mountain bike ride and then I was wiped out for the day. Now, I do it and I have plenty of energy to burn. It took almost a year of working out before it changed. Your body is just adjusting. It won't always be like that. The key is to do regular exercise, 3-5 days a week!! But it's normal to be tired afterwards. You should be feeling the extra energy later in the day or the next day.

When I first started working out I'd feel exhausted and have a headache after. It wasn't fun. 3 months later now I actually feel great after I work out. Still tired, but also refreshed, like my insides just had a bath.

When I do hard workouts or HIIT, I feel pretty wiped out. A lot of times after a weight training session, I have to sit down and read the newspaper at the gym because I dont feel like walking to the car lol. Same with HIIT, I normally spend a long time stretching to rest. But that's my muscles being exhausted. Mentally, not usually. I get tired after big meals though.

For the first while after you've just begun exercising again it will be like that. Your muscles are weak and aren't used to the amount of movement you're putting them through. After the first week or two though it should get easier and easier until it actually starts to feel good. Also make sure you're eating enough calories every day, and especially so on days when you work out. Your body needs fuel to burn and if you aren't eating enough you'll get exhausted.

I have been doing the Insanity workout and was telling my husband just last week how sleepy it made me. He said well if it didn't make you tired it isn't much of a workout. I tried to explain that about half way through I would get so sleep that I could stop and curl up on the shop floor and sleep through the night. I thought it was because I wasn't eating enough to fuel my body for that intense of a workout, so I increased my calories and it has helped some. But tonight I had to take a nap before I could do my workout, but I ate pretty crappy today so that could have something to do with it. I am so new to all of this that I am learning everything by trial and error. Thanks for posting this I was beginning to think that I was the only one that was having this problem.

Sleepy tired? It means you're not getting enough carbs.

It's not true for everyone, it depends on when you exercise, how long/often, how many calories you've had, how long you've been up, how often you work out, and how intense the workout was.

Generally, the more you work out, the more likely you will start building up natural energy. If our bodies are not used to working out, or they are TOO used to a certain type of workout, they will not get the adrenaline rush that others do. Either give yourself time if it hasn't been that long, or try different variety to your routine- maybe even add some supplements or try different ones if you already have some.

Or.. just work out closer to bed time? I used to get a buzz after working out when I was in my teens, now I am more prone to be tired. Bodies can be fussy.

Make sure you are fueling properly RIGHT AFTER (15-30 mins) your workout. Some easily digestable protein and a complex carb. Like deli turkey and some sweet potato...or something like that. Little to no fat. You need the protein and carbs to start recovery right away.