Feel like vomiting after working out?

It is entirely possible that you're reacting badly to the artificial ingredients in the atkins bar. I understand the desire both for something sweet and something convenient, but possibly more whole foods would make you less ill.

I'm... dubious of incorporating what is essentially a candy bar into my diet, myself. Those bars in particular do give me terrible gas.

Being nauseated after working out is often caused by dehydration. Are you drinking enough water?

I only felt nauseated when I took a year off of working out and got back on the saddle. First workouts always made me feel this way.

marykator1 wrote: »

I've been told by a personal trainer that you know that you have worked out hard enough to feel like puking. Push your limits!

I've been training off and on my whole life, took up lifting 3 years ago, push myself hard, currently 6x per week, but never felt the need to do something stupid like this. If you are actually paying this trainer, fire him/her, invest in a decent heart rate monitor, and work on your heart rate zones. At least that's safer than getting to a point where you have to throw up.
OP: Try eating a light snack before workout. Maybe a piece of banana and some milk or fruit juice. Hydrate during your workout, and have the rest of the banana and maybe a protein shake or yogurt after. Personally, caffeine will upset my stomach after training (I already take a pre-workout supplement, that contains a ton of it), and I usually wait a bit before I have another coffee.

Happy training!

marykator1 wrote: »

I've been told by a personal trainer that you know that you have worked out hard enough to feel like puking. Push your limits!

um no.... The only time I felt like I was going to vomit is when I ate too much right before working out.

I am a high intensity girl and I go hard.... In cardio classes my heart rate stays between 165-199 with the average being 180 and I'm 38 which means according to the not so accurate MHR calculators my max heart rate is 172. I also go hard while lifting.

So if someone told me that I wasn't working hard enough because I wasn't vomiting I would laugh in their faces. That is so not true.

JaneiR36 wrote: »

singingflutelady wrote: »

marykator1 wrote: »

I've been told by a personal trainer that you know that you have worked out hard enough to feel like puking. Push your limits!

um no.... The only time I felt like I was going to vomit is when I ate too much right before working out.

I am a high intensity girl and I go hard.... In cardio classes my heart rate stays between 165-199 with the average being 180 and I'm 38 which means according to the not so accurate MHR calculators my max heart rate is 172. I also go hard while lifting.

So if someone told me that I wasn't working hard enough because I wasn't vomiting I would laugh in their faces. That is so not true.

Always thought that reaction was a bit more common when you're out of shape

While getting sick during or after a workout can happen more often to beginners, and might happen under special circumstances to everybody, there is nothing 'common' about it. NEVER EVER! Training should be hard enough to promote steady progress, but it should never make you miserable and sick. There is some trial and error in this, but it's a process, and a learning experience about how much the individual body can tolerate. Enjoy the journey.

Train safe!

cherylmurray83 wrote: »

Being nauseated after working out is often caused by dehydration. Are you drinking enough water?

Exactly what I thought. Try to have an extra cup or two of water before working out (so you're hydrated going into your workout) then sip at water during your cardio.

When I started taking some really tough exercise classes after being sedentary for months and months, I did have a few times where I had to stop and walk around because I felt like I was going to throw up (or pass out! or both!) - I didn't know what I was doing, so I had no idea what 'pushing myself' actually meant. I was exhausting myself before getting even halfway through the class. After a few classes I learned to pace myself so I wasn't on the verge of puking, then after awhile I built up some endurance so I was able to fully participate for the whole class without any nausea. It shouldn't be the goal every class/workout.

BUT, as to the OP, I would say maybe try a different snack combination? The caffeine or the atkins bar might be irritating your stomach, that seems different from the "oh man I've worked out SO HARD Imma puke!" kind of feeling that someone may have during a workout. Does it happen if you don't have a snack?

JaneiR36 wrote: »

h7463 wrote: »

JaneiR36 wrote: »

singingflutelady wrote: »

marykator1 wrote: »

I've been told by a personal trainer that you know that you have worked out hard enough to feel like puking. Push your limits!

um no.... The only time I felt like I was going to vomit is when I ate too much right before working out.

I am a high intensity girl and I go hard.... In cardio classes my heart rate stays between 165-199 with the average being 180 and I'm 38 which means according to the not so accurate MHR calculators my max heart rate is 172. I also go hard while lifting.

So if someone told me that I wasn't working hard enough because I wasn't vomiting I would laugh in their faces. That is so not true.

Always thought that reaction was a bit more common when you're out of shape

While getting sick during or after a workout can happen more often to beginners, and might happen under special circumstances to everybody, there is nothing 'common' about it. NEVER EVER! Training should be hard enough to promote steady progress, but it should never make you miserable and sick. There is some trial and error in this, but it's a process, and a learning experience about how much the individual body can tolerate. Enjoy the journey.

Train safe!

Uh yeah, "more often" "common" tomayto tomahto

In my opinion, it's not really the same. 'Common' in training is something that's generally expected, like muscle soreness after lifting.
Throwing up is an accident. Accidents happen 'more often' to beginners, because they don't know their bodies' response to exercise just yet, and might be unable to slow down in time to avoid it from happening.
Not trying to be picky here. Maybe this explains my post a bit better.

Drink more water