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Do sore abs affect your appetite?

jardane1
jardane1 Posts: 58 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I had a hard ab workout on Monday and ever since my abs have been sore. I have also not been very hungry at the same time even when one day I did not have breakfast. Is this normal that sore abs will affect your appetite?

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  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    I don't get DOMS type sore abs very often, but I do find after a good lifting session my abs feel 'tight'.

    As I lift late afternoon I generally enjoy a smaller meal that night, but have a very late night extra supper (2nd half of my dinner), or a larger meal the next day once I have relaxed.

    Cheers, h.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    jardane1 wrote: »
    I had a hard ab workout on Monday and ever since my abs have been sore. I have also not been very hungry at the same time even when one day I did not have breakfast. Is this normal that sore abs will affect your appetite?

    not for me.
  • owen1826
    owen1826 Posts: 53 Member
    Yes, when I first started doing insanity my abs were sore and my appetite was reduced. Like my stomach was too tired to expand for food? Lol
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    Yup. When I've done core work after slacking for a while, it's a *deep* stomach ache. I've never noticed it affecting my appetite, but it's definitely hurt.
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    Rocknut53 wrote: »
    I don't know, but if that's the case I need to do some serious ab work.

    Me too :D
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    Ever the contrarian, I experience exactly the opposite. If my abs are sore, it is from a hard workout and a hard workout makes me hungry. I don't tend to eat a lot of bulk; I lost my weight by eating less of things I like which are mostly somewhat calorie dense. So my stomach doesn't need room to expand for me to eat too much. When I am hungry from a hard workout, it is usually especially calorie dense foods that I crave.
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