exercise and vomit

If I puke, I am DONE. Session over, DONE. People can say whatever they want about my post, puking and continuing is not heart, that is dumbassedness. I exercise just fine without bringing up past meals.

I am definitely no expert when it comes to the medical side of this question. However, my partner is a long time boxer and I commented to him about that very issue. I was working out a few days ago and felt very strongly that I was going to be sick, so I sat down for a few minutes taking deep breaths and got right back up. He told me in boxing that people often felt like that (and some did end up vomiting) but that it wasn't a very dangerous. He essentially said what the trainer on the biggest loser said, plus he added, usually that feeling is more on the mental side of things rather than the physical. He told me our brain makes it own limitations, aches, pains, etc. However, if you start to see black spots in front of your eyes, that a sign you might pass out, other than that, I think a little nausea never hurt anyone. Hope that helped a little

When I ran track I puked mid workout all the time. Would I do that now? **** no.

I puke if my blood sugar gets low. It doesn't happen that often, but I marathon trained this past summer and it did happen a couple times during long runs in intense humidity/heat.

I just learned to eat well a couple hours prior to strenuous exercise (giving enough time to digest) and also refuel with gels and such as I worked out.

I only continued my workouts post-vomit because I had to get back home!! If I were in a gym or at home, I most likely would have stopped.

Way to go pushing yourself to the limit and testing your boundaries! I don't think it is a good idea to push yourself that hard on a regular basis though!

what time do you workout and what do you eat beforehand? I have thrown up and kept going depending on those things it's a funny thing though the nausea. Do what feels right for you don't listen to what the guy on tv says listen to your body.

When I ran track I puked mid workout all the time. Would I do that now? **** no.

oh yea! All the time! .I used to puke before big races and after them too, but im sure some of that was mental

oh and that being said, yes i have ran til i puked since then....many times I felt fine, other than a weird feeling in my stomach and felt completely fine after that - no dizziness or spots or anything.....I dont think its good on a normal basis but if it just happens to you once or on rare occasions and you have no other issues, then its prob not a major problem, but might be best to try to avoid it in the future. Like someone else said, there are alot of other things that ould be going into that feeling though, including when and what you last ate, hydration, TOM for women, stress, mental state, etc

Had that this morning, stopped for a few minutes, went right back to it, and had no problems. I dont eat before my morning workout, and I think that's the reason I feel sick on the treadmill. But I do eat about 30min before I do my swimming, and I dont feel sick when I do that. And I swim hard and fast for 90 min which is a lot harder than my morning 60 min at level 5.6 on the treadmill. I dont know if my assumptions are correct, but maybe try something to eat 30min before???

I always continue my work out after "an episode" like that. I don't work out that hard everyday though so I don't see the harm.

Burn N Hurl!.....or is it Hurl N Burn?

In all the intense exercise I've done I think I've puked twice, both times a good hour after I had finished running. Both were heat related. Gatorade and water fixed the problem.

I guess if it ever happend while I was exersicing it would depend on what I was doing. In the gym, I'd probably stop. If I was on a trail or on a long run I probably wouldn't have a choice but to continue. If you push yourself to the limits you might get dizzy. You might puke too.

I don't think anyone makes puking and getting dizzy the goal of their workout. But if it happens, it happens. There is some satisfaction in knowing that you got right up against the limits of your body. Just understand if you puke you've lost a lot of additional fluids and if you plan on continuing it better not be for very long.

The idea of exercising til you puke is about as ridiculous as making yourself puke to lose weight (in fact, it sounds pretty darn similar) - if you are puking while you are exercising, something is off and you're not just at your limit, you're beyond it. It may make for great tv (so do car wrecks and murders), but the contestants on the Biggest Loser have medical help right there (which tells you something - if you need medics on site, whatever you're doing is probably not safe). Sorry, but puking while you're working out doesn't make you look cool or tough or super dedicated, it just makes you look like a fool... As for "athletes" doing it in practice, I just think about the news reports about kids dying during football practice or some other sport practice because of heat stroke or cardiac failure because they didn't listen to the warning signs their body was sending...

Unless someone is with you to keep an eye on you, I think you should stop. What if you pass out & you inhale some vomit? Maybe take a break, drink some water & try again later?

I don't know if it's a runner thing...but sounds like no big deal to me. If you're not excessively vomiting, dizzy, seeing spots, etc...and particularly if it passes quickly and you're working within your expected fitness limits, I wouldn't worry. It shouldn't happen every time, and certainly shouldn't be a goal, but sometimes we can't explain why it happens...exercise induced nausea is common. That being said...I'm assuming you were not pushing yourself too hard (sometimes when I watch the biggest loser, I want to say...if you need to hold on to the treadmill for dear life, you are definitely going too fast!!!) and that you were properly fed and hydrated. Honestly, I've been a runner for 20 years and I used to vomit during or after every race I ran. I'd get sick and then feel like a new woman (well, girl). I backed off a bit, and now I'm not puking, but I'm not running very fast, and, to be honest...that's part of the reason I'm on here...not pushing myself to my physical limits (coupled with eating like a 13 year old) has resulted in being flabby.

There are two schools of thought... Whether to workout till you vomit, or not!

Personally, working out till you vomit is your body telling you something is WRONG.

I've always wondered why a Personal Trainer would allow this.

Why not:
1) Work out sufficiently so it feels GREAT and you can work out again the next day. vs Workout out till your body rejects it and therfore doesn't want to do it again.
2) Work out and build upon each workout (periodization) in order to do more each sessions WITHOUT vomiting... vs Working out till you vomit each time which accomplishes what? It can't be more can it? YOur body has to repair - if you OVERTRAIN it is harder to recover. Vomiting after each workout is overtraining. Workout so you can walk away and want to do it again is efficient training.

Even for fighters. (*and boxers as a poster stated about their boyfriend) If they are working out till that point, what's the goal? To feel the pain? An athlete athlete should train smart. Feel the pain to the point they WON'T throw up, turn around with their hand in the air and get ready for the next round. If you are training to vomit every round, then expect it to happin in the ring or cage or whatever venue you are competing in.

This isn't good. Logically speaking... Giveing it everything you got in an event and raising your arms like a champion is how a champion should be. Not throwing up after the toughest fight of their lives! Because the guy who wins, is the guy who AINT throwing up when the bell rings.