Loaded Carries, CNS Fatigue, and Recovery

[LeoTC]

So hit it hard on no sleep. Didn't eat beforehand either as I hate training with food in my stomach.

Finished with carries that legit resulted in collapsing after each round.

I could tell in the moment that it was too much and that I needed to back off. I did the last round and got through it. Cause that's just how I roll.

But now I'm sitting at home, my arms are still shaking, and Ive got that crazy cold feeling. Not like I'm cold because of exposure of anything, more like a mild form of shock.

I've dealt with it on and off at times. Usually it's not an issue until I go stupid heavy though.

Then I wind up in this position and rocking rocking the Yoke flu for a couple days.

So question is, anyone found a way to get around or minimize this?

It's not something that's gonna shut me down or anything. But Working an active recovery routine doesn't really do much for CNS fatigue. With two weeks left in my training block, I'd prefer to avoid an unplanned deload going into next week.

 

[Worf]

So hit it hard on no sleep. Didn't eat beforehand either as I hate training with food in my stomach.

Finished with carries that legit resulted in collapsing after each round.

I could tell in the moment that it was too much and that I needed to back off. I did the last round and got through it. Cause that's just how I roll.

But now I'm sitting at home, my arms are still shaking, and Ive got that crazy cold feeling. Not like I'm cold because of exposure of anything, more like a mild form of shock.

I've dealt with it on and off at times. Usually it's not an issue until I go stupid heavy though.

Then I wind up in this position and rocking rocking the Yoke flu for a couple days.

So question is, anyone found a way to get around or minimize this?

It's not something that's gonna shut me down or anything. But Working an active recovery routine doesn't really do much for CNS fatigue. With two weeks left in my training block, I'd prefer to avoid an unplanned deload going into next week.

Only time Ive had the cold shaky feeling was from working out and not eating before/after. Id eat a stack of pancakes and half a dozen eggs before a work out like that. If I puke, fuck it, those exercises get done outside at my gym anyway.

The cns/pns fatigue is something that I still haven’t been able to overcome without taking a few days off from the gym. Even 10 hours of sleep isn’t enough for me to recover when I hit the workout burn out.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Honestly training without eating first is unfathomable to me. I can barely function with everyday life stuff without food. My work schedule is unpredictable at times and yesterday I got off right at meal time and had to smash 1200 calories on the way to the gym. I prefer to let my food settle an hour to an hour and a half, but it is what it is.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

You're probably just gonna have to rest a day or two. I wouldn't think you'd need a total deload just from that.

 

[WeMadeItToAndromeda]

So hit it hard on no sleep. Didn't eat beforehand either as I hate training with food in my stomach.

Finished with carries that legit resulted in collapsing after each round.

I could tell in the moment that it was too much and that I needed to back off. I did the last round and got through it. Cause that's just how I roll.

But now I'm sitting at home, my arms are still shaking, and Ive got that crazy cold feeling. Not like I'm cold because of exposure of anything, more like a mild form of shock.

I've dealt with it on and off at times. Usually it's not an issue until I go stupid heavy though.

Then I wind up in this position and rocking rocking the Yoke flu for a couple days.

So question is, anyone found a way to get around or minimize this?

It's not something that's gonna shut me down or anything. But Working an active recovery routine doesn't really do much for CNS fatigue. With two weeks left in my training block, I'd prefer to avoid an unplanned deload going into next week.

No sleep will definitely contribute to CNS fatigue in my experience.

To be honest though, I haven't found a remedy for this other than letting my body adapt to the heavier weights over time. If I jump up too quickly in weight, it will typically happen rather than working my way up to it.

Heavy ass deadlifts, heavy yokes and farmers will generally fuck me if I make a big jump and dont work up to it. It doesn't happen as often on deadlift anymore as it's too hard to make big jumps in weight anymore on it. I'm just grinding out a few more pounds at a time.

 

[WeMadeItToAndromeda]

Honestly training without eating first is unfathomable to me. I can barely function with everyday life stuff without food. My work schedule is unpredictable at times and yesterday I got off right at meal time and had to smash 1200 calories on the way to the gym. I prefer to let my food settle an hour to an hour and a half, but it is what it is.

I'm the same way, I like to eat an hour or two before the gym but I'll shovel food in if I'm in a hurry. It gives me a nice boost in the gym and I feel like I cant live without it. I feel like absolute garbage if I don't head beforehand.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I'm the same way, I like to eat an hour or two before the gym but I'll shovel food in if I'm in a hurry. It gives me a nice boost in the gym and I feel like I cant live without it. I feel like absolute garbage if I don't head beforehand.

I tried fasted cardio a couple times and it gave me a splitting headache for the rest of the day. Never actually tried training without food first.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Oh wow, I just realized the original post was from February lol.

 

[WeMadeItToAndromeda]

Oh wow, I just realized the original post was from February lol.

Oh shit, I just looked and saw the same thing haha.

 

[TideGear]

So hit it hard on no sleep. Didn't eat beforehand either as I hate training with food in my stomach.

Finished with carries that legit resulted in collapsing after each round.

I could tell in the moment that it was too much and that I needed to back off. I did the last round and got through it. Cause that's just how I roll.

But now I'm sitting at home, my arms are still shaking, and Ive got that crazy cold feeling. Not like I'm cold because of exposure of anything, more like a mild form of shock.

I've dealt with it on and off at times. Usually it's not an issue until I go stupid heavy though.

Then I wind up in this position and rocking rocking the Yoke flu for a couple days.

So question is, anyone found a way to get around or minimize this?

It's not something that's gonna shut me down or anything. But Working an active recovery routine doesn't really do much for CNS fatigue. With two weeks left in my training block, I'd prefer to avoid an unplanned deload going into next week.

Would choline or one of the nootropics help with this? Just throwing something out there.

 

[TrouDuQ]

If I eat before working out I puck for sure and get rt extremely tired! However I eat 1 to 2 bananas, 1 scoop of whey some coffee and bring some mixture of juice/bcaa/salt with me.

 

[Worf]

Honestly training without eating first is unfathomable to me. I can barely function with everyday life stuff without food. My work schedule is unpredictable at times and yesterday I got off right at meal time and had to smash 1200 calories on the way to the gym. I prefer to let my food settle an hour to an hour and a half, but it is what it is.

I dont even like going to lift until later in the day when Ive got 4+ meals down. Ive tried doing AM work outs when my schedule was fucked up, A shake mixed with oatmeal something quick. Even thats a hinderance for PL'ing training let alone Strongman

 

[Btcowboy]

I dont even like going to lift until later in the day when Ive got 4+ meals down. Ive tried doing AM work outs when my schedule was fucked up, A shake mixed with oatmeal something quick. Even thats a hinderance for PL'ing training let alone Strongman

My last job I worked out after work and had 4 meals in before hand and ya I prefer that. Now though with my new job I am up at 330am have a coffee, steak, yams, get my pre,intra and post shakes ready and off to the gym by 430am. Took a bit of getting used to it but it's ok now. Could never work out fasted

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I dont even like going to lift until later in the day when Ive got 4+ meals down. Ive tried doing AM work outs when my schedule was fucked up, A shake mixed with oatmeal something quick. Even thats a hinderance for PL'ing training let alone Strongman

I work out at 9am on Saturday and Sunday. Through the week it varies depending on when I get off work. I do feel better in the afternoon after getting more meals down and being up awhile. On the weekends I like getting done early and meets start around 9am anyway, so it's good to be used to working out at that time. I get up around 6:30-7:00am and eat a big breakfast and wait a bit before going

 

[Ohiopower]

I eat an hour before a Max Effort or Dynamic training session every time. Sometimes I do GPP (sled drags) fasted for 12 hours just to mix it up. Right after I do a BSN syntha 6 Edge shake. I like a shake intra workout too. Some of my sessions go 1 hour then 45 min break then 1 to 1.5 hours. I use BCA at beginning and during first session, make up a shake at break start to drink it and finish it into second session. I also take ZMA and Alpha Lypthotic Acid at beginning.