I probably will. But the thing is, I wasn't ever tired before I started lifting. I seem to have gained some muscle in the past month, and thus my testosterone should be higher than it was before...
Weight lifting and being tired all the time
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I probably will. But the thing is, I wasn't ever tired before I started lifting. I seem to have gained some muscle in the past month, and thus my testosterone should be higher than it was before...
leftyjace
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What are your goals? Are you trying to gain muscle mass? Are you going for strength gains? It looks like it, might be, given your 3K caloric intake. If so... maybe quit the cardio for a while and just focus on lifting. I don't know how old you are but that height and weight are pretty much normal.
Another thing to look at is your macro mix. At your weight, 50% Carbs / 30% Protein / 20% Fat is never a mistake, and if you're trying to put on muscle mass, 50% Carbs / 35% Protein / 15% Fat is not a bad way to go, although probably overkill. You want to have 1g of protein for every pound of body weight if trying to put on muscle, and at 3K a day, 30% protein is over that for you.
It also wouldn't hurt to take a B supplement in addition to your normal multi-vitamin. And flaxseed is great, but Vitamin C and Vitamin E are also very vital for muscle recovery, and C is also big for energy levels. B and C are both water soluble, so you don't need to worry about taking too much, you'll just pee out the rest.
Another thing to look at is your macro mix. At your weight, 50% Carbs / 30% Protein / 20% Fat is never a mistake, and if you're trying to put on muscle mass, 50% Carbs / 35% Protein / 15% Fat is not a bad way to go, although probably overkill. You want to have 1g of protein for every pound of body weight if trying to put on muscle, and at 3K a day, 30% protein is over that for you.
It also wouldn't hurt to take a B supplement in addition to your normal multi-vitamin. And flaxseed is great, but Vitamin C and Vitamin E are also very vital for muscle recovery, and C is also big for energy levels. B and C are both water soluble, so you don't need to worry about taking too much, you'll just pee out the rest.
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Iron. Get the blood test. Either you are like girly-man Wells or you may be anemic, which would cause the same thing. If you are using a lot of supplements and not supplementing iron it is a good possibility you are not getting a full nutrition profile, and iron is easy to miss with a supplement based diet.
leftyjace
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Other questions:
1. Are you staying away from sugars / starches?
2. If so, is that a new thing?
3. Have you made any other dietary changes that coincide with beginning your weight training?
4. How old are you?
5. Are you male or female? (I honestly don't know)
6. What is your activity level during the day (laborer vs. desk worker)?
1. Are you staying away from sugars / starches?
2. If so, is that a new thing?
3. Have you made any other dietary changes that coincide with beginning your weight training?
4. How old are you?
5. Are you male or female? (I honestly don't know)
6. What is your activity level during the day (laborer vs. desk worker)?
Nope. I eat plenty of sugar and starch.
I started taking a multivitamin and significantly increased my protein intake.
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Male.
Moderate activity. On my feet a lot. Some walking around.
DutchJazzer
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weightlifting sucks.
it has no real world aplicable strength.
weight lifting is for *******
leftyjace
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Hmmmmm. It might be worth it to reduce your sugars. Maybe try to eat more fruit instead of sugary stuff. Starches are... less optimal, but definitely not as bad as outright sugars. You wouldn't think eating less sugar or even cutting it out as much as possible would help your energy levels, but it certainly can. It just takes a week or two for your body to adjust (as if you weren't tired enough already) but it's definitely worth it if you're trying hard to stick to a fitness regime.
So what % of your caloric intake do you think is protein?
And do you happen to know your BF% right now?
Hmmmmmmmm. Well, your RMR is probably in the neighborhood of 2100-2200 calories, so at a relatively minimal level of exertion, you probably need around 2600-2700. If you're on your feet a lot with moderate activity that goes up significantly.
I'd be curious to know if you knew your BF% before starting to lift, and your BF% after.
I'd also be curious to know if you tried to keep the same caloric levels, but just changed to have more of them be protein. What was your caloric intake like before starting to lift?
What would be a real world application in your book? Finding a job as a ninja assassin? Making money at a local underground fighting club? Dramatically breaking a table in half in the middle of a heated argument?
I'm doing it because it's part of being athletic and healthy, with the added advantage of looking good.
I'd say an average of 150g of protein. So 600 calories out of around 3000. So 20%. I should probably up that?
I don't know what my BF% is currently. But 2 months before I started lifting, it was at 21%. I lost a few pounds of fat since then. I'd guess around 19%.
My caloric intake before lifting was around 2600.
♪alt13
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This is unlikely but I will throw it out anyway. If you drink too much water you can overhydrate yourself. I did this once and it felt very similar to being stoned. My best guess though is a sugar imbalance I would take ECTYAs advice and get a blood test.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
Duck Rodgers
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One supplement you might want to tinker with is D-Ribose. I've known a lot of people that have been boosted from that. One of the reasons I switched to just pushups and situps(the other because I was getting injured a decent amount) was I started feeling so much more energy after I got a good routine down than when I was weightlifting. It was pretty shocking. And my body looks much better now too. Some people hate pushups, but I swear by them.
DutchJazzer
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how the **** is it healthy if you are feeling tired.
weight training ussually is not healthy because people keep overdoing it. destroy their body
sure it looks good ripped and ****. but weak and slow as ****.
dont get me started on all those proteins and crap people eat with weight training.
do swimming, runninh, biking, field/team sport/ martial arts ad a little gym(the right weightlifting) to that. mix it up. dont overdo one thing just keep mixing it up. trust me that is healthier.