I think that you work out way too much! You must be taking supplements that allow quick recovery to be able to work out that much. > Mary Craddock wrote: > > wanted to report a problem and see if anyone has any advice for me- > > worked out with weights Friday, upper body (do this 3 x wk Mon, Wed, Fri) > For the first time since I started weight training 6 months ago I had kind > of > an energy collapse. I completed my first set of overhead press and could > not > finish my next two sets. It felt like I was lifting twice as much weight > as I > actually was. I did complete the whole workout but it was limited in reps > and > sets. The next day I was sore. Should not have been. > > That day I did eat a little less than usual before the workout (worked out > at > 4:00 pm) > and did not eat as much protein. I ate half an apple at lunch (with other > food-meat)which is a new item added to my diet as of late. I eat mainly > meat > and do take supplements. After the workout I felt weak and slightly > nauseous. > > I eat, generally, a low carb diet, less than 40 grams carb per day. > I lift weights fairly intensely on the 3 upper body days. On Tues and > Thurs I > do lower body workout. All five days I train my abdomen. I work out on > weekends sometimes but not always. > > I figured I ran out of glycogen and my muscles just couldn't perform. > What do you think? > > ------------------------------ > > End of PALEOFOOD Digest - 14 May 2000 to 15 May 2000 (#2000-276) > ****************************************************************