Some days I can sprint around the block twice without feeling tired, and some days I can't even keep up a constant jog around one block without having aching muscles and a pounding heart. Does anyone notice this/know why this is? Because if there are certain things that make you do better I want to be doing those things before training or during a game.
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sometimes performance is good, sometimes not
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Some days I can sprint around the block twice without feeling tired, and some days I can't even keep up a constant jog around one block without having aching muscles and a pounding heart. Does anyone notice this/know why this is? Because if there are certain things that make you do better I want to be doing those things before training or during a game.
That's typical of me too. But, I can't explain it.
Not enough information there my friend. What is your sport, what type of training are you doing, how often etc etc
this is an interesting test.
for a long time, I have had a mentality of "I just want to be able to pick up and run ten miles on any given day."
BUT with training for differeing types of performance that changes.
Being ablt to sprint around the block on the drop of a dime, requires more than a good diet. It requires cardio and vascular resilence, and the mentality to handle the discomfort.
just a few thoughts from an athlete who prides being able to perform on the drop of a dime.
FF
for a long time, I have had a mentality of "I just want to be able to pick up and run ten miles on any given day."
BUT with training for differeing types of performance that changes.
Being ablt to sprint around the block on the drop of a dime, requires more than a good diet. It requires cardio and vascular resilence, and the mentality to handle the discomfort.
just a few thoughts from an athlete who prides being able to perform on the drop of a dime.
FF
What do you eat before your good workouts and what do you eat before your disappointing workouts? How soon after you eat do you do these runs? Maybe you eat the same thing and the same amount of time before your good and bad runs, and food isn't making the difference. But if your workout performance can possibly be traced to differences in when and what you eat beforehand, you should investigate that. I'm also assuming this is not weather related, right? Of course, when the weather isn't just right, it's harder to run as fast, but I imagine these variances in your performance are not related to weather. Even aside from food or weather differences, I had unexplainable differences in my performance from one day to the next back when I was on track over ten years ago, and I still do. I imagine everyone, no matter the level of speed and endurance, has days that are unexplainably fast or slow. That being said, since you want consistency, I'd say investigate by asking these questions and tracking your answers to look for patterns:
What do I eat before my good (bad) runs, and how soon before my run do I eat that meal?
What am I eating for meals within the 24 hours before my good (bad) runs?
What are the weather conditions like during my good (bad) runs? (Keep track of things in addition to temperature like dew point, wind, and cloud cover.)
How did I sleep the night before my good (bad) run?
Does feeling psyched/happy/angry/apathetic before and during the run affect my performance?
When I have a good (bad) run, how was my run the day before? Was it good or bad? Was it the same distance as my normal run? When was the last time I ran before my good (bad) run today?
Basically, I recommend journaling your running performance and looking for patterns that can lead you to say that good runs happen when A and B are true and that bad runs happen when X and Y are true.
Also, assuming you run the same route and distance each day, you should consider timing yourself with a stopwatch if you don't already. Sometimes you might feel slow and like the run is kicking your butt, but in reality you are just driving yourself harder than usual and are actually going faster than you think. And sometimes you might feel fast but in reality you're having an easy time of it because your body feels like it's going faster than it really is. Maybe it isn't that way for you, but I know I sometimes feel fast when I'm going slow or vice versa.
What do I eat before my good (bad) runs, and how soon before my run do I eat that meal?
What am I eating for meals within the 24 hours before my good (bad) runs?
What are the weather conditions like during my good (bad) runs? (Keep track of things in addition to temperature like dew point, wind, and cloud cover.)
How did I sleep the night before my good (bad) run?
Does feeling psyched/happy/angry/apathetic before and during the run affect my performance?
When I have a good (bad) run, how was my run the day before? Was it good or bad? Was it the same distance as my normal run? When was the last time I ran before my good (bad) run today?
Basically, I recommend journaling your running performance and looking for patterns that can lead you to say that good runs happen when A and B are true and that bad runs happen when X and Y are true.
Also, assuming you run the same route and distance each day, you should consider timing yourself with a stopwatch if you don't already. Sometimes you might feel slow and like the run is kicking your butt, but in reality you are just driving yourself harder than usual and are actually going faster than you think. And sometimes you might feel fast but in reality you're having an easy time of it because your body feels like it's going faster than it really is. Maybe it isn't that way for you, but I know I sometimes feel fast when I'm going slow or vice versa.
Some days I can sprint around the block twice without feeling tired, and some days I can't even keep up a constant jog around one block without having aching muscles and a pounding heart. Does anyone notice this/know why this is? Because if there are certain things that make you do better I want to be doing those things before training or during a game.
Some days we feel like the Incredible Hulk and can rip cast iron plates a part, smile, and pick up one of the pieces and have it for a snack. Other days we feel like Pee Wee Herman, and couldn't lift a feather without back strain or getting a heart attack.
One can attempt to combat fatigue through diet manipulation and manipulating training around what one is doing with diet. IMO, there 'should' be some simularities in training when cutting/bulking, its just possible the sets, intensity, and volume, may be slightly different (as an example).
Deficit diet means a deprivation of energy. One is going to FEEL this in one form or another. Just common sense. Some can find certain (exercise activities) within this evironment (with things considered equal) that tends to have the body react more favorable in the energy arena. With me I learned it was cardio (upright bike), on a adequate progressive scale along with properly positioned training.
One can attempt to combat fatigue with knowing which exercises sap strength the most, and adjustments UP in calories (while still leaving a deficit) can be a benefit: Or a staggering calorie intake. Therefore, I do believe one should adjust (per day according to activities for that particular day) calories to compensate to improve energy, in a energy lacking environment.
At least with me, on days I do deads and squats, I tend to eat a bit more because of the brute power these lifts sap out of ya. Logically more "deep" energy is being expended.....dependent....on how these are being performed (sets, lifting heavy or light, etc).
Again speaking for me, I remember when I first started them, they just killed me energy wise within a deficit environment, and this could carry all day and into the recovery days.
Logically I just looked at like this: Potential for sapped strength (from extreme power lifts, "dependent on" fequency of training, sets, intensity, and volume) + Deficit in calories = even less energy and recovery, when suboptimal energy is there to begin with (with diet).
So, one examines, and tries to adapt and overcome with logic and education.
Now, this isnt saying that sapped strength is "necessarily" bad. This depends. Sapping ones strength (and allowing body time to recover) can allow the body to renew and become stronger. However, deficit diet and less then optimal recovery time = less energy and improvement (or can be)
A. Lifting too heavy in deficit? Lifting heavy can be good, but this depends on the person.
B. Too many sets, frequency of training, and volume in deficit?
C. Carb ratio up to snuff while in deficit?
Deficient in carbs + additionally deficient in calories = DUAL FORCE to increase fatigue.
Especially if protein and fats are in the equation and not up to snuff, because of poor eating habits.
Hypothetically, we could have everything right in diet and training, and still feel like crap in the energy area. Sometimes there isnt an explaination (necessarily). Sometimes (like one's mind), the body would like no better than to sit on the couch and munch chips, and would be happier than a clown in a circus. This is where the power of the mind kicks in.........to get the body off the couch.
Sometimes when energy (seems low), just getting to the gym and pouncing on the weights, cardio, or whatever...ignites the energy.
Sometimes its just the body sticken' it to you in the @ss department and lying flat out and playing a mind game........
But WHO plays this mind game......baby? WHO is in charge?
May be suprised.
I define who I am. No one else. So stand up, and stick the body in the @ss, instead of it sticking your @ss on the couch.
Just some quick thoughts not exhaustive.
Best regards,
Chillen
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thanks for all the reply's (except the bath salt add...lol why would you want to put salt in your bathwater anyway...)
My sport is soccer but I'm not training for the sake of soccer...rather soccer is for the sake of excersize. I'll try the stopwatch thing I haven't really been timing myself.
I think you have the right idea with the diet. i think it has alot to do with whether I've eaten anything within the past 3 hours. I don't mean a little stitch in the side I mean how fast my heartrate goes up and muscles tire. Diet is generally heavy on vegetables and I'm used to eating big portions of whatever is in front of me, so maybe I'm just feeling a bit sapped from digesting all of it? I usually have four big meals a day so I've just been trying to get my excersize in an hour before each meal to avoid mixing food and training as much as possible.
My sport is soccer but I'm not training for the sake of soccer...rather soccer is for the sake of excersize. I'll try the stopwatch thing I haven't really been timing myself.
I think you have the right idea with the diet. i think it has alot to do with whether I've eaten anything within the past 3 hours. I don't mean a little stitch in the side I mean how fast my heartrate goes up and muscles tire. Diet is generally heavy on vegetables and I'm used to eating big portions of whatever is in front of me, so maybe I'm just feeling a bit sapped from digesting all of it? I usually have four big meals a day so I've just been trying to get my excersize in an hour before each meal to avoid mixing food and training as much as possible.
last night I ate dinner- whole wheat chips with salsa, veggie enchiladas, light sour cream, and gobs of hot sauce, short glass of fat free milk.
I ran 2.7 miles at a 7:50 pace within 30 minutes of that meal. BUT- mentally I felt really slow. I also ran the 2.7 back at a trot, and then ran a couple more miles with my family.
I didn't get a dinner burp until the last lil bit or so.
Actually my "pace run" time impressed me enougth that i ate two double chocolate brownies to celebrate! hahahaha
Anyhow- depending on what you are eating will make a big difference (maybe).
I just wanted to chime n that I eat and run and stuff all the time. Probably because I am like you- I eat all he time, and I am working out multiple times in a day.
FF
I ran 2.7 miles at a 7:50 pace within 30 minutes of that meal. BUT- mentally I felt really slow. I also ran the 2.7 back at a trot, and then ran a couple more miles with my family.
I didn't get a dinner burp until the last lil bit or so.
Actually my "pace run" time impressed me enougth that i ate two double chocolate brownies to celebrate! hahahaha
Anyhow- depending on what you are eating will make a big difference (maybe).
I just wanted to chime n that I eat and run and stuff all the time. Probably because I am like you- I eat all he time, and I am working out multiple times in a day.
FF
Some days we have more energy or are more tired than others. In one of her exerrcise workouts, Karen Voight states that explicitely, that you hve to work with your body.