having to poop during cardio

[mdd]

what do you do? such a tough decision

stop and let it go?

hold it and suffer??

seems to only get worse as time goes on though

 

[The Red Dragon]

Never had that happen but it must be uncomfortable with all that sweat and high heart rate/stress hormones

 

[Mr. Black]

what do you do? such a tough decision

stop and let it go?

hold it and suffer??

seems to only get worse as time goes on though

Don't stop...just go man

 

[mccrazy]

If you are on the treadmill go take that dump you know you want to drop. It won't kill you.

 

[callthedoctor]

Crazy post....lol.

I'm always afraid that I'll come back and all the GOOD machines will be taken....

 

[cyrex]

That is why you should leave a towel or waterbottle on the machine, if the cardio area is big enough no one will notice how long it's unoccupied.

 

[Griz1]

Just let it fall to the treadmill, or into the eliptical. It'll all just break up and dissipate then you don't have to stop.

Hell as long as you wipe the machine down after you're done, who'd complain?

 

[SPORT SCIENTIST]

Marathon runners wear diapers, they just let it go. Not suggesting you do this. Seriously, it sounds like your stomach muscle are contracting too much. This could be through anxiety, in which case an easy remedy would be to take the amino acid theanine , or a cup of green tea, before exercise as it contains theanine, responsible for creating alpha waves in the brain (the type that assist concentration and are produced in athletes before a big competition). The theanine content is the reason why you feel relaxed despite the cafeine content of the green tea.
What intensity are you running at? This could have a bearing on your problem.
At higher intensities, the blood is diverted from the parts of the body where it is least needed- for some muscles around the stomach will be starved of blood (which assist the contractions that make you need the toilet), however muscular contractions in that region might increase under such a protocol with sme people and the reverse might be true . Perhaps the solution might be to see whether upping or lowering the intensity might have the desired effect.
Saying that, make sure you schedule your "pit stops" befor the workout.