tiring out too fast during work outs

[fatkid]

I have been eating pretty well lately, and working out steadily for about 3 months. I have made pretty good gains in size, and fat loss. But I am tiring out too much during work outs. Like when I do chest, I will do flat bench, and when I do the next set, it will be so hard. It is like I have no endurance at all. Am I not getting enough carbs or something?


Also, I have hit a plateu with strength, any tips besides switching exercises?

Thanks

 

[diamonddiceclay]

could be lack of carbs-how many are you eating per day?

 

[_jaap_]

could also be lack of cardio vascular conditioning.
Or the lack of rest time between sets.
Or using to much weigth.
Or planning the pre workout meal to far away.
Or not sleeping enough.
Or ......

 

[The mann]

yep,if your carbs are too low then you won't be able to hit it hard or even get a pump in the gym.also if you feel like you are getting enough carbs you might want to do some type of cardio to give the the heart a workout,the weights will build your muscles but cardio will strenghen the heart........try it

 

[the nature boy]

what's your workout schedule like? Are you doing cardio too? When are you doing cardio? for how long? are you cutting?

 

[DrSuperSaint]

I would recommend eating more carbs before you work out and getting some sort of carb drink to consume while you workout because it sounds like you aren't getting enough during the day.

 

[Rémy!]

Have you looked into creatine ( + ATP = + energy) or getting a vitamin B complex?

 

[Enock]

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[DanielBishop]

Could be not enough carbs, fat OR protein.

But it might just be the way your body is. For example, I can bench a certain amount for say, 8 reps.... wait two minutes, same weight.... and I can only do 5 or 6.... two minutes later, same weight.... and I'm down to 2 or 3.

I dunno why it's like that. I wasn't sure if it was normal, but some guys on this board said some people just have different endurance than others.

As long as you're fatiguing the muscle, shouldn't matter how much you're lifting if your nutrition is right.

 

[fatkid]

I think it might not be enough carbs, because I am doing a shitload of cardio, because I have to get ready for my Rugby season. I try to eat a lot of them now, at first I was kinda dumb in my weight loss, I know carbs are important but I didn't eat a lot of them. I am taking creatine, but I have not taken B complex, what does that do? I am kinda new into the supplement thing, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Becuase of my class schedule I have to work out Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. But I run every day, and I have pretty good endurance running.

Also take into consideration that I have to eat dorm food, so my options are kidnda limited

Thank you for you help.

 

[georgie24]

TRY ADIPO KINETIX OR RED RAGE PRE WORKOUT. THEY WILL HAVE YOU MOVE MOUNTAINS AND RUN AROUND THEM NO PROBLEM

 

[the nature boy]

guys (and girls) doesn't it sound like he's over doing it a bit? He's hitting the wieghts 4 days a week and endurance running EVERY DAY!!! I'm no expert here but he's over training in my opinion.

 

[Rémy!]

The B vitamins/complex are just a combination of the 'energy' vitamins (the B's). They are ATP, energy, precursors and help with energy production.

 

[fatkid]

you might be right about the overtraining. I don't know why I didn't think about it, I am kinda new into the whole nutrition and working out thing. I was thinking about cutting the cardio a lot and trying to get as much strength as possible for a while, and then going and cutting down again.

Thanks for your input

 

[the nature boy]

alot of the people will tell you that you should either train for mass or cuts. It's hard to gain size and lose fat at the same time, sometimes fat gain goes hand in hand with gains in muscle. Keep looking around in the training board and you'll find some other opinions that may help you out. There is a lot of info there. Good luck.

 

[MR. BMJ]

It sounds like the problem is not so much a lack of carbs, but rather a poor choice of finding foods to consume for stable blood glucose levels. It sounds like you are utilizing the carbs in your meals too qucikly, thus making you a drop in blood sugar levels. Try consuming foods that have a lwer GI rating. Fiber, fat, and some protein will help with this problem. As for proteins, I don't recommend really slow digesting protein like meats, poultry and fish because they may effect your post-workout meals absorption. Something like oatmeal, and lowered GI carbs are a better choice. A little bit of healthy fats should help as well (flax, P.B. etc...). This would also be a good time to consume any fruit for the day because any fructose that is in these foods with have a low GI as well. Maybe something like an apple with oatmeal and some P.B. and whey would be a good choice. A protein drink with Flax, and an apple. Also I like to consume Low-carb bars like EAS Advant bars with a reduced calorie Yogurt and some peanuts.

MR. BMJ

 

[fatkid]

thanks a lot for you help.

 

[Love Bone]

Definitely overtraining. I go with one workout per week per body part. I know some go with two but one works best for me. Plenty of rest, at least seven hours per day. Diet may need reviewing. And you may be platueauing. Shock your body with mixing up the routine. The body likes a constant state. Sometimes you have to force it. Go heavier with less reps or change the exercises some.

 

[the nature boy]

Definitely overtraining. I go with one workout per week per body part. I know some go with two but one works best for me. Plenty of rest, at least seven hours per day. Diet may need reviewing. And you may be platueauing. Shock your body with mixing up the routine. The body likes a constant state. Sometimes you have to force it. Go heavier with less reps or change the exercises some.

plus he needs to stop running every day too. that's a killer.

 

[fatkid]

Yeah, I am now limiting myself to running only on the off days. I also figured that running everyday, even if I was not lifting, that I would get burned out after only a month or so. I think that I am going to do a bulking phase. Not really altering my diet a whole lot, but cutting out the cardio as much (still some though) in order to get my strength up. And when it gets closer to the season, I will start to "cut". But in reality just trying to get my endurance and speed back up.

Thanks a lot for you help.