When you do a REALLY hard workout...

[sue320]

do you feel wiped out the rest of the day? I added more height to my step (just by 2", so now I'm at 6") and did all of the workout in "high impact". Now, I'm wiped out. Soooo tired. Maybe it was getting to bed so late (midnight), having dh grope me throughout the night in his sleep and the baby getting up at 4 a.m. Hmmm...maybe I'm just tired period. Anyway, I was just wondering. I know that I exceeded my 85% HR but still felt good. The workout wasn't any of the toughies that you guys talk about, just Step Heat but I have only been using 4" since I started Cathe (in April/May).

Thanks for the input.

Sue<><

 

[wutherhi]

I've had that happen, too--workout, then be wiped out for the rest of the day. I've never been able to find a pattern, but I'm sure there is one. It MUST have something to do with what I've eaten, how I've slept, something like that. And yes, I believe changing the step height makes a HUGE difference in the intensity of the workout.

Shari

 

[Aquajock]

Late nights and dh-gropes usually wipe me out far more than a really hard workout; in fact, after a really hard workout I'm usually jacked up for several hours. Problematic when it's an evening workout, but when it's an a.m. workout it's great. I don't have children so I can't speak to the Munchkin Rising issue, but that's gotta be a sleep-shredder as well.

I think you hit the nail on the head: it's probably more of a sleep issue than a post-workout exhaustion issue. That's my problem with keeping consistent with a Thursday evening workout: I'm so wired from my Wed. night workout, combined with a later meal time, that my sleep quality / quantity is really compromised, I'm a zombie all day Thurs., and I often (like last night) blow off the workout and go to Chili's for smoked cheese and veggie quesadillas.

A-jock

 

[hounddogs]

I agree about sleep deprivation being a big factor here. Plus I feel that when you up your step height you are adding a mental aspect that's wearing as well, which can add to your sense of fatigue in ways harder to measure than purely physical exhaustion. Congrats on your new step height, and get some rest!

--Ann