Post Workout Blues?
How do you feel after a CrossFit workout? Sure, immediately after the workout everyone is exhausted. But 5 minutes later, do you feel like Pumpkin Girl pictured above? Energized, excited, accomplished? Or do you feel like Wolverine? Dizzy, light-headed, sick to your stomach? If your nutrition consists primarily of fast food, processed foods, sugary items, non-perishables, and/or the type of stuff you would expect to find in Wolverine’s treat bag, or you make a habit out of skipping meals, not eating breakfast right after waking up, or going more than 4 hours without eating, you’re probably not making matters any better for yourself. Many people who eat poorly never realize how much it affects their performance because quite simply, they don’t perform. Walking from your desk to the copier several times during the day, or perhaps increasing to a quick jog as you cross the street, by no means constitutes performing. Even most workouts that people do, 20-30 minutes of cardio along with some resistance training, doesn’t really challenge the body, and thus, is ineffective for improving our health, fitness, and body composition. A CrossFit workout can appropriately challenge any fitness level, and will frequently have you performing at or near your capacity. By putting poor quality fuel into our bodies, we will severely limit the performance and longevity of these high performance machines.
Post to comments your thoughts. What’s the worst you’ve felt after a workout? Do you feel it was nutrition related or just a product of intensity?
**REMINDER** Due to CrossFit Sweat Shop hosting the 5K Plus, there will be only ONE regular class this Saturday morning. It will be held at 8:30am. NO 9:00am or 10:00am class will be held this Saturday.
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Thursday’s WOD:
As many rounds as possible in 18 minutes:
6 Dumbbell Burpee/Clean/Thruster
9 Pullups
12 KB Swings
I don’t have a specific WOD that I felt horrible after, but nutrition definitely plays a huge role. I didn’t really notice until I started trying to only eat “clean” food. Before, I just figured, this is crossfit and I just get dominated. Now, I still get dominated but I don’t feel like I have the flu after being in a car accident. This is domination from intensity instead of poor nutrition. I still have a few days were I don’t eat great and I definitely feel like wolverine after the WOD.
I would have to say that I felt the worse after the Stadium Workout in the affiliate cup qualifier back in June 2009. The workout was
30 Wallballs (20lbs/14lbs) each 10 ft wall, then all four athletes complete all four of:
Row 300m
30 Box jumps (24″)
30 KB swings (24kg/16kg)
30 DB Push press / Push jerk (40lbs/25lb)
Then 30 Deadlifts (225lbs/135lbs) each
I remember thinking right after that i wanted to hug my teammates in celebration that it was over but I also wanted to to collapse in a dark, quite corner and not talk to anyone. My ears were ringing and I was seeing stars. What’s not to love about crossfit?
I know that feeling Helen. Also, I think you probably did closer to 60 Wall Balls on that workout, seriously.