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[Cattypuss]

What the fuck is going on with my innards?!?!?!

SO I've been going to the gym for about 5 weeks now - and am now up to 4 times a week.

Every time I go now I do 10 mins on the bike and then 20 mins on the AMT (super-duper cross-trainer thingy).

All's going well - my fitness is definitely improving - I've noticed that at the same levels on the machines, (a) my heart rate has dropped by about 10 bpm from what it was a month ago (from 165-ish to 153-ish when I'm pushing myself) and (b) I'm burning more calories in the same amount of time, so I must be going faster. Spurred on by this I have upped the level a teeny bit on the bike (hardly so's you'd notice) but I've kept the (more punishing) AMT level the same for now.

Anyhoo, I've noticed the last three nights that at about 10 mins into the AMT workout (i.e. 20 mins into the gym session overall) I get what feels just like period pain - feels like definite uterine pain. It doesn't get any worse but it sticks around - til about an hour after the workout - and to be honest it's no fun (and makes operating the clutch pedal on the drive home a bit painful).

Any ideas as to what might be causing this? I do NOT feel like I'm over-exerting myself, and I do keep well hydrated before, during and after my gym session. I eat a good lunch about 5 hours before the gym so that I have an empty stomach but am not at all hungry when I start the gym session.

Thanks!

 

[FloggingMolly]

I'd be strongly inclined to get looked over, just incase there's a cyst/fibroid/polyp in there, but it could just be where your muscles are a bit weak.

 

[brioche]

What the fuck is going on with my innards?!?!?!

SO I've been going to the gym for about 5 weeks now - and am now up to 4 times a week.

Every time I go now I do 10 mins on the bike and then 20 mins on the AMT (super-duper cross-trainer thingy).

All's going well - my fitness is definitely improving - I've noticed that at the same levels on the machines, (a) my heart rate has dropped by about 10 bpm from what it was a month ago (from 165-ish to 153-ish when I'm pushing myself) and (b) I'm burning more calories in the same amount of time, so I must be going faster. Spurred on by this I have upped the level a teeny bit on the bike (hardly so's you'd notice) but I've kept the (more punishing) AMT level the same for now.

Anyhoo, I've noticed the last three nights that at about 10 mins into the AMT workout (i.e. 20 mins into the gym session overall) I get what feels just like period pain - feels like definite uterine pain. It doesn't get any worse but it sticks around - til about an hour after the workout - and to be honest it's no fun (and makes operating the clutch pedal on the drive home a bit painful).

Any ideas as to what might be causing this? I do NOT feel like I'm over-exerting myself, and I do keep well hydrated before, during and after my gym session. I eat a good lunch about 5 hours before the gym so that I have an empty stomach but am not at all hungry when I start the gym session.

Thanks!

The Precor can be a bit more intense than the other machines. Make sure you are standing straight on it. It also works your core a bit, so your abs may be a bit sore as well, and that can feel like that. Drinking too much water before cardio can actually be a problem too.

Other than that, you might want to get it checked out.

 

[midwestyankee]

Have now completed one third of the couch-to-5K program. Still not feeling anything remotely like fit but at least now I can go for a longish bike ride with the wife and not suspect that she's in a hurry to get the insurance money.

 

[YourCaptor]

I feel like jello on a stick.



I can only spare 4 - 5 hours a week to work out, is not enough.

I need more power!!

 

[HunnyBee18]

I feel like jello on a stick.

Sounds rather like a sex toy, doesn't it?

 

[VelvetSin]

This morning, my first run after an ankle sprain at the end of August was great! We took it easy but it's a beautiful day and I feel completely back in my element! It's a good day.

 

[Bandit58]

It's a public holiday here, only one class this evening (5.30) which doesn't suit because Sir will be coming off dialysis around that time.

I'll go to boxing tomorrow and pump on Thursday, might be able to make the Saturday morning spin class if I get out of bed early enough

 

[midwestyankee]

Could use some strength work but it has been next to forever since I lifted anything heavier than a glass of wine (but we do have really big wine glasses). I'm thinking of starting with a program I saw for folks in my age bracket: Pumping Rust.

 

[Bandit58]

I'm coming up to 52 years old and I regularly do 10kg on the bar when I do squats, 5kg for chest, biceps, lunges and triceps, and 7kg for clean and press. It will be 2 years in January since I started doing pump

Sir keeps squeezing my upper arms when He walks past and going "woo hoo muscle girl!"

 

[ultramarineblue]

*fingers crossed* Hopefully, I'll be better to really get back to working out this week! I'm feeling a good bit better right now and should be able to do the light part of a workout with a friend tomorrow. I'm hoping that Wednesday or Thursday I'll get to go through a more intense session.

 

[YourCaptor]

Sounds rather like a sex toy, doesn't it?

But I dont want to be no sex toy. I would be so bad at sex right now. Well, maybe not, since the one thing I got going for me right now is cardio. I got that pretty good, can go on forever.

 

[ultramarineblue]

I've been sick with sinus/allergy/congestion stuff for a little over two weeks. I've not really done much with exercise in hopes that I would get well quickly. I'm wanting to get back to more exercise though even though I still have fatigue and pretty bad cough. Would it be pushing it too much to jump back into 30-40 minute medium - high intensity aerobic workouts?

 

[Bandit58]

I've been sick with sinus/allergy/congestion stuff for a little over two weeks. I've not really done much with exercise in hopes that I would get well quickly. I'm wanting to get back to more exercise though even though I still have fatigue and pretty bad cough. Would it be pushing it too much to jump back into 30-40 minute medium - high intensity aerobic workouts?

I think it would, purely for the fact that you're going to be breathing pretty heavily which is going to make you cough more. And if you're fatigued you're only going to be putting your body under more stress that it doesn't need.

I know it's frustrating but you're probably better to stick to maybe walking (outside or on a treadmill), lifting weights or something that doesn't make you breathe too hard....

 

[Netzach]

Cock!

I'm sick and I've just got my 8 week infusion and I have made it in to the gym - uh, last Friday. For pump. Which killed me.

Bandit you are my hero, I idolize you and I know bodypump will pay off if I keep going. Man, not tomorrow though.

 

[ultramarineblue]

I think it would, purely for the fact that you're going to be breathing pretty heavily which is going to make you cough more. And if you're fatigued you're only going to be putting your body under more stress that it doesn't need.

I know it's frustrating but you're probably better to stick to maybe walking (outside or on a treadmill), lifting weights or something that doesn't make you breathe too hard....

I'm so ready to be able to exercise more.

 

[Bandit58]

Cock!

I'm sick and I've just got my 8 week infusion and I have made it in to the gym - uh, last Friday. For pump. Which killed me.

Bandit you are my hero, I idolize you and I know bodypump will pay off if I keep going. Man, not tomorrow though.

*blushing* Thank you Netzach

I don't work out when I'm sick, for the reasons I posted to UMB. It's not worth putting my body through the extra stress just so I can say I worked out.

Here's hoping you get better soon

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

Sometimes I just want to give up. I'm not used to putting in serious, persistent, long term effort into something. And I'm scared. I'm scared of being a little more than 1/2 the weight I was originally. There's nothing to hide behind.

Don't mind me. Endorphins after a hard gym session = the same ones after a good hurty session, just without the sex. I want to curl up and cry.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Sometimes I just want to give up. I'm not used to putting in serious, persistent, long term effort into something. And I'm scared. I'm scared of being a little more than 1/2 the weight I was originally. There's nothing to hide behind.

Don't mind me. Endorphins after a hard gym session = the same ones after a good hurty session, just without the sex. I want to curl up and cry.

You can do it!

 

[Keroin]

Sometimes I just want to give up. I'm not used to putting in serious, persistent, long term effort into something. And I'm scared. I'm scared of being a little more than 1/2 the weight I was originally. There's nothing to hide behind.

Don't mind me. Endorphins after a hard gym session = the same ones after a good hurty session, just without the sex. I want to curl up and cry.

Stop thinking long term! Think three months. Just promise to keep up your routine for three months, that's all. And that's hardly a long term commitment.

You CAN do it!!! We're all cheering for you.

 

[midwestyankee]

Stop thinking long term! Think three months. Just promise to keep up your routine for three months, that's all. And that's hardly a long term commitment.

You CAN do it!!! We're all cheering for you.

Well, most of us are cheering for you. I'm too out of breath from my own return to exercise to actually cheer out loud.

But I'm pulling for you. My secret so far: commit to one week at a time and keep that promise to myself.

 

[FurryFury]

This is pretty small potatoes for most of you but I've been walking or trying to play tennis 3-4 times a week. Now my arm is totally fucked but at least it's something.

FF

 

[midwestyankee]

This is pretty small potatoes for most of you but I've been walking or trying to play tennis 3-4 times a week. Now my arm is totally fucked but at least it's something.

FF

Playing tennis right now would kick my ass. I'm not sure I'm fit enough to move my head back and forth to watch tennis, much less play it.

Good for you!

 

[rosco rathbone]

Stop thinking long term! Think three months. Just promise to keep up your routine for three months, that's all. And that's hardly a long term commitment.

You CAN do it!!! We're all cheering for you.

I use a different approach. Instead of taking on some big program that was sure to fail once the initial burst of motivation ran out, I decided to start very small with the goal of creating a habit rather than doing something where I have to grit my teeth and force myself. The idea is to get into the gym almost every day, and then very gradually and slowly ramp up what I do there.

 

[Keroin]

I use a different approach. Instead of taking on some big program that was sure to fail once the initial burst of motivation ran out, I decided to start very small with the goal of creating a habit rather than doing something where I have to grit my teeth and force myself. The idea is to get into the gym almost every day, and then very gradually and slowly ramp up what I do there.

I think it's the same basic concept. Small goals. I set three months as my marker only because that's usually the time it takes for a behaviour to become a habit. And I also encourage smaller goals within that, eg: "Go to the gym 3 days per week, no matter what."

But yes, the fatal flaw most people make when they set fitness goals is that they don't set small, incremental, achievable goals...with deadlines. The big picture becomes really overwhelming, especially after a hard day at the gym or a grueling run, etc, and giving up becomes the easiest and most psychologically satisfying option.

Staying fit shouldn't be a chore, it should be fun, something to look forward to.

Internal motivation is a skill that can be worked on and perfected like any other skill.