Questions i need answered.. please?? Thanks

[SThirteenTurbo]

K today while i was at the gym i was doing my normal routine and everything was going fine... my mind was strong and so i felt strong, but when i tried pushing up the 105s, the rockback was good, but when i tried pushing them up i couldnt...

so my question is if i just got over a cold would that have made a big impact on how much ill be able to push???

on an empty stomach can you push as hard or will your strength be affected alot???

and last but not least if you ALWAYS work out at night then for some reason choose to workout during the day will your workout be affected by that???

cuz i was pissed i couldnt push up the weights i normally could... im hoping it was just a combination of all three that did me in....

 

[CowPimp]

See if it happens again. You might be in a state of overtraining. I remember seeing your routine and it being a completely horrible 2+ hour marathon session.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

1) It depends on the severity of the cold, how recently you recovered from it and how quickly your body returns to normal after you're over it.

2) It's generally not the best idea to lift on a completely empty stomach, but I've done it before with no noticeably negative effects.

3) Your body does get used to doing things in cycles, and it may have an internal routine to prepare itself at night more so than during the day. I believe I've read about this effect and it's reasonable to consider it true, but its effects may not be noticeable most times and it may only occur in certain people. So, yes, it may have had an effect, but if it did, the effect was probably not very significant.

 

[GFR]

K today while i was at the gym i was doing my normal routine and everything was going fine... my mind was strong and so i felt strong, but when i tried pushing up the 105s, the rockback was good, but when i tried pushing them up i couldnt...

so my question is if i just got over a cold would that have made a big impact on how much ill be able to push???

on an empty stomach can you push as hard or will your strength be affected alot???

and last but not least if you ALWAYS work out at night then for some reason choose to workout during the day will your workout be affected by that???

cuz i was pissed i couldnt push up the weights i normally could... im hoping it was just a combination of all three that did me in....

Post here Online Journals

I would love to read your crazy workoutrs every week...

 

[CowPimp]

1) It depends on the severity of the cold, how recently you recovered from it and how quickly your body returns to normal after you're over it.

2) It's generally not the best idea to lift on a completely empty stomach, but I've done it before with no noticeably negative effects.

3) Your body does get used to doing things in cycles, and it may have an internal routine to prepare itself at night more so than during the day. I believe I've read about this effect and it's reasonable to consider it true, but its effects may not be noticeable most times and it may only occur in certain people. So, yes, it may have had an effect, but if it did, the effect was probably not very significant.

Good points. I must mention though, your training is going to be less affected by diet than his. Considering your virtually always lift at very high intensities, the phosphagen energy system is going to be the primary energy pathway used. This fellow ventures a little lower down the intensity scale, and therefore glycolysis becomes increasingly more important. This energy system is much more dependent on diet.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Good points. I must mention though, your training is going to be less affected by diet than his. Considering your virtually always lift at very high intensities, the phosphagen energy system is going to be the primary energy pathway used. This fellow ventures a little lower down the intensity scale, and therefore glycolysis becomes increasingly more important. This energy system is much more dependent on diet.

On what does the phosphagen system primarily rely? I'm always looking for ways to improve myself however possible.

 

[CowPimp]

On what does the phosphagen system primarily rely? I'm always looking for ways to improve myself however possible.

The phosphagen energy system is just the pool of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) and CP (Creatine Phosphate, which is really just a source of phosphate to rapidly create more ATP) that is present in your muscle tissue. In the end, even if you use glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation, the final energy currency is still ATP.

Nonetheless, it takes a lot longer to go from glycogen to ATP than it does to utilize the stores of the finished product or create more using ADP and an extra phosphate molecule from CP. So, when performing a 1RM, your body doesn't have time to significantly contribute to this effort using anything but the phosphagen energy system. The phosphagen energy system can only assist for about 10 seconds or less.

 

[SThirteenTurbo]

hey cowpimp what should i do to get more energy while working out since im always lifting as heavy as i can.... as many reps as i can...

 

[CowPimp]

hey cowpimp what should i do to get more energy while working out since im always lifting as heavy as i can.... as many reps as i can...

You should unload for a week, and then come back and stop performing 2+ hour long marathon sessions so that your hormonal profile doesn't turn to shit in the middle of the workout.