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Originally Posted by scuba steve
i thought it was the blood sugar, so i specifically ate a banana right before i went to work out. i'm also hydrating every 10 mins. it was outside, in about 86 degree weather, but its nothing i'm new to.
the sled sprints came at about 40 mins into the workout. when i do max bench its the first thing i do when i get there. i'd be surprised if its hyperventilating, i have a trainer with me that i would assume would point it out...
could i need just more than blood sugar, like one banana isn't doing it?
my diet is better than average but by no means hardcore. i cook a lot of my food, stay away from red meat except for maybe once a week, lots of chicken/fish, whole wheat if i do eat bread/pasta, try to stay away from processed sugars but i do indulge maybe once a week
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So you don't experience the light headedness and dizziness until 40 minutes in to your work out?
You need more carbs pre-workout. The Banana is great simple carb, but mix it with a low glycemic value complex carb like oatmeal. Have a bowl of oatmeal with banana, or blueberries, before you work out. If you're really pushing yourself hard with max weights and THEN doing cardio afterwards, you can almost expect your blood to become glycogen depleted and that will cause the symptoms you're experiencing.
Listen to your body, it's telling you it's hungry. If you're doing heavy work outs you're going to need to supply heavy amounts of nutrients.