CiggyTardust
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Last year I went to the gym and a personal trainer convinced me to do a free 1 hour consultation. During this time he goaded me into extremely strenuous exercises... I should have known better but I did my best to keep up with the rope swings and explosive movements. About 30 minutes in, I felt like I was going to die. The point of this stupid routine is to go through different parameters and show a person how out of shape they are and how much they need a trainer. Manipulative and stupid! Of course I know I'm out of shape, that's why I got a gym membership...
I ended up extremely light-headed, dizzy, shaky and weak for the next hour. This eventually turned into pretty severe brain fog. When I felt the most weak, I chugged a bottle of gatorade (which I wouldn't normally do but I was desperate to feel better at the time and the gym sold them) and felt nominally better. The trainer said it was blood sugar. Ok. This was before I discovered Ray Peat's work and started upping my carbohydrate intake. Now I drink more OJ and Mexican coke and consume fruit throughout the day. My question is this: if this is from a lack of glycogen stores, how do I fix this? I did 40 pushups yesterday and felt weak/shaky for an hour afterwards even though I'd had a decent breakfast. Doesn't seem normal. Maybe I should add that I'm 5'11", around 170 lbs and did eat relatively low-carb for much of my twenties. Only recently have I started to consume more sugar and carbohydrates to try and keep my blood sugar stable throughout the day.
Any advice on replenishing my glycogen stores long-term apart from just eating more carbs more consistently throughout the day? Is it just a matter of eating more? I am looking to start weight training consistently and don't want to feel like I'm dying upon exertion. Thanks
I ended up extremely light-headed, dizzy, shaky and weak for the next hour. This eventually turned into pretty severe brain fog. When I felt the most weak, I chugged a bottle of gatorade (which I wouldn't normally do but I was desperate to feel better at the time and the gym sold them) and felt nominally better. The trainer said it was blood sugar. Ok. This was before I discovered Ray Peat's work and started upping my carbohydrate intake. Now I drink more OJ and Mexican coke and consume fruit throughout the day. My question is this: if this is from a lack of glycogen stores, how do I fix this? I did 40 pushups yesterday and felt weak/shaky for an hour afterwards even though I'd had a decent breakfast. Doesn't seem normal. Maybe I should add that I'm 5'11", around 170 lbs and did eat relatively low-carb for much of my twenties. Only recently have I started to consume more sugar and carbohydrates to try and keep my blood sugar stable throughout the day.
Any advice on replenishing my glycogen stores long-term apart from just eating more carbs more consistently throughout the day? Is it just a matter of eating more? I am looking to start weight training consistently and don't want to feel like I'm dying upon exertion. Thanks