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05-22-2005, 07:21 PM
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Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
I have just started (working on my second month) and I usually try to do about 5 or 6 exercises per muscle group with three sets per in a workout. Usually one major group and on two days out of five one minor group. By the time I get to my 5th or 6th exercise for a group I have exhausted myself to the point that I feel like I am struggling with very little weight. It almost feels embarassing to lift that little weight and be struggling.
It's more of fatigue then it is lack of energy, because I can run or do cardio afterwards or do another group. I don't take creatine yet. Will this help? Or should I just cut down reps/exercises until I can handle more.
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05-22-2005, 07:29 PM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
I think cardio uses your areobic energy source where as bb'ing uses ATP or something along those lines, anyways, the energy sources are different so you can't compare the two when training with weights.
Try and drink as much water as possible during work outs, it helps the transfer of oxygen and improves recovery. It may be a case of still getting used to intense weight training, 18 sets is quite allot of volume for someone who's been training for 2 months, your doing really well, keep at it and you'll notice your sets, reps and weights increasing. Make sure you get plenty of rest between workouts too and you could try slowly increasing your volume instead of jumping straight into 18 set workouts and check your carb and calorie intake is adequate |
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05-22-2005, 07:48 PM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
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I think cardio uses your areobic energy source where as bb'ing uses ATP or something along those lines, anyways, the energy sources are different so you can't compare the two when training with weights. [/ QUOTE ] All muscle contractions are fueled by ATP, this includes cardio.
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05-22-2005, 08:38 PM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
jlands, creatine may extend the length of your workouts, however you would see a more significant increase in your time-under-tension( with creatine supp. ). Primarily due to the increase in the capacity of the ATP-phosphocreatine system.
Something that I think you would definately benefit from is working out in order to increase your mitochondrial density! This is done through extreme shocking techniques and performing extremely hardcore short-duration cardio sessions( 10-20 mins ). For a more in-depth understanding of this I would definately look into reading: Muscle Fibers part 1 Muscle Fibers part 2 Muscle Fibers part 3 [ QUOTE ] All muscle contractions are fueled by ATP, this includes cardio. [/ QUOTE ] Yes, however you must remember their are different pathways in which the body can attain ATP: phosphocreatine system( ATP-PC ) glycolysis aerobic respiration
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05-23-2005, 11:06 AM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
After 30 minutes of exercise I consume 10 grams of creatine and 60 grams of dextrose plus eat a bowl of pasta. My workouts however last 2+ hours.
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05-23-2005, 11:16 AM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
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After 30 minutes of exercise I consume 10 grams of creatine and 60 grams of dextrose plus eat a bowl of pasta. My workouts however last 2+ hours. [/ QUOTE ] That is horrible! |
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05-23-2005, 11:28 AM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
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After 30 minutes of exercise I consume 10 grams of creatine and 60 grams of dextrose plus eat a bowl of pasta. My workouts however last 2+ hours. [/ QUOTE ] You should take protein instead. Take 5 grams of creatine instead of 10, and you should calculate your carb intake according to the PWO protocol. And wait with the pasta untill you have finished your PWO shake. |
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05-23-2005, 11:49 AM
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Re: Maintaining muscle Energy Throughout a workout
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[ QUOTE ] After 30 minutes of exercise I consume 10 grams of creatine and 60 grams of dextrose plus eat a bowl of pasta. My workouts however last 2+ hours. [/ QUOTE ] You should take protein instead.<font color="red">-You should have protein with every meal</font> Take 5 grams of creatine instead of 10,<font color="red"> -Creatine should be consumed in the morning and PWO if you loaded properly your muscles should be fully saturated, you consume it PWO to keep your CP stores "topped up" </font> and you should calculate your carb intake according to the PWO protocol. And wait with the pasta untill you have finished your PWO shake.<font color="red">- At least 45 mins after finishing the tapering of the PWO shake. Pasta is'nt the greatest anyways. Try Whey and Oats. [/ QUOTE ] Hope that cleared some things up. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] |
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