I am wondering if anyone has noticed a correlation between type of workout and what kind of mood they are in afterward. Sometimes when we get over-the-top kick sets I end up feeling totally drained, and not in a good way. Often when we do a sprint oriented workout I feel really pumped afterward, even if I got nauseous while swimming. After a long slow distance workout I'll be totally exhausted, but in a good way. Sometimes I'm so tired I can barely lift my arms to shampoo my hair but I feel great, last night I just wanted to be put out of my misery.
Do you find that certain types of workouts put you in certain types of moods?
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Very interesting question Lindsay.
I find that it's not the type of workout but how I do in the workout that sets my mood. So, I've felt everything from awesome to sluggish and dead post sprint, middle distance, IM, and distance workouts. If I bomb or don't live up to what I wanted to do, I can feel down and/ or dead. If I exceed my expectations and do great, although tired, I can feel pumped.
As a masters, I'm trying to not let the type of set dictate my mood which would then set me up for success or failure. So, as a kid, I'd hear 6x200 back and go "ACKKKKKKKKKK" even before pushing off the wall for the first 200. Usually, I'd then bomb the set with that bad attitude going in. And, I'd feel bad and tired at the end of the set.
Now, I try and push any negative thoughts aside (realize that everyone has to do the set) and just take the set one repeat at a time and set small goals for that set.
Now, anyone have a formula for "pushing past the pain?" I find I can do this more than when I was a kid - but I'm still inconsistent with being able to do this. (You know, push through the pain and then you feel okay. . .)
Very interesting question Lindsay.
I find that it's not the type of workout but how I do in the workout that sets my mood. So, I've felt everything from awesome to sluggish and dead post sprint, middle distance, IM, and distance workouts. If I bomb or don't live up to what I wanted to do, I can feel down and/ or dead. If I exceed my expectations and do great, although tired, I can feel pumped.
As a masters, I'm trying to not let the type of set dictate my mood which would then set me up for success or failure. So, as a kid, I'd hear 6x200 back and go "ACKKKKKKKKKK" even before pushing off the wall for the first 200. Usually, I'd then bomb the set with that bad attitude going in. And, I'd feel bad and tired at the end of the set.
Now, I try and push any negative thoughts aside (realize that everyone has to do the set) and just take the set one repeat at a time and set small goals for that set.
Now, anyone have a formula for "pushing past the pain?" I find I can do this more than when I was a kid - but I'm still inconsistent with being able to do this. (You know, push through the pain and then you feel okay. . .)
