I have a question for you lifters.I usually lift and then swim.Yesterday I needed to do it in reverse.Do to time constraints I only swam 1600M,but it was good quality with 100s BR at 200 race pace.After swimming I was REALLY tired as I dried off and put on my gym clothes.As I walked into the weight room I thought"I'll start with my regular weight,but decrease quickly if it hurts.Instead the weights felt light.Lifting was much easier than usual.Any theories?
Allen, I had a similar experience last weekend. I went for a 15 mile bike ride before lifting and when I went into the weight room, the weights felt much lighter than usual.
I attributed it to high endorphins. My bike ride involved a lot of big hills and I was definitely feeling the endogenous opioid euphoria before I started lifting.
I have a question for you lifters.I usually lift and then swim.Yesterday I needed to do it in reverse.Do to time constraints I only swam 1600M,but it was good quality with 100s BR at 200 race pace.After swimming I was REALLY tired as I dried off and put on my gym clothes.As I walked into the weight room I thought"I'll start with my regular weight,but decrease quickly if it hurts.Instead the weights felt light.Lifting was much easier than usual.Any theories?
Allen, I had a similar experience last weekend. I went for a 15 mile bike ride before lifting and when I went into the weight room, the weights felt much lighter than usual.
I attributed it to high endorphins. My bike ride involved a lot of big hills and I was definitely feeling the endogenous opioid euphoria before I started lifting.
