Weird workout feeling

(melissa brunker) #1

Just wondering if anyone else has this weird workout feeling? It took me a little bit to realise what the feeling was as I havnt done a workout/exercise for over 2yrs. I get this feeling in my lower abdomen and then i also noticed it in my legs as I was waking up this morning and it feels like I have been working out, not the feeling you get straight afterwards but say a few hours after when its starting to taper off. You know that tightening/building of the muscles feeling. Anyways Im like how good is this, Im building muscle while I sleep or while Im at work driving my bus etc…Happy Days smile:

(squirrel-kissing paper tamer) #2

Maybe you are actually using that extra energy to move more and you really are working that body when you don’t even know it!

(Jeramy Koval) #3

First thing that comes to mind is the beginning of DOMS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness

If it starts to intensify as you approach the 18-36 hour mark then that’s likely what it is. Totally normal btw. Gets better as you become adapted to your new routine.

(Allan Misner) #4

Some folks will get muscle spasms after a decent workout. Your brain and muscles are still trying to figure out this whole exercise thing. They will and it will go away. Keep on keeping on.

(melissa brunker) #5

Maybe, but I sort of doubt it atm as Im a bus driver so Im sitting all day long.

(melissa brunker) #6

Oh I dont want them to go away…lol…They arnt really spasms, they are a tightening and its that good feeling a few hrs after working out…does that make sense?? I just think its weird as atm I really dont move much as I drive all day and Im not up for long before I go to bed and in the mornings I usually waste time on the laptop.

(Bunny) #7

Could be glycogen stores are being released or evacuated by muscle tissue and liver (a tight soreness like your recovering from lifting weights) to compensate for needed glucose (glycogen debt?[5]) by the brain when sleeping and possibly adapting to keto, your body is switching from glucose to fat for fuel, if true (keto flu?), may want to make sure your getting enough potassium sodium and magnesium from natural sources and be aware that your really absorbing it or it is being depleted faster than you can replace it?

Footnotes:

[1] ”…Glycogen is an important fuel reserve for several reasons. The controlled breakdown of glycogen and release of glucose increase the amount of glucose that is available between meals. …” “…The two major sites of glycogen storage are the liver and skeletal muscle. …” …More

[2] “…The keto diet optimizes body composition. When on keto, carbs aren’t required for muscle growth or glycogen replenishment, thus avoiding the potential to gain body fat from excess carbs/insulin. Instead, low-carb consumption leads to low insulin levels, which enables the body to access and burn fat for energy. …” …More

[3] Take note of the key players – potassium, magnesium, and sodium. If you aren’t getting enough of them from your diet, which can be difficult to do on low-carb, incorporate them by way of supplements. “…Magnesium helps with keto flu symptoms like muscle cramps, dizziness, and fatigue. …More

[4] “…Fat is an extremely important substrate for muscle contraction, both at rest and during exercise. Triglycerides (TGs), stored in adipose tissue and within muscle fibres, are considered to be the main source of the free fatty acids (FFAs) oxidised during exercise. …More

[5] “…Since the first metabolic priority for ingested carbohydrate is glycogen replenishment, I can, in this setting, consume probably somewhere between 60 and 120 gm of carbohydrate following this ride and stay in ketosis. Why? Because those carbohydrates are prioritized to replenish my glycogen stores AND I am highly insulin sensitive. Note the AND in this last sentence. (The especially astute reader will realize some of this glycogen debt will be replenished by protein and glycerol, the latter of which is liberated by lipolysis – see post on fat flux for a primer). Clearly I didn’t consume this amount of carbohydrate on my daughter’s birthday, so why was I out of ketosis the next day? Because my glycogen debt was not high. Of course, I knew this and didn’t really care. But, if I know my wife wants to go out for sushi one night, and I know she’s going to make me eat a California roll, I can “rig it” such that I show up to dinner with a glycogen debt appropriate enough to enjoy them without significantly interfering with my liver’s BHB production. …” …More