Do you sweat?
Let me first say that sweating is not a measure nor a sign that your working out properly or harder than the person next to you. Some people sweat simply because there out of shape and its hot, some sweat because there genetics tell them to sweat.
Sweat definition: noun:
- moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.
Personally its not easy for me to break a sweat, but one thing is for damn sure I know how to break a sweat . Even in the dead of winter you should be breaking a sweat during your workout, I'm talking shorts t-shirt air conditioned gym and you sweating should be the case. your body starts to sweat when you reach certain internal temperature, High body temp = burning of fat pure and simple. It was 2008 I believe and I caught some sort of virus or infection I'm not sure until this day , but I ran a 104-105 temp for almost two weeks I lost 30lbs in those two weeks. Proving to me unequivocally that high body temps/ sweating burns fat,
One thing that helps me keep my body temp consistent is a pulse monitor, keeping my heart rate at a certain number ensures a consistent intensity while lifting. Now what your pulse should be depends 100% on you , your age, your weight, your over all genetics.
If your finding it hard to break a sweat lifting weights, the best thing to do is decrease your rest time during sets that will almost certainly do the trick. A no brainer is to try wearing a sweat suit, though you should be able to break sweat in shorts and a t-shirt. No need for cardio, I'm talking keeping your heart rate up and sweating your dick off ''no homo'' just from lifting iron, you should be able to do it consistently every time you hit the gym. If not your doing something wrong
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I really only sweat when I’m on cycle
AnonI can get a sweat started with resistance bands before a workout. Basically a bunch of rotator cuff rehab exercises. Loop the band around some gym equipment and grab both handles in one hand and do internal exercise with one arm then switch arms and repeat, external rotation with one arm then switch arms and repeat, no breaks between sets, just go back and forth from arm to arm.
Sweating is definitely 100% due to being overheated. It has nothing to do with how hard someone is working.
Everyone thinks I'm working so hard in the gym because I'm sweating a lot but the truth is it's only because my internal temperature is high.
I could be sweating lying down or not sweating doing jumping jacks in the cold.
No need for any struggle I sweat everyday, cold - warm - hot doesn't matter.
But I experienced the peaks of sweating at certain times.
Drink two glass of cold cold water and than green tea before you start exercise,
Drink coffee 1 hour before exercise (If you don't have any heart problem),
Drink original lemonade before sauna,
You will see the difference. ;)
I get drenched just from warming up. I even sweat when sleeping.
I knew a dude that was jacked and shredded that, after 3 minutes working out, would sweat like he just got out of the pool.
Then you've got folks like Jeff Cavaliere who will work his ass off with resistance and/or HIIT and still not sweat whatsoever.
Personally, I believe my own sweating has increased since my body weight and blood pressure (and therefore internal temperature) have gone up.
I don’t sweat really at all sometimes. I look like I may pass out from breathing to hard or might see me vomit in the bathroom.
hi,
I am one of those who sweat with no effort, I believe its genetic ,
When I go to a steam room amount of sweating increase dramatically,
So does it help me to lose weight or burn calories more than working with dumbbells,
thanx...
Do I sweat? Only through my paws, but I pant almost constantly.
Agreed. I’m not a sweater typically out and about in regular life, but my t shirt is wet after every workout, and I keep a towel or two for my face, neck and hands around the gym
I had been working at the gym about three months at the gym with the coach. She gave me about 5 exercises at time but I did not get sweat or muscle fever. Is if fine? Cause I blame on my coach and broke up with her
did you at least break up with her in person, so many people these days with no class just break up through text what a shame.
Dehydration can cause it to be hard for some to sweat. The body trys to hold all the water it can. I have no problem sweating my ass off. The temperature these last few days here wer over 100..and im less than 10 miles from the ocean so there's serious humidity.. i lose lose 5 lbs of water weight everytime I work outside...drink 2 gallons on water thruout the day and only piss once....go figure
I usually need to do a cardio warm up for roughly 8-10 minutes and then wear a heart monitor to make sure it doesn't drop. I don't time my rests, I go of a certain threshold on my HR monitor. Once it drops I hit the next set.
Sometimes it's hard for me to sweat if the gym is too cold though. So I feel that
I do the exact same thing, its very effective. keep up the work bro.
I start sweating after my 2nd set and dont stop until I get home. I drink about 1.5 liters of water and cant even imagine how much I sweat out. I should weight myself before and after my next workout and see if theres a measurable difference. I constantly have to wipe down the equipment i'm using and work hard to breath slow, steady, relaxing breaths.
I live in hot and humid conditions so yes, sweat is gonna happen. I'm pretty conditioned to the heat, so when in a gym that has a/c I hardly sweat. I have to push really hard to break a sweat. Now in my garage gym im not so lucky, I'll lose a gallon of water. Sweat pours off me!
I am genetically predisposed to hyperhidrosis without question. If it is above 75* without a breeze, my ass is sweating like nobody's business. Throw some clen in the mix and I look like I jumped in a pool just standing there. I often encounter geriatrics in my job and they always require the temperature cranked up, and it is murder on me to ensure their comfort at the absolute expense of mine. I would give anything to not sweat like this, but I drew the genetic short amd sweaty straws.
Interesting. I wonder if I have what your'e talking about. I sweat WAY more than anyone I know while training or when its above 75 like you said.
AnonI cant get a good pump without sweating. I have a hard time just resting so I like to do supersets.
I swaet like I'd run 1000mgs of tren, maybe its cause I'm got fat since my elbow surgery? lol...
Lmfao me to I was laid off for 7 months and just went back to hard labor work
I've worked up a sweat in sub zero weather many times. The problem is when you cool down and your clothes are damp. Sucks big time.
Thats the most horrible way to sweat , cloudy, rainy and sub zero weather regions... damn I hate it.
I agree with you! Regardless of how cold it is you should always break a sweat when lifting! Colder temps simply give you the ability to recover faster and work out harder. Heat is the enemy of exercise!
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StevebI feel like I'm more likely to injure something working out in the cold.
Sweating is for cardio, as far as I’m concerned. In a perfect world, I would barely sweat at all while training, to retain those precious electrolytes. But alas. don’t see the point in reducing rest periods if it’s going make me unable to replicate the previous set until I’ve hit my programmed volume. I’ll go anywhere from 2 minutes to 10 minutes between sets depending upon intensity and how deep in. Then again, it depends upon the programming of the individual. Unfortunately, I sweat a fuck ton because it’s muggy and hot as shit in my garage. So… no choice for me. I’m sweating bullets whether I like or not in this season, so I’d better buckle tf up and salt load pre-workout
x2 I hate it when I'm sweating, if I am it means I'm expelling more energy and becoming dehydrated quicker which means less strength and energy is available to go into the sets. Training in the summer is 10 times harder mentally and physically than in the winter. I pretty much take it as a given that no PR's come in the summer anymore...
I have to agree if your a strength athlete sweating is definitely counter productive bro.
But if your a body builder, sweating is a necessity to help mold your body.
Sweating is a necessity for all athletes, I would say. Conditioning (the actual exercise science definition of “conditioning,” not the bro definition lol) is extremely important for us all whether we’re sumo wrestling, weightlifting, luging, bodybuilding, formula 1 racing, or shot putting. Sports specificity only goes so far. At the end of the day, all athletes should be doing both resistance training and aerobic training. Every single one of them, regardless of the endeavor. All that changes is the ratios
true enough, but Strength athletes do tend to have I higher body fat % as required for the sport though I'm not sure on the physiological science behind it. I do know that strength athletes need all the energy they muster to handle the extreme weight stresses on there body, and sweating is literally a visual and physical expenditure of energy.
But like you said all that changes is the ratios, so strength athletes would be on the far end of the spectrum when it comes to sweating, at least in my opinion .
That’s kind of a misconception, but also not, depending upon the context. For SHW class powerlifters and strongmen, yes, you are 100% spot on about body fat percentage. But when there are weight classes involved it behooves the athlete to be as lean as possible come meet day. The muscle is of course the contractile tissue, not the fat. All that the extra fat is doing is taking up precious body weight that could be “spent” on adding more muscle, if that makes sense. The fat powerlifter myth is mostly just that: A myth. In actual meets, most of the guys and gals who aren’t SHWs are quite lean, usually with sharp abs that visibly poke through their singlets when the t-shirt comes off come deadlift time. If they aren’t lean, they usually aren’t very competitive. More muscle moves more weight. We want to keep the fat to an absolute minimum to optimize performance
jayisk"The fat powerlifter myth is mostly just that"
The reason most people who have no idea about PL have some misconception about PL being fat with no muscle.., has more to due with when the sport was dominated by mutli-ply equipped PL.
Up until about 10 yrs ago for a good 3 decades equipped PL dominated Raw PL.
Now in order for the mutli-ply PL shirts and suits to fit tighter and also the advantage of better leverages it benefited them to carry a lot more BF.
But anyone that thinks PL are fat and out of shape just need to look at the top Raw PL. Or Raw PL in generally. they carry more muscle then fat and a lot do GPP also. Plus they pay more attention to their nutrition intake.
Now there is no reason or benefit for a PL to drop to BF levels of a competitive BB.
Dave Tate summed it up best.., "the barbell doesnt care if you have abs, and the BB judge doesnt care how much you bench."
Dude I get dreanched easy as fck...I hate it. I walk cause I can't drive right now. A few blocks and I look like I just worked out it's weird. I do cardio everyday 45 min so I don't know what's up with it. I think to many rec drugs back in the day.
I hate it too. Especially taking off the shirt to throw it in the laundry afterwards when it’s not only stick to me by sweat, but I can barely move my limbs. My fiancée never wants to help for some reason. It’s almost like she’s grossed out by all the sweat or something. Lol
Oh well. Can’t say I’ve had that phase, which I kind of regret in a way, as sick as that sounds. Hopefully their usage was accompanied by plenty of the music of your namesake back in that day, at least
Most of my usage ended behind bars lol...That's why I stick with this.