Hello,
I noticed while at the gym that I don't really sweat that much which to my knowledge indicates that either I'm not working out hard enough (eg. weight isn't heavy enough) or maybe that I'm not drinking enough water. Overall the lack of sweat worries me that my workouts aren't really getting anywhere. But focusing on the first problem of not working hard enough, if I up the weight then I won't be able to properly finish my reps and then I further feel as if the exercise has become worthless.
Any help/advice?
Edit: Sorry another question came to mind. I read the FAQ and am aware about asking about injuries but I did squats the other day and I feel sore in my shoulders when I pinch them back, it's not sharp pain just basic soreness. After a lot of thinking I realized that my form was really bad so that was most probably the cause (also my stupidity with deciding to through anyways). So my questions is: should I work through the soreness (as in refocus on proper squats this time around) or see a doctor first before doing squats again?
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Thread: Sweating While Working Out?
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07-13-2014, 09:42 PM #1
Sweating While Working Out?
Last edited by intellectus410; 07-13-2014 at 09:54 PM. Reason: Additional question
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07-13-2014, 09:55 PM #2
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Sweat isn't really a good indicator of whether you're working out well. Stick with effort to gauge that. It won't really indicate whether you're sufficiently hydrated either. You should probably be drinking somewhere in the 150 ounce range if you're doing a good bit of work. Some people just sweat more than others.
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07-13-2014, 09:59 PM #3
I sweat a lot in the gym. But part of it depends on what I eat and my intensity of the workout. You just may not sweat a lot. Everyone is different.
If I'm doing legs or back (or full body high rep sets), I usually sweat heavy.
If I'm doing something like an arm day or shoulders, I usually don't sweat as much.
If I eat something salty/fatty like fast food, I usually sweat a lot no matter what.
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07-13-2014, 10:07 PM #4
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07-13-2014, 10:47 PM #5
what are your rest periods like and the pace of the workout? you could do a very intense, quite progressive meaningful workout, just at a slow pace set to set and hence not sweat.
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07-13-2014, 10:52 PM #6
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07-13-2014, 11:04 PM #7
I rest for about 30 seconds and I go at a moderate pace I'd say, I try to keep my workouts to about an hour-hour fifteen. Although the more I think about it, that still seems a bit long.
Well I live in Canada haha. Hot to me is 25 to 30 C (77-86 F).
Thanks for the responses guys. Though opinions on the shoulder question would be also welcome
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07-13-2014, 11:13 PM #8
Most likely the pain is your shoulders adjusting to the load of the barbell. When I started doing pull ups, I noticed they were causing pain in my hands almost to the point of bleeding. Over time, I developed calluses just below my fingers and now I feel no pain doing them (unless I'm going for high numbers).
A similar thing happened when I began doing squats with a barbell. I found that the bar was causing me pain in the upper trapezius/rear deltoid region. At first I needed a towel to do them, then over time the skin in that area toughened up and the squats no longer caused me discomfort in that area. I would double-check your form just to be safe, and if you're sure it's not your form and the pain persists after months then there may be some underlying problem in your shoulder region you need to get checked out. Otherwise just check your form and try to work through the pain, using some sort of padding if need be.Do you train to live...or live to train?
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07-14-2014, 04:01 PM #9
Yeah, sweat isn't a good indicator. It varies dramatically from person to person.
If at the end, you could easily do 5 more reps, then you're probably not work out out hard enough. If you could do 1-2 more reps you're fine, a lot of programs encourage that, apparently going all in every time isn't the most efficient way to build muscle.
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07-14-2014, 04:54 PM #10
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