I am just wondering. Is anyone else freezing after a heavy workout?? I find that after a harder ride and/or run about 10-15min. later I am SO cold that my hands get like ice and I just can't warm up. It goes away after about an hour but is it the body core adjusting or what? Is it that I am lacking something electrolytes etc.? Anyone else experiance this? Santiago, do YOU know?? :confused:
Saludos BBB:
I just turned on the computer, and seems like a very interesting question...
Let me see if I can address it from a phisiological point of view.
You are right my friend, when we do a really heavy workout...like a long hard ride, or run...whatever....Our core temperature goes up, and that is why we start sweating, sometimes we get a little red in the face, neck....etc.
Then all the sudden the excercise stops...and we usually do a cool down...in my case, this is the time when I get cold...sometimes I start shaking...that is because our body is regulating the temperature centers in the brain...
Thinks this way....do you ever take a hot shower, after a hard trainning session....and then you come out the shower and you start dressing yourself and you start sweating...same logic in your question but backwards....
What I do when I am in my cool down period is actually throw something warmer on.
In your case since you get really cold...try the same thing...and also try to consume some good caloric surce of rapid absortion...I am pretty sure you do.
Electrolytes...mmmm I don´t think is a lack of some that causes this....they have other impact in how we feel before, during and after a workout, but not really in temperature regulation, and since you are a seasoned triathlete I am sure you hydrate yourself well and use a good formula that works for you.
Bottom line...maybe this can be a little distressing for you, but I would say that is just a phisiological response after a hard workout.
Hope this helps my good friend
Thanks Santiago. I thought you may have an answer to it. Ya I always have some carbs before, some during and ALWAYS a good meal after the workout to replenidsh the protien and carbs, but even hot drinks don't seem to get me warm right away hehe. I usually end up freezing my butt off for an hour, especially IF I sit. Really sucks :mad: It's not so weird now cause I put on a sweater and sweat pants etc. but it just looks funny whan it's warm out and all others are wearing shorts and t-shirts and I go around in a sweater and long sweat pants freezing :)
Two more little things:
Never leave yourself sweaty....a wet body looses more heat and faster than a dry one...
As you said...don´t stay still after you are done...keep yourself moving..that might lessen the sensation...
I find I freeze even more if I'm dehydrated.
I tend to get a little chilly when I am cooling down inside after a workout. Even with the fans all off.
Oh good to see others experience the same thing, I thought I was weird :rolleyes:
Heck no you're not wierd!...Even in summer sometimes I'm in fleece and flannel pants after a hard workout. I found that a hot cup of tea with a raw sugar helps too.
Same here. I also think that the less body fat you carry, the colder you will get. The more fit you are, the faster your heart rate goes back down to its resting value once you stop working out, so it stands to reason that your core temperature will also go down very quickly.
Now who else has the problem of needing to sleep in a cold room because your body is giving off so much heat at night? I'll start out with something on top, then that gets too hot so off it goes. Then the arms go outside the blankets. And then sometimes I move to the spare bed which I know is going to be colder because nobody is in there!
In the summer I have a fan blowing doing its best to direct the A/C right at me. And when I stay in hotels on heavy training junkets, the joke with my friends is we see how cold we can make the room, and when we first check in, the first thing to do is turn the A/C on high. 59 does not feel too cold!
[QUOTE=kona_expat]Same here. I also think that the less body fat you carry, the colder you will get. The more fit you are, the faster your heart rate goes back down to its resting value once you stop working out, so it stands to reason that your core temperature will also go down very quickly.
Now who else has the problem of needing to sleep in a cold room because your body is giving off so much heat at night? I'll start out with something on top, then that gets too hot so off it goes. Then the arms go outside the blankets. And then sometimes I move to the spare bed which I know is going to be colder because nobody is in there!
In the summer I have a fan blowing doing its best to direct the A/C right at me. And when I stay in hotels on heavy training junkets, the joke with my friends is we see how cold we can make the room, and when we first check in, the first thing to do is turn the A/C on high. 59 does not feel too cold![/QUOTE]
Here, here! I never thought of THAT part, but yes that's true too :D