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Q.I dont know if this is the right place to ask this, but I bought the 'German Body Composition' book and have been doing the beginner routine... I throw up or feel very sick after every workout now that I cut the rest to 60 seconds. Am I supposed to rest only 60 seconds between supersets or do I wait until ready again? Can you offer any help with keeping myself from throwing up? I have been doing some sort of working out for years and was a state champion rower, I can't understand this.
I dont know if this is the right place to ask this, but I bought the 'German Body Composition' book and have been doing the beginner routine... I throw up or feel very sick after every workout now that I cut the rest to 60 seconds. Am I supposed to rest only 60 seconds between supersets or do I wait until ready again? Can you offer any help with
keeping myself from throwing up? I have been doing some sort of working out for years and was a state champion rower, I dont understand why this is getting to me so badly.
Yes, stay with the recommended rest interval. With a longer rest your lactic acid levels will drop and defeat the purpose of the program. There is a difference between throwing up and feeling nauseous. Make sure you leave at least 1 hour between your last meal and your workout and you should be OK for being sick. Some people may need to extend that time period to two hours. However feeling nauseous is the formula behind the program. It is a program
that is designed to generate high levels of lactic acid in your blood. Your body releases higher amounts of growth hormone when your blood pH drops because of the high levels oflactic acid. This is why this program is so effective at which reducing your body fat percentage. That is also why the 400 and 800 meter runners typically have 4% to 6% bodyfat while the marathoners who despite working longer but at a lower lactate levels have bodyfat levels hovering between 11% and 14%, not ripped by any means…
Even "in shape" individuals often can not initially finish this type of workout. I have seen many NHL players fall to the ground within 40 minutes of this type of training. You must be mentally tough to tolerate the discomfort of this program. Just remember that the higher your lactic acid levels you can tolerate the leaner you will get.
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