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eratchfo Posts: 6 Joined: 2006/08/19	2007/02/22, 11:26 PM Hi, I read about all these endorphins that you're supposed to release after/during exercise, but after I exercise, all I feel is very frustrated, angry, and depressed. What's going on?

asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2007/02/23, 08:27 AM Are you spending your exercise time looking in the mirror and cutting yourself down mentally? Only you can figure out why it leaves you so frustrated.. You must be doing something counterproductive. -------------- If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can\'t accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. Rosalyn Carter
thepoohguy Posts: 114 Joined: 2006/09/26	2007/02/23, 06:51 AM Why do you feel that way? Frustrated, Angry? Are you setting a goal that you don't feel you are achieving?
eratchfo Posts: 6 Joined: 2006/08/19	2007/02/23, 12:00 PM I don't feel depressed about not reaching a goal because I have set goals for myself and reached them, I just in general feel awful. It's not neccessarily the workout, it's the physical act of exercise that leaves me depressed.
dfly411 Posts: 1,352 Joined: 2004/03/04	2007/02/23, 02:21 PM Strangely, I can relate Eratchfo...but sitting here thinking about it, it seems that it might be a mometum thing for me. I'm all charged up before and during my workout, but if I don't keep that momentum up after I get home, I tend to drag down in some sort of funk. Not that this helps you any...just thought you might find comfort in knowing that you are not the only one. -------------- A morning without coffee is like something without something else.
Grunt_82 Posts: 71 Joined: 2004/03/22	2007/09/14, 06:46 PM I feel the same way. When I get done working out, I feel exhausted, and I am irritable, and depressed. I have on and off problems with depression anyways, so this obviously isn't motivating. It could be because of not supplying by body with enough food prior to working out, but I'm not sure.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/09/17, 07:49 PM Do you pay much attention to what you eat before hand? I know that depending what I eat I can crash bad after a workout. It has a lot to do with what type of carbs I eat pre-workout and how long until my pwo shake.