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Bigger After Working Out???

cobra93 Posts: 131 Joined: 2003/10/20	2003/10/23, 03:42 AM I've recently started my 8 week diet and exercise program and I've noticed that after every workout I am very "bloated," especially in the abdominal area. It stays this way for several hours post-workout. Someone please tell me this is normal....... I follow my recommended weight routine and diet ----though I think I'm supposed ingest about 300 more calories per day, but I'm working on that----- and I do about 20 min. of cardio following the weights. Am I doing something wrong???
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2003/10/23, 10:02 AM It could be from your body being gorged with blood, but it also could be from drinking a lot of water. I find that after my workouts, my lower abs do seem bloated... But thats just from all the water I drank. -------------- - Its never about how much you can lift, or how many reps you do. Its just about doing it, and doing it right. - If your hungry all the time, your not eating enough. And anyways, being hungry sucks. ~Brad~
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/10/23, 10:21 AM Could you be swallowing air when you inhale to stabilize your core? I drink a lot of water while I workout, and if I haven't allowed enough time between my pre-workout shake and my workout, I do feel really bloated and sometimes even nauseous (I always think of the Tom and Jerry cartoon where Tom has a bellyfull of water and it sloshes when he walks). Try sipping a little less pre-and during your workout. Or maybe you are bloating from something you are eating earlier? -------------- Challenge + Consistency = Results "You do or you do not. There is no try." - Yoda
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/10/23, 10:30 AM Ahhh...Tom and Jerry, good one asimmer!! Got my smile for the morning. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron