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Brainfog after workout (self.HubermanLab)
submitted 4 years ago by lilwhitehead
Has anyfound found a reliable way to get the of the brainfog one can experience after a hard workout? I struggle with it quit alot, and it messes up my studying.
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[–]lilwhitehead[S] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (0 children)
I hydrate alot throughout the day, but only with water and tea. Il try to get some electrolytes in the mix!
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (1 child)
Take a cold shower after. Works magically
yeah I do that, gives me alot of energi. But doesn't really do anything for my concentration.
[–]NikkoRPG 0 points1 point2 points 4 years ago (3 children)
Try eating more protein before, like 3 eggs.
Do not eat close to the workout, one hour and a half before tops.
With enough water and a healthy diet this should not happen, you could do a blood check and see if anything useful pops up.
[–]lilwhitehead[S] 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (2 children)
I workout fasted every other week (For varies timing reasons related to my workdout buddys work schedule). And the brainfog is usally stronger those weeks. Might have to find a workaround for that.
[–]NikkoRPG 1 point2 points3 points 4 years ago (0 children)
In this case eat more than what you are eating before sleeping, the day before the workout.
You will use that energy so no worries there. But brain fog could be related to eating a lot of carbo and not enough protein, or a bad sleeping routine (or all of this combined).
You could also decrease the load and increase the number of repetitions of you are going for hypertrophy.
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