No energy?

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 15 Jan 2007 11:25

I seem to be having problems with energy. About half way through my sessions I want to fall asleep. Same with working out. The other day I slept on a comfy bed and woke up and kicked ass the whole next day without being tired... could it be im not getting enough deep sleep on the couch?

The main reason I'm asking is im so fucking tired of feeling this way all the time. I want to feel alert and awake and improve my game.. I have to admit many sessions end early or dont happen because im so tired.

dan the man · Post by **dan the man** » 15 Jan 2007 12:05

my buddy used to be a huge workin out guy, i guess you could say a "meat-head". he told me that you have to have lots of surgar, like white surgar in your system, or else you can pass out while playing, or working out. some people have literally fallen on their ass because they have fallen asleep during exersising.

this could be the problem, but i'm not 100% sure.

Guest_1 · Post by **Guest_1** » 15 Jan 2007 13:00

Get better sleep and eat a candy bar before shred

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 15 Jan 2007 13:24

Sleep is definitely important. Sleeping enough (7-8 hours) and on a regular schedule wil help. Also, what is your diet like? Are you eating 3+ balanced meals per day and on a regular schedule? Take a multivitamin if you aren't already. CVS sells huge bottles of them for cheap, I bought one 2 years ago and it hasn't run out.

Candy Bars and Energy drinks pre-shred are short term fixes that will only harm you in the long run. COMPLEX carbohydrates like grains will provide you much more shred fuel. Trail mix and granola bars are what I eat.

Also, make sure you are hydrated, that can effect your engergy. The majority of Americans go through their lives chronically dehydrated. Make sure you drink water before, during and after shred. If you wait until you feel thirsty, it's too late. You should be drinking water every 10 minutes or so.

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 15 Jan 2007 13:51

I sleep for 8 hours but still wake up tired. I sleep on a really uncomfortable couch as I dont have a room or bed. Havent for years. I eat a balanced diet, 3 square meals a day, take a multivitamin, and drink mostly water. (some teas and juices maybe an occasional soda)
Im trying to do all the right things for my body. I wake up and have some raisen bran for breakfast and maybe a banana and some chicken for lunch.

I have an aero bed but it deflates in 2 hours so I keep waking and tossing and turning, which makes my sleep worse than it already is. I hate that couch no matter how long I sleep on it I still wake up tired.

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 15 Jan 2007 15:20

if you have health insurance, you may ask your doctor to perscribe some low dose sleep aide.

if you dont, you may want to save up 50-100 bucks and just buy a matress. i slept on a couch for half of my life, and i slept so much better once i started sleeping on a mattress.

a foam mat like those used by kindergarteners and camping mats may also be an option.

or a fold out bed couch. or a new couch. i got one of those bunk beds with a fouton on the bottom, and i slept on the top (the one that can use a mattress)

maybe just eat more fruit and grains. like alot more.

Reid · Post by **Reid** » 15 Jan 2007 20:08

The low level of energy might be from your body not regulating your insulin or glucose well. If it is a serious problem I would get it checked out by a doctor for some form of hypoglycemia or possibly diabeties. Home remedy --->Cinnamon has been shown to help regulate glucose levels in the blood amongst diabetics (mang et al. 2006)

B. Mang, M. Wolters, B. Schmitt, K. Kelb, R. Lichtinghagen, D. O. Stichtenoth, A. Hahn (2006)
Effects of a cinnamon extract on plasma glucose, HbA1c, and serum lipids in diabetes mellitus type 2
European Journal of Clinical Investigation 36 (5), 340â€“344.

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 15 Jan 2007 21:09

eh ive had check ups within the last year. Not any blood tests though. I had one a few years ago. I dont think i have diabetes... surely there would be harder reprecussions for me sometimes getting sugared out with friends. I would pass out right?
Anyway today i seem to have pulled energy from my ass. I drank some tea, stretched, and actually went on to have a great session..

Genzu · Post by **Genzu** » 18 Jan 2007 03:05

I'm no expert, but I have spent quite a bit of time researching health. My initial motivation for this was to become a better player. In '97 I became a vegan, the next year Rippin (mostly Rippin) and I won Doubles Freestyle at Wolrds. Around about 2001 I stopped being a vegan (shortly after I got married) and was vegetarian only. Ever since then I feel that my game has been at a standstill. I was inspired this evening to do a little more research and found a few cool things.

I agree with Ben in that I would *not* recommend loading up on white sugar or candy bars, ever. White sugar reeks havoc on your body (though slowly) and feeds cancer cells.

As far as multivitamins go I really don't know. Probably won't hurt you, but at the same time these usually go in one end and out the other without being absorbed well. Researching... Here's something I just found:

Method for absorbing minerals at a high level

Eating a little of a organic carrot (raw bulk) while taking some of your vitamin & mineral supplement would be a method for getting the most absorption of the vitamins and minerals into your body. Then repeating this process until a couple carrots and the vitamins and minerals are consumed.

The colon needs bulk roughage to be able to constrict around it, in order to release bile and which adjust the pH so the body is able to absorb the vitamins & minerals.

Source: http://www.stopcancer.com/mineralsplants.htm

Next is sleep. I can never seem to get on a consistent sleep schedule, so I'm not the best to give advice, but I've heard that 2-4 hours twice a day is the way to go for optimal sleep value. Can't hurt to try it

, but I really don't know. It's 3:47 am here now

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I wouldn't touch prescription medications unless I had a serious problem. Sleeping pills are addictive, and give you sh*tty sleep from what I've heard.

Anyway, my guess is that your energy problem (I suffer from the same thing often lately) is not only very common, but (theoretically) it's very easy to fix. Most Americans suffer from this: Osis... of the bad sort.. Acidosis.

Google this and read up on it yourself. Here's one source I found quite informative http://www.harmonikireland.com/index.php?topic=acid

Acid-Alkaline Forming Foods
Foods may be classified in relation to the metabolic process as acid alkaline. Alkali's are soluble salts and acids are corrosive agents which have trouble combining with other things. A balanced diet contains 35% acid forming foods and 65% alkaline.

Highly Alkaline
Beans String, Banana speckled, Dandelion greens, Dates, Figs, Prune, Raisins, Swiss Chard.

High Alkaline
Almonds,Asparagus, Avocado, Banana-Yellow, Bean Fresh, Beet, Blackberries, Carrot, Chives, Cranberries, Endive, Grapes Sour, Kale, Peach dried, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Plum, Raspberries, Spinach.

Neutral Oils
Cold Pressed, Expeller Pressed, Almond, Avocado, Coconut, Canola, Cottonseed, Linseed, Olive, Safflower, Sesame, Soy, Sunflower, Walnut.

Alkaline
Agar, Alfalfa, Apple & Fresh Apple Cider, Apricot fresh, Artichokes globe, Bamboo shoots, Bean snap, Beans sprouted, Berries most, Blueberries, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Cauliflower, Celery, Cherries, Chestnuts, Chicory, Coconut Milk, Collards, Corn fresh and sweet, Cucumbers, Daikon, Eggplant, Escarole, Garlic, Ginger root, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, Guava, Horseradish fresh and raw, Kelp, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lemon and Peel, Lettuce, Lime, Loganberry, Mango, Melons, Milk raw, Acidophilus Yogurt, Whey.

Highly Acid
Alcohol, Artichoke root, Barley, Bread, Buckwheat, Caffeine, Coffee, Corn, dry and products, Custards, Drugs, Flour all, Ginger preserved, Honey, Lentil dry, Mate, Millet, Oatmeal, Peanuts, Rice all, Rye Grain, Soy Bread, Soy noodles, Sorghum, grain, Spaghetti and other Pasta, Sugar Cane, Tobacco, Walnut (English), Wheat grain.

Acid
Beans dried, Cashews, Coconut dried, Cranberry Juice and concentrate, Egg yolk, Filbert, Fruit Jellies (Jams Canned, Sulphured, Sugared, Dried), Grapes Sweet, Pasteurised Milk Products, Dry Peas, Pecans, Plums Damson, Tofu fries, Water-chestnuts.

Acid Fats
Butter, Cream, Margarine, Lard.

Acid/Alkaline (pH) are the two characteristic conditions of blood and cell solution. Any solution is either more acid or more alkaline. If Acidic Characteristics dominate, the solution is acid. However there is no absolute acid or alkaline. An Acid solution always contains some alkaline factors, and a alkaline solution always contains some acid factors. Neutrality is an ideal condition in which the amour of acid and alkalinity is equal. It is an ideal state, and not realistic. In reality, what we eat or drink is always more acid or alkaline.

ACIDOSIS is not in itself a specific disease; it is a general condition of the blood and thus the root of many different diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer, tumors and many more. Many people today have this blood condition without knowing it. ALKALOSIS is not as common as acidosis, but also indicates an unbalanced condition of the blood.

All natural foods contain both acid and alkaline forming elements. In some, acid forming elements dominate, in others alkaline forming elements dominate. According to modern biochemistry, it is not the organic matter of foods which leave acid or alkaline residues in the body. The inorganic matter (sulphur, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium and calcium) determines the acidity or alkalinity of the body fluids. Food comparatively rich in acid forming elements are acid forming foods, those comparatively rich in alkaline forming elements are alkaline forming foods.

Acidic condition inhibits nerve action, alkalinity stimulates nerve action. One who has a balanced condition can think and act (decide) well. A balanced food plan is a great help in maintaining the pH balance of the blood; however it does not reveal results in a day or two. It takes a longer time to show the effect. Cold showers make the blood alkaline, while hot showers make the blood acid. If the blood develops a more acidic condition, then our body inevitably deposits these excess acidic substances in some area of the body such so that the blood will be able to maintain an alkaline condition. As this tendency continues, such areas increase in acidity and some cells die; then these dead cells themselves turn into acids. However, some other cells may adapt in that environment. In other words, instead of dying as normal cells do in a acid environment, some cells survive by becoming abnormal cells. These abnormal cells are called malignant cells. Malignant cells do not correspond with brain function nor with our own DNA memory code. Therefore, malignant cells grow indefinitely and without order. This is Cancer, and cancer develops in the following stages:

1. Ingestion of many acid forming foods, fatty foods, refined foods, carcinogenic substances such as nitrates, and chemically treated foods in general. X-ray scans contribute even at this stage.
2. Increased constipation
3. Increase of acidity in the blood. This causes an increase of white cells and a decrease of red cells, which is the beginning of leukemia.
4. Increase of acidity in the extra cellular fluids.
5. Increase of acidity into the intracellular fluids.
6. Birth of malignant cells. This is the stage of cancer called initiation.
7. The further consumption of many acid foods. Receiving high levels of radiation, chemical and drug treatment. This stage is called cancer promotion.

There are two types of acid and alkaline foods.

* One is acid or alkaline foods, which means how much acid or alkaline the foods contain.
* The other is acid or alkaline forming foods, which means the acid or alkaline forming ability of foods to affect the body or to say differently, the pH condition foods cause in the body after being digested. This is the one that will be the focus in changing the body's pH.

A neutral pH is considered 7, so a pH above 7 is alkaline and a pH below 7 is acid. The pH of blood is 7.4. This means that it is slightly alkaline. This alkalinity has to be kept almost constant; even minor variations are dangerous. If the blood lowers to pH 6.95 (barely over the line of the acid side), a coma and death result. And if the concentration in the blood changes from 7.4 to 7.7, tetanic convulsions occur. Although only a blood test can reveal the blood pH, it is possible to monitor the pH of the body with a simple home test kit of litmus or nitrozine paper. Testing a saliva and urine daily average for three days should reveal a pH of between 6.8 and 7.1. Some variation will occur depending on recent type of food and drink intake. Different body pH values are: stomach juice = 1.5, urine=7.0, saliva=7.1, and blood=7.4.

This article was adapted from â€˜Acid Alkaline by Herman Aihara.â€™
Well Being Ranch, P.O Box 435 Harper, TX 78631.

It takes a while to change the PH of your body. You can also buy kits to determine your body's PH, and then you'll at least have an idea if your energy is due to acidosis.

So are you looking for a far out diet? (THIS IS ABOUT TO GET VERY INTERESTING)...

8. THE COSMIC RAY DIET: This is the diet of the Superman who no longer requires earthly food, but may obtain this from cosmic radiations alone by sunbathing and sungazing. The sun gives off cosmic rays; and it is these invisible radiations that awaken seeds under the ground to germinate in springtime.
So do cosmic rays generate life electricity in the cells of the human body. While the other diets described above insure greater longevity; only this cosmic ray diet makes possible physical immortality.

Source: http://www.seekeronline.org/journals/y2003/dec03.html

NOTE: You can't do diet #8 until you do #1-#7.

But immortality, now that sounds intriguing.

Peace.

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 18 Jan 2007 10:36

wow, never knew sugar fed cancer cells..
Ill look into this some more and see if I can remove most of the junk from my diet. Thanks for sharing the info Daryl.

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » 22 Jan 2007 20:57

I didn't read most of the above, but I usually feel tired when I oversleep (more than 8 hours of sleep for me), or eat too much. Both usually happen when I get drunk the night before, or/and smoke some herbs.

Once I've started waking up at a decent time (8-9 am), working out (gym, swimming pool), and eating as much fruits and vegetables, I realized that I don't feel tired any more, and have way more energy than ever before.

Hope this helps!

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 23 Jan 2007 13:06

Sergey wrote:I didn't read most of the above, but I usually feel tired when I oversleep (more than 8 hours of sleep for me), or eat too much. Both usually happen when I get drunk the night before, or/and smoke some herbs.

Once I've started waking up at a decent time (8-9 am), working out (gym, swimming pool), and eating as much fruits and vegetables, I realized that I don't feel tired any more, and have way more energy than ever before.

Hope this helps!

Yeah I know how that goes. For awhile I had a bad habit of getting stoned at night and gorging on food before bed.

I really need to start eating fruits and veges more. I eat them but I dont do the shopping so there arent things that I would like as snacks such as carrots, apples, etc. I need to replace these fudge brownie snacks with something healthy.