Post: #1

During my workouts I start to get hungry around the middle to late part of my workouts. My workouts consists of constant high intensity (most sets are to failure) progressions along with short rests ( 5-10 seconds) and usually last a hour to a hour and a half. has this ever happened to anyone? And if so whats the best explanation for this?

Post: #2

Can't say I've ever experienced hunger mid work-out.

In fact, anything that I've done that requires intensity - be it physical or mental, hunger hasn't crossed my mind, even if I am actually hungry. It only kicks in when the task is done.

Thirst on the other hand, I can appreciate, since our bodies require replenishment of liquid more readily. Human's can go for days without food and still function - fluids, not so much.

I'll take a stab here (without knowing your exact routine) and say, lift your intensity to take your mind off of the hunger, and drink at least a 600 ml shaker of an intra-workout.

Save your face-stuffing until you're done working out. Use that as your reward.

EDIT: Just read your edit saying "high intensity". Maybe you're overdoing it then?

Post: #3

That is a very long workout, if you are lifting constantly and only taking 5-10 seconds of rest.

Could you post a typical workout?

What's your diet and its timing like?

Post: #4

You shouldn't get hungry during a workout. Your body draws blood away from your stomach so 'hunger pains' are a bit far down the list of important things your body is doing. Even training fasted I was never starving while lifting. My body knew my stomach was empty but it was different then chilling and having your stomach growl.

I suspect your workouts are either not that intense that your body is indeed able to signal hunger, or maybe to intense that you burn out your system half way and your body is siginalling for to to calm down.

Also it might be thirst. Very much in its early stages the need for water mimics the need for food. Many times the body just wants liquids but you will think you need a meal (which is why I suspect people 'snack' and get fat. They are dehydrated and have that feeling of faux hunger and snack on little bits of high calorie foods that add up to a lot at the end of the day).

Post: #5

(01-26-2015 12:08 AM)Sketness Wrote:  During my workouts I start to get hungry around the middle to late part of my workouts. My workouts consists of constant high intensity (most sets are to failure) progressions along with short rests ( 5-10 seconds) and usually last a hour to a hour and a half. has this ever happened to anyone? And if so whats the best explanation for this?

You workout high intensity until failure with rests of 5-10 seconds for an hour-hour and half? That sounds fucking insane.

In my experience, circuit training like this (or what ever it is you do) has never lasted longer than 30 minutes. These workouts you are doing sound extremely intense and you should make sure you are not over training.

In any case, in terms of hunger, its tough for you to chow down an energy bar mid-workout. Instead, you want to keep you blood sugar up.

Try adding grape juice or cranberry juice mixed in with water. This might help your hunger even though you are drinking. Do 1 part juice to 3 parts water.

Post: #6

(01-26-2015 06:25 AM)sandman972 Wrote:  You workout high intensity until failure with rests of 5-10 seconds for an hour-hour and half? That sounds fucking insane.

Meh, I could do that easy.

Mind you, 'failure' would be about two reps...

Post: #7

(01-26-2015 12:08 AM)Sketness Wrote:  During my workouts I start to get hungry around the middle to late part of my workouts. My workouts consists of constant high intensity (most sets are to failure) progressions along with short rests ( 5-10 seconds) and usually last a hour to a hour and a half. has this ever happened to anyone? And if so whats the best explanation for this?

I actually get this occasionally between sets with heavy, high rep squat workouts. Personally I've just always thought of it as the body reminding me that this is demanding work that will require a fuel debt to be repaid as soon as possible once the work is done.

Also, the obvious question in response to your question is: what time of day do you work out? If you start at 5pm, and you're saying that by about 6pm you're getting hungry, I think the answer is obvious...

Post: #8

(01-26-2015 03:28 AM)CrashBangWallop Wrote:  That is a very long workout, if you are lifting constantly and only taking 5-10 seconds of rest.

Could you post a typical workout?

What's your diet and its timing like?

my workouts look like this:

typical chest day:

warm up: 150+ push ups, any type of break, 10 reps of barbell curls decently heavy weight, i go untill 150+ push ups are done

Incline bench: progression starting with a mediem weight and working up till i hit my max then come down to a burnout set.

skull crushers: 6 sets of 10

flat bench press: same progression as the incline bench

dumbbell triceps crushers; work from a medium weight up to a heavy weight then work back down

cable flys; 4 sets


My diet; i eat clean 6 days a week, whole grains , protein, yougart with low sugar, salads, greens,

Post: #9

When I was really tryin to bulk, during 80 min+ workouts, I'd get hungry after about 60 min. I really like the MET-Rx Big 100 Meal Replacement Bar, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.

That'd give me enough energy for a full 2 hr workout if I was going for lengthy intensity. After eating it though, I'd usually do more secondary body parts. Something about a solid, rather than liquid seemed to work better for me.

I'm used to working out after eating just 60 min before my first lift, the way of an ectomorph I guess.

Post: #10

That's an insane amount of volume!

What is the purpose of your training?

Post: #11

You are not eating enough pre-workout.

Eat more before the gym and also keep some trail mix, nuts, hard boiled eggs, protein bars, protein shakes, etc. available. I always have a few healthy snacks in my car.

Take a protein shake or light snack with you into the gym.

I have a jar of peanut butter in my car right now. And, a few protein bars.

Post: #12

Up your protein intake, problem solved.

Post: #13

(01-26-2015 03:27 PM)CrashBangWallop Wrote:  That's an insane amount of volume!

What is the purpose of your training?

i wanna be a bad motherfucker

Post: #14

I saw a guy with a plastic bag full of what looked like chicken stew in the gym, he would eat spoonfuls between sets. Dude was brolic.

Maybe you could do the same with mixed nuts or something a bit less likely to spill.

Post: #15

Perhaps try chewing gum while working out? I think that this improves my concentration in the gym. Or maybe invest in a per-workout supplement.

Post: #16

(01-26-2015 03:33 PM)Giovonny Wrote:  You are not eating enough pre-workout.

Eat more before the gym and also keep some trail mix, nuts, hard boiled eggs, protein bars, protein shakes, etc. available. I always have a few healthy snacks in my car.

Take a protein shake or light snack with you into the gym.

I have a jar of peanut butter in my car right now. And, a few protein bars.

My gym buddy swears by peanut butter to keep mass on. He buys the low-sugar organic from the health food section at the grocery store. Dude's a beast, 5'9", 230 ripped muscle mass.

Post: #17

(01-27-2015 12:46 PM)Ingocnito Wrote:  

(01-26-2015 03:33 PM)Giovonny Wrote:  You are not eating enough pre-workout.

Eat more before the gym and also keep some trail mix, nuts, hard boiled eggs, protein bars, protein shakes, etc. available. I always have a few healthy snacks in my car.

Take a protein shake or light snack with you into the gym.

I have a jar of peanut butter in my car right now. And, a few protein bars.

My gym buddy swears by peanut butter to keep mass on. He buys the low-sugar organic from the health food section at the grocery store. Dude's a beast, 5'9", 230 ripped muscle mass.

5'9 and 230lbs ripped eh. That is some highly anabolic peanut butter your mate is injecting into his buttocks. Does he cycle his peanut butter intake too?

Post: #18

I tried eating before hitting the gym today and it worked. I didn't feel hungry during my sets although I did have the sensation of vomiting what I had previously eaten but thats just due to my high intensity workouts.