Lack of energy during weight lifting workouts?

Is there some pre and mid workout energy booster that I can take, to prolong my workouts?

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1. eating lots of protein and some carbs pre and post work out, energy drink is not recommended although its high in calorie, but its low in protein

2. I have been lifting for over 8 years. 4 years professional bodybuilding and the full 8 trainning for mma/ufc. I just recently went thru a spout of having what your having. It has kept me from training as I get to fatigued. You need to ask yourself if your feeling very fatigued at the begging of your workouts or if its nearing the end your dying out? Maybe you just need a boost to get you started? The problem is. This could also be your heart or something underlining. Altho I don't know your age... It might be good to ask a local cardiologist about an eco-cardiagram stress test. Just to make sure you completly healthy. as pre workouts can take a toll on your body after prolonged use. Nothing in the supplement world is fda approved. But if you will here is a few good ones!!!!!

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Thoes are the three best.
You can go to nutraplanet.com to get you supplements at there Cheapest..

Remember. Your body can only handel so much. Follow the instructions and allow some time off of it after you go thru each bottle..

Also it might be good to look into a bcca?

3. Only people who do not understand physiology turn to supplements for help. You don't need an energy booster. I've been working out for 40 years and never taken any "booster" because none exist and the whole concept comes from ignorance and marketing strategies from supplement makers designed to increase profits and dump more crap on the market. You cannot boost your "energy" because what you're experiencing is either pathology, dietary problems, or mental self defeat.

Exercise is supposed to make you feel fatigued. However, if you have considerable experience with a routine and know for a fact that you are finding it increasingly difficult to accomplish what you have accomplished with relative ease in the past you need to look at your health and/or your diet.

The most common reason for a lack of energy is sickness...usually something transient such as a virus. However, if the problem of fatigue lasts more than two weeks and you have no other symptoms, then consider your diet.

Calories are energy and give you the energy you need. It you cut out nutrition you may rob yourself of ready calories which can create premature fatigued if you have depleted glycogen stores and have to use body fat and catabolized cells for energy.

If you're certain you're in peak health and are eating properly and have not increased your physical demands inside and outside the gym, then ask yourself if you're defeating yourself psychologically. Rigorous workouts are as mental as they are physical. I used to use autohypnosis to help get my motivation up for very long workouts. It worked like magic but took too long to acquire the skill and to perform the induction and suggestions to make it a long term remedy. Eventually I learned to psych myself up without it and have not used it since. That process was what I regard as just getting to "know my own mind" better. It did, however, help me get over what was no less than laziness or lack of motivation.

We are all capable of much more than we know. There are no quick fixes for subconscious mental self defeat and supplements can only be placebos at the most. It requires you to convince yourself you're more capable than you know. However, for me, getting to the gym was 90% of the battle. If I began working out and after my warm up and a few sets of lifting I still felt weak or lacking in energy, I would assume I was ill and quit. That rarely proved to be the case and most of the time I would feel much better after the warm up. Once I came to fully understand that, I had no problems with motivation and have not since. That was about 20 years ago.

Supplements are not approved by the FDA, are virtually unregulated, do not have the protections afforded foods and drugs, are not recommended by the US National Institute of Health, do not require any testing, are often contaminated, may not even be what the label says, usually contain cheap ingredients, are often over priced scams, have been known to be dangerous, and can have numerous adverse or unwanted side effects so they are not an answer for anything unless deemed necessary by a physician. Energy booting drinks are just high priced drinks loaded with caffeine or sugars and sometimes ephedra (prohibited in the US)...cheap ingredients which can be found elsewhere and may be a quick fix but are not a real and lasting solution.

Good luck and good health!!

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