Weight Lifting---Anxiety Attacks

[disturbia]

What are the opinions that weight lifting can cause anxiety attacks for people with underlying anxiety issues?   That tearing the muscle down triggers a release of adrenalin which in turn leads to anxiety issues?

[Bast175]

That could be, so let's all quit lifting weights immediately to be safe.

[powerpack]

Not with body building but with power lifting.
When I still did Judo I pushed my self hard with PL movements
With exercises like squats and bench were I was under the weight and going for singles or doubles if I was not agressive enough I would sometimes feel nervous.

[outby43]

Do you feel them come on at the gym?  If so get on the treadmill, blast your ipod and run or get on a stairclimber until your too fucking tired to feel anxious. 

[Coach is Back!]

What are the opinions that weight lifting can cause anxiety attacks for people with underlying anxiety issues?   That tearing the muscle down triggers a release of adrenalin which in turn leads to anxiety issues?

BS, exercise in general lowers anxiety, stress and blood pressure.

[disturbia]

BS, exercise in general lowers anxiety, stress and blood pressure.

relax there skippy, its just a question

[wavelength]

people can get anxiety before lifting

[Signifying Monkey]

i used to feel very anxious about chicks scrutinizing my bulge when i was laying on the bench.  then kevin levrone gave me a suggestion and i've been fine since

[disturbia]

Interesting where did you hear about this Dist?

i live it

[Tombo]

BS, exercise in general lowers anxiety, stress and blood pressure.

Maybe those residual effects are present long term and after exercise but not during

[Coach is Back!]

relax there skippy, its just a question

It was just an answer.....try to keep up!

[disturbia]

the deal is im fine when i lift, but I always get anxiety attacks a few hours later or around there. Neverfails. Probably psychological at this point

[disturbia]

Maybe there something to it.  I haven't been lifting much myself and not much anxiety compared to before.

ya same--im fine with cardio but the weights set me off

[wavelength]

the deal is im fine when i lift, but I always get anxiety attacks a few hours later or around there. Neverfails. Probably psychological at this point

that's strange that you get them afterwards

[disturbia]

that's strange that you get them afterwards

ya never fails either

[Mr Nobody]

What are the opinions that weight lifting can cause anxiety attacks for people with underlying anxiety issues?   That tearing the muscle down triggers a release of adrenalin which in turn leads to anxiety issues?

We may have to get Falcon to do experiments on himself to determine the root cause.

[Meso_z]

I got panic attacks in the gym 2-3 times in my years of lifting. scary thing

[Tapeworm]

I get The Bad Mood if I don't eat enough after a workout.  Maybe it's just how low blood sugar affects you.

[Matterhorn]

I am very afraid that I could really get too big and stuff. kinda like really massive, you know.

[Luv2Hurt]

Not with body building but with power lifting.
When I still did Judo I pushed my self hard with PL movements
With exercises like squats and bench were I was under the weight and going for singles or doubles if I was not agressive enough I would sometimes feel nervous.

Agree I will get a bit anxious if I know I have to go in and push some heavy leg work, squats mostly.  I don't go for singles but reps with relatively heavy weight, it's probally a combonation of fear of getting injured and knowing you have to push yourself deep into the pain zone. I usually do this on the weekend mornings when I have had a lot of coffee, adding to the effect.  After getting the squats done the feeling subsides.

[dyslexic]

It's not always anxiety. Sometimes an arryhthmia can occur during workouts. Get it checked out...


unless you really want your medical advice from the Getbig forum.

[Samourai Pizzacat]

ya never fails either

The effects of adrenaline have worn off long before you have the anxiety attack.
Are you trying to 'feel' for signs of muscle trauma? It might be a a case of hypervigilance feeding your panic attacks.  Try to ignore small bodily discomfort, as they're common after heavy exercise.

[SS]

the deal is im fine when i lift, but I always get anxiety attacks a few hours later or around there. Neverfails. Probably psychological at this point

I use to get hem right after..... nothing worse than being on a scooter, having a full blown attack.


I just learned to take it out on guys faces and girls vaginas more, oh a and dropping the cocaine, paxel, and drinking seemed to help also

[dodger]

you need to check your adrenals with a 4-point cortisol saliva test,anxiety is caused by weak adrenals and hypoglycemia is weak adrenals also,you can have hypoglycemia but still NOT show up in blood sugar tests,my brother is living this now,try to get a 3-4 days of saliva-testing 4 times a day done...frequent-does-chelation.yahoo.com

[240 is Back]

when you're compeltely whooped form a workout, waterlogged from loading creatine and 2 gal water a day, and sore in thighs, back and chest from the week's workouts...

i can't see having enough energy to do anything but vegg out and relax/heal. 

I've been doing everything 100% right for 2 weeks now, and I can barely moved.  Bloated, sore, and just plain beat.