Pretty much the title. I’ve been training for 5 months, injured for 4 weeks in there - just came off of a 2wk recovery from a knee injury. I’m relatively young, 6ft 175lbs, in pretty decent shape.

But I overexert myself to the point of vomiting nearly every class. It’s frustrating and embarassing.

I’ve started doing more cardio and have improved a lot in that regard, but it doesn’t seem to help at all on the mats. Do I just need to do more cardio? Is there something nutrition-wise that could help? Open to any and all suggestions.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the advice. I will try 1) not try so hard and ask partners to help me with that, 2) advice to talk to my doctor - I have in the past and he wasn’t much help - but it got me to do some research… some medication I’m on can cause hyponatremia, which can cause nausea and vomiting especially after exercise… so I’m going to try a saline solution before/during class and may report back if it works.

Edit 2: took a 3% hypertonic salt solution to class today and it seems to have worked. I asked a higher belt to really push me in a difficult roll after class to test it. Not certain yet, but seems to have fixed the vomiting

  • Margrave@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Have you tried not going so hard? Seems like the obvious answer, you’ve gotta work up to it.

    • ALoafOfBread@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I have and do. I’ve worked to loosen up and control my breathing. Definitely something I can improve on still though.

      • Encode1307@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Slow down a lot more. I take my breathing as a speedometer. If I’m breathing too hard, I’m trying to force things. You’re new, you’re going to tap, there’s not a lot of point to fighting it to the death.