sleepy after intense workout

[ColnagoC59]

It doesn't happen with cycling so much but if i do an intense run say a 10k. i go right to sleep upon coming home. Anyone else experience this? Been this way for years.

[gasman]

Originally Posted by ColnagoC59

It doesn't happen with cycling so much but if i do an intense run say a 10k. i go right to sleep upon coming home. Anyone else experience this? Been this way for years.

I always need food and a nap after every intense workout.

[joosttx]

Diagnosis via the internet is a bad idea. However, I think it means you are tired.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by ColnagoC59

It doesn't happen with cycling so much but if i do an intense run say a 10k. i go right to sleep upon coming home. Anyone else experience this? Been this way for years.

Yes, even more in the winter. Some of the best sleep.

[AngryScientist]

sounds pretty normal to be tired following intense physical activity.

side note:

i remember reading an interview with a pro racer, i forget who exactly, but what always stuck with me is this young guy revealing that pro racers value sleep a ton. the guy goes on to say that most of the pros sneak in naps all the time. they feel they have to "sneak" them in because the general population think that you are lazy if you nap, but realistically, sleep is an essential part of a serious training regiment.

anyway, generally speaking, barring unusual circumstances, it's best to listen to your body and rest when your body tells you to. i would say, following a 10k, if you feel like you want to sleep - that;s OK

[cash05458]

I remember reading an interview with the wife of a pro cyclist...asked to describe taking care of her husband she likened it to taking care of a baby...eat, work out/play, sleep...repeat ad infinitum.

[Tandem Rider]

Pro's understand that the human body doesn't get stronger because of an intense workout. It gets stronger when it recovers from an intense workout.

[SlowPokePete]

Originally Posted by cash05458

...eat, work out/play, sleep...repeat ad infinitum.

I'm no pro, but that's pretty much my regimen,

SPP

[nooneline]

In the first 30 mins of sleep, the body releases its largest amount of human growth hormone - which obviously stimulates recovery. Sleep is vital to recovery, and taking naps after workouts is a good way to boost your ability to recovery. When I'm training hard I try to plan post-wko naps, especially if I'm in a build or peak - and just about every other elite or ft athlete i know does the same.

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by ColnagoC59

It doesn't happen with cycling so much but if i do an intense run say a 10k. i go right to sleep upon coming home. Anyone else experience this? Been this way for years.

Same here.

Do you dream about tacos?

[Blue Jays]

Return from a hard ride, nice shower, get into old sweatpants/sweatshirt for a two-hour nap...life is good!

[Louis]

It's usually the heat that really does me in. Once a few years ago I was so beat I couldn't do my usual "meal & shower" routine, and instead I just drank some water, grabbed a sheet from the dirty-clothes hamper, spread it out on the carpet by my bed, grabbed some other dirty clothes and wadded them together for a pillow and passed out for a few hours. It was amazing how comfy that hard carpet felt...

[ultraman6970]

Dude getting old?

[ColnagoC59]

Originally Posted by ultraman6970

Dude getting old?

getting even older each day

[soulspinner]

After every long ride I eat and stay warm and inevitably fall asleep …………….