TIFU by overexerting myself at the gym.

Submitted by weirdestferalcat t3_z1fctf in tifu

I have been wanting to work out for a while and today I finally made an effort to go to a group training session. Mind you, I have NEVER gone to the gym and the last time I worked out was as a teenager (give or take) 10 years ago. And it was never anything intense and I had a tendency to sit on the sidelines.

Now, the type of exercise was CrossFit which is intense as it is, never mind for a beginner. But I felt ashamed to sit on the sidelines. so I kept going even when I felt like I couldn't. My clothes were also less than appropriate because I wasn't prepared (primarily due to the fact that I didn't believe I would actually ever go), so I was wearing the pants of a VERY synthetic '90s tracksuit and a regular bra under two shirts.

I already felt tired after the warmups, but I persisted with the exercise sets regardless. The sets consisted of three types of exercise interchangeably. I could tell I was doing some things wrong, but of course, I was too shy to ask anyone else or even the trainer to assist me, even though he was happy to help.

I felt out of breath and achy, which I presumed was normal, but I also felt a little dizzy and out of it. Most likely at least in part to not drinking enough water and not having eaten enough beforehand.

When I got home, I still didn't feel like eating, but I ate a little bit. Then I took my medicine (anti-depressant sleeping aid bullshit) and sat around leisuring while waiting for it to take effect.

Then I felt a horrible rush of nauseating panic and even though that mostly went away, I haven't managed to get any sleep. And now I am sitting here, knowing that I will have to miss a lesson tomorrow because of the mistakes I made.

Note: forgive me if there are any grammar mistakes or general fuckery, I'm very tired while typing this.

TL;DR I fucked up at my first attempt to exercise by being ill-prepared and overexerting myself.

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(I'm resubmitting the post because the bot told me to, I'm new at reddit).

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MudSouthern1143 t1_ixany8f wrote

Man, just tossing you into an intensive workout without any buildup? Is that normal for CrossFit?

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AdamInChainz t1_ixao9mi wrote

Cross fit makes plenty of people puke.

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kyrosnick t1_ixb2y2c wrote

I go to a group fitness gym, use to be a crossfit gym but they dropped the name/fees. Sounds like a crap gym if that was your experience. All people at my gym go through an introduction course, and the coaches are walking people through all the workouts, testing what you can do, and scaling it appropriately for your level. Today alone in class we had a 70 year old lady, and a girl in her 3rd trimester of pregnancy working out next to people who are very fit, all scaled to appropriate movements.

Or you messed up big time by not being honest, and they tried to help you as you stated, and you were dishonest with them on your capability, how you are feeling. We all start somewhere, and there is no shame in being the new person or out of shape.

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