Light headedness during lifting and after circuit workouts
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Actually two questions:
1. If lifting heavy at the box, is it natural to feel a blood rush out of your head at the top of a lift or shortly there afterwards? For example, on my 1 rep max of 310 on deadlift yesterday, I got this wonky "free" high feeling after lifting the max 1 rep. A high i did not even have to pay for.
2. After an intense hard circuit workout this morning at 9 am, my overall sense is weakness and low blood sugar even after drinking a 400 calorie 50 g recovery shake with carbs. Does that mean I need to consume more carb before workout? The recovery shake after the workout did not help, even after 20 minutes, so I consumed two energy squares of 120 calories of high amounts of good carbs and fats. Feel much better after this. Normal. Before the workout, I ate 2 energy squares and a low carb 40 g Protein shake with chia seeds at 8am and another Protein Shake with 400 calories and 2 energy squares at about 4 am this morning. This was a really ass kicking body weight workout of 20 minutes. First time I did this particular body weight circuit workout and will repeat it for two more Fridays before increasing difficulty. Felt good to get through it without compromising form. That is how I roll with my M, W, F workouts at home. I do the same 3 individual workouts based on timed sets, ladders and circuit, repeating for 3 weeks before progressing up a level of difficulty.
Another thought is maybe low on hydration today or electrolytes. Educate me!
Thanks for advice.