Does Anyone Else Have Slow Recovery Time?

Does Anyone Else Have Slow Recovery Time? Any way to improve it? Rate Topic:

#1 munchkinette

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Posted 20 July 2008 - 08:13 AM

It seems like it always takes me such a long time to recover from workouts. I can do 6 mile runs on the weekends, but then I can hardly workout more than 20 minutes for the rest of the week, until maybe the next weekend. I also have trouble increasing my resistance training. I feel like I'm sore for a lot longer than most people. I feel like I'm always tired too... could it be a sleep issue?

Any thoughts or advice? It's not just my muscles. It takes a long time for cuts and other things to heal as well. I've been trying to take more vitamins and supplements, but I'm not really sure what things to take. I'm working with a personal trainer now, and he's really good, but he doesn't know a ton about gluten-intolerance and my specific issues.

Gluten free since Feb 2006, Dairy and Soy free since 2009

Anemic off and on since 2003
Negative tTG Ab, IgA, Gliadin Ab IgA, wheat allergy (IgE) blood tests (Feb 2006)
Positive wheat allergy skin test(Apr 2006)and dietary response (Feb 2006)
Celiac grandmother (Dx in 1940s, "grew out of it")

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#2 kbtoyssni

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Posted 20 July 2008 - 06:45 PM

How long has this been happening? I just started ramping up on biking (from doing nothing for six months due to illness to now doing 30miles at a time). My muscles and joints hurt and I was exhausted and hungry all the time. I ice my knees or other joints that tend to bother me as soon as I get home. I stretch to loosen my muscles. I take a bath with bath salts right after getting back which seems to help. I eat more potassium (bananas) and protein. It's been working pretty well.

I'm just wondering if this is a recent thing that's occurring because you're pushing yourself more now or if this has been going on for a long time.

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#3 munchkinette

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Posted 20 July 2008 - 07:22 PM

This has been going on a while. I'm pushing myself more lately, but it's only been 2 weeks this time. Generally what happens is that I'm able to push for 3 weeks then it seems like I'm overtraining. I feel like that threshold is really low for me. Whether I keep pushing or ease off during the following week, I still have trouble making it past that point. I feel like it's several days before I'm not sore anymore after that. Like I said- it's not just muscles that take a long time to heal, it's cuts and stuff too.

This happens even when I haven't had a recent glutening... maybe those effects last longer than I think, but a whole month just from soy sauce or something like that? It's rare that I get a really bad glutening that last for more than a week. Maybe I'm wrong.