Phoenix Hunter started this discussion ·
I get really nauseated and almost want to vomit after I do flexibility training. do any of you get this? I'm not hurting myself but I am very exhausted afterwards. probably more exhausted than poling itself. I feel really queasy after wards. what's up with that?
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Veena ·
YES! For me it's usually after training my back. I don't feel horribly tired, I feel really relaxed, but I have felt sick to my stomach after. It hasn't happened lately, but then I haven't pushed myself much the last year. It happened a lot when I first started training my back a heavily!! I wouldn't feel sick right away, it would be an hour or 2 after. I've tried to research why and I've mentioned it to fellow pole dancers and no one seems to have an answer, or even this issue. I'm wondering if anyone has some insight! Hmmmmm One thing to think about is are you getting too hot?
Saphyre ·
This happens to me a lot. Sometimes after stretching, sometime after a heavy workout. I should ask the woman who does my acupuncture. My initial thought is that it may be a combination of things. One could have to do with breathing. We all know we should breathe properly when stretching, but sometimes there are distractions, like watching TV while stretching and forgetting to use our breath properly. Another may have to do with the "channels" that are opened when we stretch. I know that there are certain areas of the skeletal system that, when not aligned properly can cause all sorts of issues like headaches and digestive issues. Perhaps when we stretch we are disturbing those channels in some way. Another is water consumption. The first thing a good Physical Therapist will tell you after a massage is to drink plenty of water. We are always careful to drink it when we pole, but of course it's just as important when stretching. Just food for thought. Great topic, Red.
Interesting. I was thinking maybe breathing or "channels" being opened up too. This happens to me after deep tissue massage sometimes also... I do feel such a release after wards too, along with feeling like I'm gonna hurl. Haha!
With the back training in particular, I was taught that the reason for these sensations in the body is that when we do back bending, we are moving our bodies in such a way that nerves along the spine are being physically interacted with/stimulated by the soft tissues that surround them. Those nerves along the spine are central nervous system conduits to the brain and the rest of the body, and they're not used to being physically stimulated in our natural positions. So when they get physically stimulated in stretches, that stimulation can be perceived as different feelings of intensity and then fatigue during and then after stretching. If you've ever felt a kind of head rush feeling right after a back bend, and experienced an almost two beer kind of sensation in the hours following the back bend session, that's partly what's happening there as I understand it. Not harmful, just new stimulus.
I guess the same thing could happen with other areas of the body if you're doing stretches at your maximum range of motion because of the stretching's effect on the nervous system in those areas, changed soft tissue positions creating different/new stimulation.
Veena ·
Yeah, I agree with everything mentioned, breathing, possible channel opening and the theory of adding a new nerve stimulus. I still would like to find more solid reasoning why this happens. I haven't found anything real solid online went I've gone googling, and I like the suggestions you all have mentioned, are there any articles online that support the theories of nerve stimulus, and channels opening. I love reading about that stuff. If you guys don't know right off hand I'll just google it :) I'm pretty aware of my breath so I don't think that was the issue, but I know I haven't had the sick feeling recently, and it did happen a lot when I first started so I could see the possibility of nerve stimulus. Our bodies are so amazing and mysterious!
I just googled it, and there are a lot of discussions/articles about this. I had no idea...haven't read them yet , was just glancing over them. what I am seeing initially is- stretching the nervous system, tension, and some things about cervical/neck positioning.
I've not experienced it myself, but someone I'm acquainted with says that she always get headaches after backbending. She's a very natural frontbender and thinks she gets it because backbending isn't coming natural enough for her (but she's not so bad at it anyway). These are just her own guesses, nothing to be taken as a truth.
http://archneurpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=645725 Here's an abstract for a study comparing the different sensations that come from stimulating nerves on the surface of the skin versus stimulating the "trunks" or central hubs/bundles of nerves where they branch off from the nervous system. It's behind a paywall, but the study found that stimulating nerves at the roots produces different and more intense sensations in the subject that stimulating those same nerves at their end point, under the skin.
Veena ·
I'll take a look at this! Ty :)
CROI ·
Wow, glad to know I'm not alone
That's right, you're not alone. I asked some "stretchers" and got some replies. It can possibly fade with time. Someone suggested to compensate with the child-pose or so (frontbend) if this happens during back bending. It is recommended to compensate anyway, with or without headache/nausea.
Veena ·
So far I'm under the impression that it can fade over time, since I've only had this issue when I started.
I also get this, Iv found when my Iron and folic acid levels are lower than they should be its MUCH worse. Also I was reading with splits (though Im sure it applies here). Your minds nervous system as well as your bodies is made to put a hault on anything dangerous or harmful. So you get that beginners tension, now maybe once your past that its your bodies way of trying to restrain or put a stop to somthing its not comfortable with because the nervous system hasnt adapted like you mentioned.
Genbob ·
I've never had the sick feeling, but after a really good stretching session I feel realIy dopey, almost drugged. It's different to the 'Ive had a really intense . workout, I'm knackered, I'm gonna sleep well tonight' feeling. It's weird the effect it has on the body!
