[PhDGirl]

Originally Posted by infamousbrown

i'm doing it the other way around -- lifting an hour before iftar, and doing cardio/high intensity stuff after.

I might try that today to mix things up. I feel too lethargic after I fast to do much, but maybe a short high-intensity workout could work.

[sosiea]

Soo, i need help on this one.

I'm a senior in highschool and i play tennis right now for my school team and i play singles. we still have 2 weeks of matches and then post season. Since ramadan starte ive been trying multiple things to keep my energy up for my matches in the afternoon but nothing ive tried seems to work. i come home from my tennis matches/practices, and i completely crash. i'll sleep for an hour, eat iftar, do my namaaz and then sleep for another 2 hours, pray, then do as little home work as i can to get by, and sleep some more. ive been averaging 10 hours of sleep a night. my energy level these days are soo low even after sleeping a lot. im very competitve at tennis and i dont want to give it up. and there is no way im gonna skip my fasts. any advice?

[wheelworks]

I still bike to work and back (10 mile round trip). So far I haven't collapsed from exhaustion yet. I gotta fix my sleep hours though. I only get about 4 hours per night and probably half of that during the last 15 days of Ramadan. Hoo boy

[ChotooMotoo]

Originally Posted by sosiea

Soo, i need help on this one.

I'm a senior in highschool and i play tennis right now for my school team and i play singles. we still have 2 weeks of matches and then post season. Since ramadan starte ive been trying multiple things to keep my energy up for my matches in the afternoon but nothing ive tried seems to work. i come home from my tennis matches/practices, and i completely crash. i'll sleep for an hour, eat iftar, do my namaaz and then sleep for another 2 hours, pray, then do as little home work as i can to get by, and sleep some more. ive been averaging 10 hours of sleep a night. my energy level these days are soo low even after sleeping a lot. im very competitve at tennis and i dont want to give it up. and there is no way im gonna skip my fasts. any advice?

eat more high energy slowly digesting foods at iftar and suhoor? Maybe you could eat some beans for breakfast or something? That's all I can think of.

[Sea_of_Roses]

I feel chubby and un-wanted

[ChotooMotoo]

Originally Posted by Sea_of_Roses

I feel chubby and un-wanted

Hey, you should come over to my place, then we can be chubby and un-wanted together and watch Lifetime movies while eating popcorn.

[PhDGirl]

Originally Posted by sosiea

Soo, i need help on this one.

I'm a senior in highschool and i play tennis right now for my school team and i play singles. we still have 2 weeks of matches and then post season. Since ramadan starte ive been trying multiple things to keep my energy up for my matches in the afternoon but nothing ive tried seems to work. i come home from my tennis matches/practices, and i completely crash. i'll sleep for an hour, eat iftar, do my namaaz and then sleep for another 2 hours, pray, then do as little home work as i can to get by, and sleep some more. ive been averaging 10 hours of sleep a night. my energy level these days are soo low even after sleeping a lot. im very competitve at tennis and i dont want to give it up. and there is no way im gonna skip my fasts. any advice?

I remember being in your same position in high school. Are you drinking enough fluids? Honestly though, you should let yourself sleep because it's tiring to play singles on an empty stomach like that. Best of luck to you in your matches.

[sosiea]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

I remember being in your same position in high school. Are you drinking enough fluids? Honestly though, you should let yourself sleep because it's tiring to play singles on an empty stomach like that. Best of luck to you in your matches.

Jazaks

yeah ive been trying to drink as much as i can, but since i sleep somuch now, i dont get much time. i eat a large iftar and with it i drink a water bottle and a gatorade bottle. and i do the same thing during suhoor. and pretty much inbetween iftar and suhoor all i do is sleep. i'll try getting in alot more water. maybe a midnight water fill up or something.

[shadha]

Surprisingly, I have been able to work out during the day. I don't do a hardcore work out, out of fear that I'll be damn thirsty all day but I do stretch/pilates and do crunches. So yay. After Ramadan, I hope to join a gym.


shadha-

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by sosiea

Jazaks

yeah ive been trying to drink as much as i can, but since i sleep somuch now, i dont get much time. i eat a large iftar and with it i drink a water bottle and a gatorade bottle. and i do the same thing during suhoor. and pretty much inbetween iftar and suhoor all i do is sleep. i'll try getting in alot more water. maybe a midnight water fill up or something.

Do you mean all you do in between iftaar and suhoor is sleep and get up every two minutes to use the washroom?

[zakk]

Originally Posted by infamousbrown

any one have any success gaining during ramadan? .

yes. eat pakoras, samosas, and basically anything else deep fried.

[iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu]

Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo

Hey, you should come over to my place, then we can be chubby and un-wanted together and watch Lifetime movies while eating popcorn.

can I come? i'm scrawny and unwanted

[ChotooMotoo]

Originally Posted by iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu

can I come? i'm scrawny and unwanted

wel.... I suppose you can come too...

[Struggle4Peace]

I've been driving for three years and I'm craving for a bike but my parents are not allowing me because it's not safe, make me feel like a 4 year old at times.

After ramadhan i'm going to join recreation aerobics class twice weekly inshallah. It's so difficult to find woman only excerise groups. I found a woman only water work outs but the instructor is a male...how convenient

[The Girl]

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