just did not feel energized or powerful today...

[count_schemula]

So, today, was my first Saturday workout.

I'm close to the gym, so the idea is to use Saturday as the day to workout longer and push it harder. I may add Wednesday after work to that, but for now, Saturday is my long day.

I jogged/walked to the gym (pounding my knees is really the limiting factor here) and got about my business.

I just never felt very energized, it was a struggle the whole time. I got good sleep. Ate my cous cous mix beforehand, but when I got about lifting weight I just felt pretty sluggish.

I put in an a little over an hour and finished woth some cardio and then walked home in the 98 degree heat. I would have jogged but I had a crampy left calf.

Anyhow, my question, is this just a plateau phase or maybe a diet thing?

It was kind of a mental and physical sluggishness. ie my sociable wit was kind of off as well.

[count_schemula]

diet has been cous cous mix in the morning, pizza or roast beef sandwich at lunch, eggs/spinach or oatmeal for dinner. Berries, nuts, raisins, etc as snacks. 1 coffee per day, water the rest of the day.

I ride my bike to and from work.

[Sportsmedjosh]

Have you been training pretty hard, you might just need to have a rest day. Seems your really pounding yourself. It might also be a diet issue. Have you been tracking your meal plan on the board with our food tracker? Thats a great place to start.

How's the humidty there, if you ran there that might also be an issue. I always feel like crap in the humidity and hate doing anything. It really boggs me down.

[count_schemula]

I'm not going too hard. If anything, I need to ramp it up a little. I really am trying to ease into it a little bit to avoid stress/strain/overuse injury.

I did 30 minutes Monday, 30 minutes Wednesday, and then 1:15 today.

I'm kinda gathering food info. I can safely say that calories, sodium and fat intake are down over previous diet.

I eat chicken breasts a lot, I just ate Quinoa, chicken, onions and spinach and a carrots.

My diet is pretty different than it was 2 weeks ago. I'm just wondering if in a situation like that, there are some particular foods one should consider consuming.

If anything, this diet should be more energizing, and in fact I do generally feel a little more stable overall. But a lot of the pop tarts and white pasta and so forth are gone. I drink a glass of orange juice daily, so, I guess that has some sugar in it.

[Sportsmedjosh]

Do this post you your last two days and tomorrow and I'll add up what you're consuming calorie, carb, protein, and fat wise.

[fodive]

sometimes, it's just the day and you just don't have it...

[cabezon]

what kind of recovery drink or carb drink did you consume after your hour of cardio?

You are going to find it next to impossible to maintain any sort of energy level after one hour of cardio if you don't.

[bellavus]

maybe your salt intake was off (or you were dehydrated)

[Daegus]

Sounds like a diet problem.
How long have you been on your current diet? Could be a number of things. Not eating enough, not enough nutrients, bad pre-post workout meal etc..

Maybe try to switch up what you are eating for a week or two. I know when Josh had me on his diet/trial thing, after two weeks of being on the same two day meal rotation plan I become emotional/physically fatigued/drained. As soon as I switched to a different two day plan, I felt get again.

[Dalton]

Doesn't sound like the strictest of diets, you can definately improve there. Pizza is eh, not so bueno. I dont eat cous cous so I have no idea the nutritional value, but I know its mostly carbs and little protein, which is a no-no for breakfast. You need some more protein in the morning. Carbs are good, but you need protein as well. You haven't eaten for ~8 hours your body is so catabolic!

We all have off-days, I wouldnt sweat it too much. If it continues you might need to switch your workout up but improving your diet is definately the first step. Work a little more protein in there and eat a little more frequently, you'd be amazed at how much your diet effects your overall physical state during the day.

[QueenMaa]

You might want to start taking a liquid supplement.