I don’t seem to sweat when working out

[Ghost Philosophy]

Which is a bad thing, because that leads to less fat loss. Any workout that I do is going to be intensive for me considering I’ve been sedentary for the last fifteen years. And yet I haven’t sweat so far, and it’s not for a lack of effort, either. I’ve been getting sore muscles, which obviously means I’m doing my best. I think the only way for me to lose weight properly is strictly through a diet, and working out is just for general fitness.

 

[jxded]

king of an obvious one but have you worn sweatpants and a sweatshirt while working out? I know It’s annoying and uncomfortable while lifting weights sometimes but it could help if you really want that effect

 

[Sceptical]

sweat is just excess water and sodium exiting your body

 

[turkcelfatcel]

Which is a bad thing, because that leads to less fat loss. Any workout that I do is going to be intensive for me considering I’ve been sedentary for the last fifteen years. And yet I haven’t sweat so far, and it’s not for a lack of effort, either. I’ve been getting sore muscles, which obviously means I’m doing my best. I think the only way for me to lose weight properly is strictly through a diet, and working out is just for general fitness.

Sweat and fat loss isnt corelated

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

king of an obvious one but have you worn sweatpants and a sweatshirt while working out? I know It’s annoying and uncomfortable while lifting weights sometimes but it could help if you really want that effect

Sort of! I was wearing a T-shirt, over it I had a sweatshirt/crewneck and over it I wore a hoodie as well. But I decided to take the hoodie off after my warm-up because it felt like overkill. Everyone else seems to just wear a single t-shirt or just a hoodie and that’s it.

 

[ltnbrownacnecel]

Do u only weight lift?

 

[PharmaPhaggot]

Nah most fat comes out when you breathe

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

sweat is just excess water and sodium exiting your body

And by losing that, you lose weight, don’t you? Since part of your weight is water weight, and sodium retains fat; thus by sweating, you get to lose more weight compared to when you don’t.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Sweat and fat loss isnt corelated

Really? Because I thought this:

And by losing that, you lose weight, don’t you? Since part of your weight is water weight, and sodium retains fat; thus by sweating, you get to lose more weight compared to when you don’t.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Nah most fat comes out when you breathe

Really?

 

[Fridx]

Which is a bad thing, because that leads to less fat loss. Any workout that I do is going to be intensive for me considering I’ve been sedentary for the last fifteen years. And yet I haven’t sweat so far, and it’s not for a lack of effort, either. I’ve been getting sore muscles, which obviously means I’m doing my best. I think the only way for me to lose weight properly is strictly through a diet, and working out is just for general fitness.

Its nothing bad it just means that ur not bloated with water

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Do u only weight lift?

No, I start off with cardio first for ten minutes.

 

[TrueOgreGymcel]

No listen to me fellow ogre, I too do not sweat a lot at the gym, only during my 30 mins cardio at the end do I really start to see some sweat beads.

Also sweat does not correlate with more fat loss, it's a myth.

 

[Seven]

mine is just opposite
i get too much sweat

 

[annenisikeyim]

Which is a bad thing, because that leads to less fat loss. Any workout that I do is going to be intensive for me considering I’ve been sedentary for the last fifteen years. And yet I haven’t sweat so far, and it’s not for a lack of effort, either. I’ve been getting sore muscles, which obviously means I’m doing my best. I think the only way for me to lose weight properly is strictly through a diet, and working out is just for general fitness.

its normal if i choose my clothing wisely and not rushing the whole session i do not sweat a a drop its normal and i think you are healthy

 

[liekalike]

Do 20+ reps or cardio

 

[ltnbrownacnecel]

No, I start off with cardio first for ten minutes.

Tbh if I just workout with weights I don’t sweat that much

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

No listen to me fellow ogre, I too do not sweat a lot at the gym, only during my 30 mins cardio at the end do I really start to see some sweat beads.

Also sweat does not correlate with more fat loss, it's a myth.

Interesting, the more you know.

I see, so I just need to incorporate 30 mins of cardio at the end. What does that look like for you in your routine?

By the way, today I don’t have DOMS like I did last time. My form has improved too, as it turns out. It seems my muscles have been adapting properly, doesn’t it? I lifted a little bit more than I did on the first day.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

mine is just opposite
i get too much sweat

What’s your race bhaijaan?

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

its normal if i choose my clothing wisely and not rushing the whole session i do not sweat a a drop its normal and i think you are healthy

Good to know I might be considered healthy considering my dogshit lifestyle and diet the last ten years.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Do 20+ reps or cardio

Definitely do cardio already, but will do more. Won’t do 20+ reps because my muscles are better for more weights, lower reps as per my DNA test.

 

[AestheticsHell]

Try a full body split with lots of sets (~30/session) and a fixed, short rest time (<45s), then do only cardio on rest days. Lots of caffeine prior to the training session will also help because it's adrenergic.
Not that you should worry that much about it since weight loss is all about "calories in" vs "calories out", so if you just eat less it should also work.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Tbh if I just workout with weights I don’t sweat that much

I start off with cardio before moving on to weights. Then I finish with cardio (didn’t do this last time). But probably have to try more cardio if I want this effect. However my ogre bhai just said it’s a myth that sweating is linked to fat loss.

 

[liekalike]

Definitely do cardio already, but will do more. Won’t do 20+ reps because my muscles are better for more weights, lower reps as per my DNA test.

Yea if Ur doing low reps it's kinda impossible to sweat unless doing heavy deadlifts

 

[TrueOgreGymcel]

Interesting, the more you know.

I see, so I just need to incorporate 30 mins of cardio at the end. What does that look like for you in your routine?

By the way, today I don’t have DOMS like I did last time. My form has improved too, as it turns out. It seems my muscles have been adapting properly, doesn’t it? I lifted a little bit more than I did on the first day.

So the 30 mins of cardio is a rule of thumb. Obviously any sensible gym goer knows that cardio as a warmup is pointless. Cardio is at the end of the workout, we don't want to waste our energy at the start, we reserve this for the lifts.

I'm a fbeod and I train ideally 3 times a week but mainly 2 times as of now. Always cardio no matter what.

Doms will get less and less prevalent in due time also Doms do not equal hypertrophy (muscle building). Work on the form for now, small steps, adapt the muscles, joints and the central nervous system. Don't go crazy now for your first months at the gym (yeah I know what I'm talking about, I remember when I started and wanted to go hard too).

Patience, discipline and enjoy the moment brother.

 

[ltnbrownacnecel]

I start off with cardio before moving on to weights. Then I finish with cardio (didn’t do this last time). But probably have to try more cardio if I want this effect. However my ogre bhai just said it’s a myth that sweating is linked to fat loss.

Yeah if u want to sweat more just go to the sauna at the end of ur workouts fuck cardio.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Try a full body split with lots of sets (~30/session) and a fixed, short rest time (<45s), then do only cardio on rest days. Lots of caffeine prior to the training session will also help because it's adrenergic.
Not that you should worry that much about it since weight loss is all about "calories in" vs "calories out", so if you just eat less it should also work.

I am not following any splits, my friend is helping me with what exercises I should do and with how many reps. He said I should do 8, but he lets me rest for a minute or two (I have asthma). All the exercises I ended up doing the first day had me sore all over, so I guess that’s considered full body, right? I avoid caffeine (or at least coffee) because it gives me headaches somehow, but I think if it’s something like Monster then it’s gonna be okay. I have technically been eating at a caloric deficit for a few days and noticed no change. In the past, I’ve been able to lose a lot of weight by just dieting (and by that I mean starving myself, it’s extreme but it worked, but now I’m tired of doing just that, hence why I started going to the gym since last week).

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Yea if Ur doing low reps it's kinda impossible to sweat unless doing heavy deadlifts

Makes sense. However I just found out sweating isn’t correlated to fat loss so I’m fine I suppose.

 

[liekalike]

Makes sense. However I just found out sweating isn’t correlated to fat loss so I’m fine I suppose.

Yea it doesn't matter. Also you will sweat more the more you go to the gym as body gets better at sweating, one downside of gym I guess

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

So the 30 mins of cardio is a rule of thumb. Obviously any sensible gym goer knows that cardio as a warmup is pointless. Cardio is at the end of the workout, we don't want to waste our energy at the start, we reserve this for the lifts.

I'm a fbeod and I train ideally 3 times a week but mainly 2 times as of now. Always cardio no matter what.

Doms will get less and less prevalent in due time also Doms do not equal hypertrophy (muscle building). Work on the form for now, small steps, adapt the muscles, joints and the central nervous system. Don't go crazy now for your first months at the gym (yeah I know what I'm talking about, I remember when I started and wanted to go hard too).

Patience, discipline and enjoy the moment brother.

Makes a lot of sense, actually. My friend said I should do cardio at the end of each session; but he did not explicitly state why. He still wanted me to warm up, and wanted me to do jumping jacks but honestly I thought it was embarrassing for me to be doing that, so I was like how about I just do some cardio instead? That’s why I do cardio first instead of warming up by doing jumping jacks or whatever. It’s how I get in the mood to be doing actual workouts. Anyway, yeah, I’ve been told I should get my form right first so we’ve been focusing on that. Like you say, small steps. My main reason to go to the gym is weight loss, and while I know diet is the best way to lose it, I wanted to do something more proactive. And not starve myself all the time like I used to. I don’t mind not being able to build muscle considering that’s just a bonus for me, and not a priority. As a result, I do think my diet should look different than others. For example, my friend says I should get lots of protein during my rest days as well, but since I want to lose weight first and foremost, I decided I will go into an extreme caloric deficit on rest days instead, so that I may see quicker results. This has worked for me in the past, but going to the gym is something completely new for me. I can always bulk in the future, slowly and gradually, if my goalposts shift; if, for instance, I decide I want to be more muscular.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Yeah if u want to sweat more just go to the sauna at the end of ur workouts fuck cardio.

I thought I wanted to sweat more but @TrueOgreGymcel changed my mind. He says it’s just a myth anyway.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Yea it doesn't matter. Also you will sweat more the more you go to the gym as body gets better at sweating, one downside of gym I guess

Makes sense, I’ve only gone twice so far. I’ll keep going consistently but for now I have to rely on my friend’s schedule as he’s helping me out.

 

[AestheticsHell]

I am not following any splits, my friend is helping me with what exercises I should do and with how many reps. He said I should do 8, but he lets me rest for a minute or two (I have asthma). All the exercises I ended up doing the first day had me sore all over, so I guess that’s considered full body, right? I avoid caffeine (or at least coffee) because it gives me headaches somehow, but I think if it’s something like Monster then it’s gonna be okay. I have technically been eating at a caloric deficit for a few days and noticed no change. In the past, I’ve been able to lose a lot of weight by just dieting (and by that I mean starving myself, it’s extreme but it worked, but now I’m tired of doing just that, hence why I started going to the gym since last week).

What is usually meant by "full body" is that you train all your body parts every session instead of separate days, so you end up working each muscle less in a single session, but by the end of the week the same volume is achieved. Example:
Regular split

• Monday - Chest (15 sets) + light cardio
• Tuesday - Back (15 sets) + light cardio
• Wednesday - Shoulders (15 sets) + light cardio
• Thursday - Legs (15 sets) + light cardio
• Friday - Arms (10 sets) and abs (5 sets) + light cardio

Full Body Split

• Monday - Chest (5 sets), Back (5 sets), Legs (5 sets), Shoulders (5 sets), Arms (5 sets)
• Tuesday - Cardio
• Wednesday - Chest (5 sets), Back (5 sets), Legs (5 sets), Shoulders (5 sets), Arms (5 sets)
• Thursday - Cardio
• Friday - Chest (5 sets), Back (5 sets), Legs (5 sets), Shoulders (5 sets), Abs (5 sets)
• Saturday - Cardio

The main reason is that full body workouts take a bigger toll on your cardiovascular system since your heart has to be pumping blood from the lower body to the upper constantly, so there is more energy output. You have asthma, tho, so I'm not sure how doable that'd be.

 

[zygosmasher]

people with higher athletic ability tend to sweat more than people with less as your body is already adapted to high calorie burning

 

[Tigermoggerlol]

Which is a bad thing, because that leads to less fat loss. Any workout that I do is going to be intensive for me considering I’ve been sedentary for the last fifteen years. And yet I haven’t sweat so far, and it’s not for a lack of effort, either. I’ve been getting sore muscles, which obviously means I’m doing my best. I think the only way for me to lose weight properly is strictly through a diet, and working out is just for general fitness.

U not training hard enough inb4 “I train to failure bro” u gotta do shit like supersets, drop sets, have less rest periods, lift lighter weight for more reps, etc.

 

[Deleted member 240873]

Which is a bad thing, because that leads to less fat loss. Any workout that I do is going to be intensive for me considering I’ve been sedentary for the last fifteen years. And yet I haven’t sweat so far, and it’s not for a lack of effort, either. I’ve been getting sore muscles, which obviously means I’m doing my best. I think the only way for me to lose weight properly is strictly through a diet, and working out is just for general fitness.

I wish I had that problem I always sweat so much

 

[TrueOgreGymcel]

Makes a lot of sense, actually. My friend said I should do cardio at the end of each session; but he did not explicitly state why. He still wanted me to warm up, and wanted me to do jumping jacks but honestly I thought it was embarrassing for me to be doing that, so I was like how about I just do some cardio instead? That’s why I do cardio first instead of warming up by doing jumping jacks or whatever. It’s how I get in the mood to be doing actual workouts. Anyway, yeah, I’ve been told I should get my form right first so we’ve been focusing on that. Like you say, small steps. My main reason to go to the gym is weight loss, and while I know diet is the best way to lose it, I wanted to do something more proactive. And not starve myself all the time like I used to. I don’t mind not being able to build muscle considering that’s just a bonus for me, and not a priority. As a result, I do think my diet should look different than others. For example, my friend says I should get lots of protein during my rest days as well, but since I want to lose weight first and foremost, I decided I will go into an extreme caloric deficit on rest days instead, so that I may see quicker results. This has worked for me in the past, but going to the gym is something completely new for me. I can always bulk in the future, slowly and gradually, if my goalposts shift; if, for instance, I decide I want to be more muscular.

Listen ogre brother, I'm going to keep it simple:

You're new to the gym. First you have to build the routine. Then you need to get a goal, which you have, lose weight.

You're likely overweight and come from bad eating or too much. Learn to adapt your diet, don't go bonkers. Protein is great but not the end all be all. You'll need carbs to fuel before a workout and after. Technically carbs should also be consumed on rest days when trying to build muscle but as you've stated ; weight loss takes priority so you keep your carbs for the gym day. During the rest of the week, try to find a balance with your diet and introduce small caloric deficits. Patience is key.

Don't put the cart before the horses, forget about bulking and becoming more muscular, you're not even remotely close yet.

Also tell your friend that jumping jack as a warmup is ridiculous in the context of weightlifting/bodybuilding. We're not marine or cross fitters, use cables and light weight, feel the muscle activating and the blood rushing = warming up the body. (Also jumping jack on an overweight body that is not used to exercising hard = best way to destroy your joints, as the youngsters here say : JFL)

Then facepalm because despite my best effort to keep it short and simple, I wrote an entire essay.

Now go and terrorize the puny weak humans with the ferocity that we ogres are known for.

 

[Finnishmogger]

I didn’t read the replies if someone said this already but cardio is the most important for you and you should do minimum 30 minutes of it every day. If you don’t want to go every day do more of it when you go.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

What is usually meant by "full body" is that you train all your body parts every session instead of separate days, so you end up working each muscle less in a single session, but by the end of the week the same volume is achieved. Example:
Regular split

• Monday - Chest (15 sets) + light cardio
• Tuesday - Back (15 sets) + light cardio
• Wednesday - Shoulders (15 sets) + light cardio
• Thursday - Legs (15 sets) + light cardio
• Friday - Arms (10 sets) and abs (5 sets) + light cardio

Full Body Split

• Monday - Chest (5 sets), Back (5 sets), Legs (5 sets), Shoulders (5 sets), Arms (5 sets)
• Tuesday - Cardio
• Wednesday - Chest (5 sets), Back (5 sets), Legs (5 sets), Shoulders (5 sets), Arms (5 sets)
• Thursday - Cardio
• Friday - Chest (5 sets), Back (5 sets), Legs (5 sets), Shoulders (5 sets), Abs (5 sets)
• Saturday - Cardio

The main reason is that full body workouts take a bigger toll on your cardiovascular system since your heart has to be pumping blood from the lower body to the upper constantly, so there is more energy output. You have asthma, tho, so I'm not sure how doable that'd be.

Oh okay, I thought full body splits meant doing workouts that train the entire body, instead of doing exercises that separately train all the parts of the body. Well, like I said, I don’t really have any split at the moment, I’m going off of what my friend is doing. He’s been working out for 15 years, so I know I can trust him. I don’t doubt what he says.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

people with higher athletic ability tend to sweat more than people with less as your body is already adapted to high calorie burning

Interesting. I’m far from athletic. I’m literally overweight and sedentary. Until last Friday.

 

[rraymond]

same I have little sweat but I never really saw a problem with it

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

U not training hard enough inb4 “I train to failure bro” u gotta do shit like supersets, drop sets, have less rest periods, lift lighter weight for more reps, etc.

My primary goal is to lose weight, not to build muscle. Building muscle is a secondary goal of mine. It’s like… the cherry on top of the cake (the cake being weight loss, and the cherry being additional muscle building).

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

I wish I had that problem I always sweat so much

What’s your race bhaijaan? Some races sweat more than others, because they have larger sweat glands than others. Africans have the largest sweat glands, so they sweat more. On the other hand, Asians have the smallest sweat glands, so they sweat the least. Europeans are in-between.

 

[zygosmasher]

Interesting. I’m far from athletic. I’m literally overweight and sedentary. Until last Friday.

its 70% genetic and 30% situational. you can be skinny and run as much as you like but most of the athleticism sadly comes from genes. im an athlete and there were points in my life where i was living super unhealthy and should have been 'fat' but it never happened and actually i was still more athletic than most of my competition aswell. genetics are law in athleticism and bodybuilding

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

Listen ogre brother, I'm going to keep it simple:

You're new to the gym. First you have to build the routine. Then you need to get a goal, which you have, lose weight.

You're likely overweight and come from bad eating or too much. Learn to adapt your diet, don't go bonkers. Protein is great but not the end all be all. You'll need carbs to fuel before a workout and after. Technically carbs should also be consumed on rest days when trying to build muscle but as you've stated ; weight loss takes priority so you keep your carbs for the gym day. During the rest of the week, try to find a balance with your diet and introduce small caloric deficits. Patience is key.

Don't put the cart before the horses, forget about bulking and becoming more muscular, you're not even remotely close yet.

Also tell your friend that jumping jack as a warmup is ridiculous in the context of weightlifting/bodybuilding. We're not marine or cross fitters, use cables and light weight, feel the muscle activating and the blood rushing = warming up the body. (Also jumping jack on an overweight body that is not used to exercising hard = best way to destroy your joints, as the youngsters here say : JFL)

Then facepalm because despite my best effort to keep it short and simple, I wrote an entire essay.

Now go and terrorize the puny weak humans with the ferocity that we ogres are known for.

Yes, that’s correct - I’m overweight now. I wasn’t always like this, I used to be underweight for nearly all my life, until the early 2020s.

Right, I actually thought I was supposed to avoid carbohydrates at all costs. But now I know not to do that, and to keep them for gym days. That’s a coincidence actually, because yesterday was gym day and I actually had some carbs as well.

I was thinking I should eat nothing today but I think that’s probably not a good idea. I can easily starve myself but it’s probably suboptimal, what do you say?

Hahaha yeah, my friend also suggested I could also try jumping ropes for warming up, but I said “Knowing myself, I’ll probably just trip and fall.” Lol.

Thanks for the effort, it’s much appreciated. I read every word!

Thanks again, ogrebhai!

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

I didn’t read the replies if someone said this already but cardio is the most important for you and you should do minimum 30 minutes of it every day. If you don’t want to go every day do more of it when you go.

Yes, someone basically said this. However, my main reason for wanting to sweat was the presumption that it would lead to higher fat loss, but that’s been debunked in this thread. I was thinking of starvemaxxing on rest days because I want to focus on weight loss, but that’s probably a bad idea, right? What do you think?

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

same I have little sweat but I never really saw a problem with it

I had the white Monster yesterday. It wasn’t bad! At first it tasted like coconut but that’s probably because I had eaten something before drinking it.

 

[rraymond]

I had the white Monster yesterday. It wasn’t bad! At first it tasted like coconut but that’s probably because I had eaten something before drinking it.

yooo awesome bhai it was your first one, right?

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

its 70% genetic and 30% situational. you can be skinny and run as much as you like but most of the athleticism sadly comes from genes. im an athlete and there were points in my life where i was living super unhealthy and should have been 'fat' but it never happened and actually i was still more athletic than most of my competition aswell. genetics are law in athleticism and bodybuilding

I can actually relate to that, I used to eat and drink like shit as a teenager but I was always underweight. I’m not athletic, though. I only started getting fat in my mid-twenties. I probably don’t have all good genetics like that, it’s likely a mixed bag. Some good and some bad.

 

[Ghost Philosophy]

yooo awesome bhai it was your first one, right?

First white monster, you mean? If so yes! Because I’ve had monster before, but the original one mainly and some others.