When I go to lift, I don't sweat.

[Saint Nick]

A few of you guys have read my previous post about this, and I've been hitting the gym ever since, working on different muscle groups each trip. However, I notice that I'm not breaking a sweat but am definitely sore. Does this mean I'm not working out hard enough or is this normal?

 

[crt1530]

Sweating is your body's cooling mechanism. If you're concerned that you aren't sweating enough, wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt to the gym.

 

[EvilYoda]

I think it varies...I don't sweat much at the gym either unless I'm doing cardio. I might work up a little bit of a sweat if I'm doing a leg day or hard ab workouts, but other than that, not much.

 

[cKGunslinger]

I used to not sweat, then I upped the ante on my squats, deads, and started doing heavy clean-n-presses.

Now I smell like a wet sow when I'm done my workout. Also, wearing sweats keeps your muscles warm.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Depends on the person, some don't sweat at all...some like me drench their shirt

Although you might not be hydrated enough. Your urine should be clear.

 

[imported_Truenofan]

yep, stv is right. your urine should be clea. you should be drinking enough water to need to go every hour or two when your lifting. if its yellowish or straight yellow, then you are dehydrated.

 

[marvdmartian]

LOL Wait til you hit your 40's. I could go once an hour, easily, and still show plenty of yellow. Part of that is the vitamin C that I end up pissing out, part of it is the fact that in the past 2 years it seems my bladder's become the size of a peach pit! And that's with plenty of water intake, no less.

OP, some folks just sweat more than others. I worked with a guy once that could be doing nothing at all, and if the temperature was over 70F, he'd sweat like a pig. Other people will stay dry at much higher temps. If you're doing cardio and not sweating, then I'd be concerned, and checking my temperature, hydration level, etc. Otherwise, probably not anything to worry about.

 

[Saint Nick]

urine is clear for the most part, only a little yellow

 

[three4seven]

Originally posted by: jndietz
urine is clear for the most part, only a little yellow

urine can also be yellow from your body flushing out vitamins if you take a multivitamin before workout and wasn't absorbed by your body...

 

[wwswimming]

Originally posted by: jndietz
urine is clear for the most part, only a little yellow

well, according to the Photoshop color picker,
that's an RGB value of about
Red- 238
Green- 186
Blue- 37

 

[imported_Truenofan]

you know, I'm not sure if i really want know how you found that out....

 

[EGGO]

I don't think it's all that much of a deal. I definitely have a difference in body shape and I don't sweat in weight lifting. But I noticed it's mostly for isolation exercises; as soon as I start doing complex exercises, like squats or kettlebell exercises, what have you, I tend to sweat. That's more than likely because it requires something "more".

 

[zebano]

Originally posted by: marvdmartian
LOL Wait til you hit your 40's. I could go once an hour, easily, and still show plenty of yellow. Part of that is the vitamin C that I end up pissing out, part of it is the fact that in the past 2 years it seems my bladder's become the size of a peach pit! And that's with plenty of water intake, no less.

OP, some folks just sweat more than others. I worked with a guy once that could be doing nothing at all, and if the temperature was over 70F, he'd sweat like a pig. Other people will stay dry at much higher temps. If you're doing cardio and not sweating, then I'd be concerned, and checking my temperature, hydration level, etc. Otherwise, probably not anything to worry about.

FYI for the guy who sweats at 70+ degrees. Tell him to shave his back, although if he's not exceptionally hairy he's probably SOL. I can now make it to 80 degrees in the office without breaking a sweat. =)

 

[vi edit]

I think it's largely based on body sizes. Most skinny guys (like me) you see in the gym can crank though a full workout without breaking a sweat. But that big dude in cage that's squatting a volkswagen practically needs a bucket under him to catch the river cascading off his forehead.

If I'm running I typically don't start getting a sweat going until I'm through the first mile. My body just takes a long time before the heat gets built up to "sweating" temps. I stay penty hydrated.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I think it's largely based on body sizes. Most skinny guys (like me) you see in the gym can crank though a full workout without breaking a sweat. But that big dude in cage that's squatting a volkswagen practically needs a bucket under him to catch the river cascading off his forehead.

If I'm running I typically don't start getting a sweat going until I'm through the first mile. My body just takes a long time before the heat gets built up to "sweating" temps. I stay penty hydrated.

Yep that's pretty much right.

When I squat I need a drain built in the floor for me, otherwise I slip! And, no I am not kidding, if I squat on a surface other than the normal wood or textured rubber, like painted concrete in the not so free weight oriented gyms, I have trouble slipping a bit.