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re: PSA: it is hot. Stay hydrated and TAKE COOL DOWN BREAKS
Posted on 7/26/26 at 4:49 pm to LSU Coyote
Posted on 7/26/26 at 4:49 pm to LSU Coyote
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Just coming here to say it is hot outside. Respect the heat after my near death experience yesterday. I became dizzy, disoriented, massive headache and threw up 1.25x I will now take some "cool down" breaks when outside in this heat. If it can happen to me, someone who lifts, bjjs and has decent cardio.. it can happen to anyone!
What chance do the rest of us mere mortals have?
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 4:50 pm to LSU Coyote
This is a subtle brag.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 4:59 pm to LSU Coyote
My older neighbor and I share grass cutting.. He has a riding lawnmower and I weed eat, edge and blow the grass off the sidewalk.. We start around 8:30am.. Even that early it's hot.. What I do is get something to eat and don't drink anything caffeinated.. I had a dizzy almost fainting spell and I figured it had something to do with caffeine mixed with the heat.. Since then I haven't had anything like that.. But I do get a bad arse headache every once in a while after cutting.. The last time we cut he was complaining about shortness of breath and he is just riding.. Getting old sucks...
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Posted on 7/26/26 at 5:01 pm to Obtuse1
I do most of my cardio in the middle of the day. Been doing this for decades and it definitely improves my heat tolerance. Meanwhile my younger neighbor just dropped from heat exhaustion just cutting his grass and had to have guy next door assist him. He's not fat but not fit either and didn't see it coming.
Neighbors are always asking "how can you do that, we always see you running in the hottest part of the day?" I just find it much easier than getting up earlier and motivating first thing and the extra benefit of heat training is free.
Yesterday, out of abundance of caution I turned around early and ran 5 miles instead of 10k (6.2 miles)
Neighbors are always asking "how can you do that, we always see you running in the hottest part of the day?" I just find it much easier than getting up earlier and motivating first thing and the extra benefit of heat training is free.
Yesterday, out of abundance of caution I turned around early and ran 5 miles instead of 10k (6.2 miles)
Posted on 7/26/26 at 5:05 pm to LSU Coyote
Around age 40 I took a job working for the phone company. With the exception of a couple of years in the office, I've been working outdoors (and in attics) for the past 12 years. I've pretty much developed the right habits to survive. That said, 2026 has been particularly rough.
One Friday night a few weeks ago I realized that I'd been eating nothing but protein bars and Powerade all week. Decided I could probably use some real protein, so I ate a plain grilled chicken breast for dinner. Next day at work was brutal--nausea, diarrhea, the works. Thankfully Sunday was an off-day, and I was able to get back on track, but working 6 day shifts in this heat is a tough way to earn a living.
One Friday night a few weeks ago I realized that I'd been eating nothing but protein bars and Powerade all week. Decided I could probably use some real protein, so I ate a plain grilled chicken breast for dinner. Next day at work was brutal--nausea, diarrhea, the works. Thankfully Sunday was an off-day, and I was able to get back on track, but working 6 day shifts in this heat is a tough way to earn a living.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 5:40 pm to FCP
It is interesting reading a lot of you baws experienced the same thing for the first time around 40.
I just hit 40 a few months back.
I just hit 40 a few months back.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 5:44 pm to LanierSpots
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Your cardio and weight training isnt helping you one bit in the heat baw.
Three summers ago, I had what had to be heat exhaustion and nearly had a heat stroke playing tennis outside in the summer (felt like I was going to collapse, full body cramps on the drive home, etc.).
Was in excellent shape, could run and never get tired.
I was so confused why I was suffering from the effects of heat, being extremely fit and having grownup in Louisiana and having lived in Florida, as well.
It dawned on me then that heat exhaustion/heat stroke isn't about fitness. I don't think it's always even about how used to it you are. I used to do fairly-long distance running in Louisiana/Florida in the summer time and play tennis in that weather, as well.
I think it can sometimes just be a combination of direct sunlight on you, combined by high temperatures, and lack of proper food/water.
Growing up in the southeast can help, but if you're not properly hydrated, didn't eat properly that day, and are standing in the heat with the sunlight beating down on you for a long time, then eventually your body is going to crack, regardless of fitness level.
This post was edited on 7/26/26 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 7/26/26 at 5:50 pm to LSU Coyote
I had some lightheadedness working outside a few days ago. Damn sweat just does not work here. I climbed 2300 feet on a hike in Colorado in 90+ degree heat and didn't bat an eye. fricking humidity here sucks.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:08 pm to LSU Coyote
quote:It’s the end of July. What did you expect?
Just coming here to say it is hot outside
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:50 pm to LSU Coyote
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threw up 1.25x
Like a full barf, then like the end of the Taco Bell burrito?
Also, you sound fat.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 6:57 pm to LSU Coyote
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bjjs
I would probably not advertise that you give those.
This post was edited on 7/26/26 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:20 pm to LSU Coyote
Been sweating buckets the last few weeks. Having property, kids sports, RV, always something to do. shite don't stop breaking when it's hot.
It's hit me hard a few times, luckily I've been able to manage but boy I'm tired of sweating.
We make our own electrolyte mix, I stay on that pretty good.
It's hit me hard a few times, luckily I've been able to manage but boy I'm tired of sweating.
We make our own electrolyte mix, I stay on that pretty good.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:22 pm to pelicansfan123
It hit me on a sunny golf course one time. The first sign was was that I stopped sweating. Then my skin became clammy, and I started to get dizzy and weak.
There was a maintenance shed right there, and I ducked underneath to get out of the sun. It wasn't much cooler there, but it gave me a break from the sun enough to rehydrate and get going again.
Had that shed not been there, there's no way I would have made it back to the clubhouse by walking.
There was a maintenance shed right there, and I ducked underneath to get out of the sun. It wasn't much cooler there, but it gave me a break from the sun enough to rehydrate and get going again.
Had that shed not been there, there's no way I would have made it back to the clubhouse by walking.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:34 pm to LanierSpots
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Once I start bending over in the heat, then it starts to affect me. And Im old too. Pulling weeds in the middle of the day is the worst thing for me
Yeah, bending over or squatting to do yard work and landscaping really started hitting me. Feel fine while I’m doing it, but it catches up with me now.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:37 pm to BrianKellysbuyout
quote:I took down a 35' - 45' long wooden fence including pulling the posts up and chainsawing the slats so I could fit everything in my 4Runner.
Made it halfway back up to the house before taking a knee. Luckily my wife and kids got home right then and my daughter brought me some water and a wet rag. I honestly don't know if I would have been able to cool down enough on my own to get back up before it was too late.
By the time I got back up the hill and started piling it on a burn pile I thought I was going to pass out.
Came inside and spread eagle on the floor for a solid 30 minutes and didn't move. The one time I was glad my wife had the AC on 69
Dogs didn't know what to do. They just kept bringing me rawhides and setting them down on my stomach
I don't ever want to feel this bad again. I've drank at least a gallon of water and taken 3 ibuprofen but I still feel like shite.
Hot af today and I am literally too old for this shite.
This post was edited on 7/26/26 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 7/26/26 at 7:48 pm to LSU Coyote
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someone who lifts, bjjs and has decent cardio
One of the gayest shticks on this site.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 8:25 pm to LSUgusto
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The first sign was was that I stopped sweating. Then my skin became clammy, and I started to get dizzy and weak.
It was a few years ago, so I'm trying to remember exactly how I felt. The best way to describe how I felt was that my head felt like an appliance that was overheating. It was like a weird combination of dizziness and nausea. I didn't want to throw up, just felt like my body was shutting down.
It's that direct exposure to the sunlight, like what happened to you, that gets you
I don't know how you felt after that incident, but I started taking heat-related illness much more seriously after my incident. I had that "I'm fit and from Louisiana, I can take any heat," not realizing how naive I was.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 8:38 pm to LSU Coyote
I was in an attic today from 9:00 am til1100 am. Then into the yard doing weedeating, trimming ,tilling and moving river sand with a wheelbarrow and shovel till about 5pm. I’m 69, my lady friend is 62. We love the heat and sun.
Y’all are a bunch of pussies. I don’t even hydrate. All I do is drink a lot of water.
Y’all are a bunch of pussies. I don’t even hydrate. All I do is drink a lot of water.
Posted on 7/26/26 at 8:53 pm to Bigfishchoupique
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Y’all are a bunch of pussies. I don’t even hydrate. All I do is drink a lot of water.
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