I'm having some "intestinal distress" with my Friday circuit workouts. Last week I did 3 circuits in about an hour and twenty minutes with 1' between sets and 5' between circuits. Yesterday I did 3 circuits in an hour with no rest between sets and 2' between circuits (I was short on time ). Both days, I found my stomach bothering me by the end of the second circuit. Not that queasy stomach feeling that I associate with nausea, but actually having acid or bile or something yucky come up in my throat, especially if I did anything bent over (like triceps kick backs). Yesterday I cut out my last set of abs because I was afraid I might vomit in the gym (OK, and look like a weenie). I even took a dose of Pepto before the workout yesterday, but I don't know if that made things better or worse. What am I doing wrong here, folks?

That's unusual ... how is your breathing while you are lifting? The only thing I can think of is too much inter-abdominal pressure ...

I'll look into it.

Now that you mention it, I can only recall paying attention to my breathing when I'm doing upper body stuff and it's pretty even and controlled then. I exhale as I lift and inhale as I bring the weight back down. Maybe when I'm doing my legs and some of the back sets (the ones I can't remember breathing during) I'm clenching my abs or holding my breath or something. I'll check this out...Thanks

BTW, I have no problems like this with my regular upper and lower body workouts.

Vomiting while working out is not uncommon. For me, it happens or comes close to happening on leg days when I do 20 rep squats. I've seen other guys do it on other lifts. The common factor is the intensity.

Now, I guess it depends on the gym where you workout on whether it would be considered something gross or just one of those things that happens.

I know when I workout at home, my daughters think it is hilarious to see daddy rack the bar then bend over the conveniently placed trashcan and heave.