How can i be in shape but not in shape?

[Tealtop1]

i'm pretty fit for the most part. I've been working out since I was 13, i have the flat toned abs, toned muscular-ish arms, and i eat pretty healthy as well.

when i workout on my own i'm fine, but at my university i die in the classes.

every time i finish a class (like an ab class or tone up class) my entire body is sore afterwards, it's hard to move, walk, and just sitting up in bed is a struggle. yet other people who take the class (including my slightly overweight friend) are perfectly fine the next day.

so i'm confused. if i workout and i'm in shape, why do the unhealthy people bounce back quicker than i do?

[LightUp]

Well it's like this Classes are Planned by pros to get maximum benefits during the Time period. So Its planned to be hard as hell and they aren't workouts considering each individuals limitations of strength and stamina. When we train by ourselves we usually stay within our own limits and try to push them but since those class workouts are not made like that it's a totally different experience. Besides You don't train specifically in the exercises that class does right? I mean You can Do a lot of cardio but Still fail to someone else when climbing a mountain , because you aren't specifically training for that.

Also Some people are more fit since the day the were born , I lift right and so I am stronger than your average joe , but there is this Guy in class I know he can lift a guy off the floor without breaking a sweat and he's like 2 inches taller than me and he doesn't even do any lifting or strength training ! It could mean that he is stronger from birth or it could also mean that I have a much less stronger body to begin with.

Don't sweat over it its pretty normal for this to happen.

[Tealtop1]

so does that mean that i'm naturally weak/weaker? i've worked out my entire life (pretty much) yet someone who eats horribly, smokes 10+ cigarettes a day, and never works out is stronger?

[LightUp]

Thats hard to answer I don't know anything about you. It's a possibility but not something you should make a big deal out of. Also you should understand that the exercise class is different than your workout. Like I said You will still struggle if you do something that you haven't trained for.

[Jonny_]

Depends on the effort you put in, I used to do a lot of exercising and physical training but when it came to work related tests I used to go around comfortably and not fully put in the effort... I would still easily pass, but other people were trying to get amazing times etc... Which I wasn't going to do, it wouldn't be worth the strain.

[EyeSeaYew]

Maybe you need to do a quick warmup beforehand and stretching afterwards. I'm in good shape, as well, but if I neglect warming up and stretching (which I regrettably do more often than not) I am sore. For me, though, it's not exercising that gets me sore, it's gymnastics. For the past couple of days I've been working on my handstands and chin stands, all without warming up or stretching or anything, and today my lower back has been sore :/

[Anonymous]

Everyone recovers differently.. Maybe you require a cleaner diet? Have you tried vegan? that works best for me, although I can not afford a fully vegan diet most of the time :\ Try different diets.. low car, high fat, raw vegan, and so on and see what works best for you :)

[Opinion Owner]

low carb* oops

[AdamThomas]

There's a difference between looking fit and being fit. Same goes for strength. They're two different kinds of training. There are also different kinds of fitness. A sprinter won't be able to run a marathon very well, and a marathon runner won't sprint very well. Your body has gotten used to your way of training, it's just harder because you're having to adapt and do something compketely different.

[Tealtop1]

i understand having different strength abilities, but why do my unfit slightly overweight friends who don't ever work out seem fine the next day while i'm in complete pain?

[AdamThomas]

I take it they've been at it longer than you, so even though they're fat their bodies are used to it so they're more efficient at it. Either that or they don't train as hard as you.

[TopRamen]

Your muscles need time to adapt to it. Maybe your friends have done those exercises before, and that's why they don't feel the effects as much. The longer you do a particular exercise, the less reaction you will get from your muscles.. That's why they have P90X but not P360X. Your muscles is just confuse because maybe you have not done those kind of exercises before. Just give it times and eat more banana if you're sore :)

[ManThatKnewTooMuch]

You're not working out correctly. You are not pushing yourself in the workouts.

Looking fit is not the same as being fit and athletes know this. You'll see the fattest people out-swimming and out-running 12-packed guys with rippling muscles. It happens, and when you see it happen you'll know.

Google "Fat kid doing flips" and click on the first video. Epic.

[AndyWes]

it's like how someone can have excellent muscle strength but low muscle endurance.

You've probably been eating an excellent diet, working out a decent amount, but you've never really pushed yourself hard enough to develop endurance.

[Anonymous]

I second what a lot of the guys said. You're likely not pushing yourself enough. Plus, just because you're thin doesn't mean you're insanely fit.

[KOwens06]

Recovery time is very individual. You can help this by stretching eating more and sleeping more all will help.