Need advice from fellow gym jocks

[Guest guest]

A bit of advice, please, folks:

I have been pushing myself in the gym, increasing the weights on the

various machines as soon as I can lift the current weight. My

numbers are not fantastic, but most of them are markedly improved

over my beginning amounts. I have noticed that after about an hour

of weight training followed by 30 min on an exercise bike, I am

pretty tuckered out for the remainder of the day and can benefit from

a nap in the afternoon.

Yesterday, I felt a bit strange, sort of faint, like things were

about to give out, especially during upper body exercises (I do much

better with quads, back, and other leg exercises). But, I did all my

machines and almost all my reps (eight machines, two sets of twelve

reps on each--I could only pull eight reps in my second set on the

rowing machine). I could only do about 20 minutes on the bicycle,

though, and had to stop early. The gym was not excessively warm or

humid, but I consumed two bottles of protein mix during my

exercising, as opposed to the one that I usually save for the bike

(which I do after the weight training). And, I drank a lot of liquid

when I got home.

Then, after lunch, all I could seem to do was doze off, first in my

recliner, and later, in bed. I was totally zonked. My blood

pressure and pulse were OK. And, I am OK today, but I wonder if I

may be pushing myself too much. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve (age 63)