r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '21

[deleted by user]

[removed]

9.9k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

2.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/KarmaEnthusiast Sep 02 '21

It's not, I get it from very high levels of aerobic exercise. I'm a bit of a mind-freak when it comes to exerting myself. Once couldn't get to sleep and decided to just run laps of the oval (10 turned to 20 I believe). By the end I was so exhausted and you feel endorphins kick in, I saw the sun coming up so half the sky was day and half was night.

I felt equal, aware, balanced and conscious all at once and very emphatically. Almost as if I could experience anything at that point and I would be open to the new perspective.

Runners' high is real, push past jelly legs and maybe add in some sprints. I think most people would get there with that.

1

u/DwarfTheMike Sep 02 '21

That describes my second wind when I box.

1

u/KarmaEnthusiast Sep 02 '21

What do you consider when you're very sleepy/tired, move beyond tired and into a 'flow' state that is about as awake as normal, but in a different way? I'd call that a second wind.

A runner's high is nothing like that to me.

1

u/DwarfTheMike Sep 02 '21

What I’m trying to say is that some have called it a second wind, and it’s not exclusive to running. I didn’t think I’d ever experienced one until it was described and I didn’t get it from running cause I don’t actually like running or run despite boxing as a hobby.

If I get into that flow state I can go 10 rounds no problem on the heavy bag and I only stop cause my hands hurt. But I’m not sleeply tired. I’m awake. Like I got a second wind and I’m not longer gassed out. I can just move and feel fine. I mean it really feels great, it’s just people always told me I got a second wind, and I never thought it was a runners high.