Giving Blood and running

It was stress, not blood lost. Stop being wussy and passing out at the sight of needle.

No, it was blood loss. I not only close my eyes and have given blood before, but I am a 20 y.o. male and know the difference. Plus I didn't fully pass out, just loss vision and about 70% consciousness.

That is irrelevant regardless, I am asking if like 6 weeks down the road (indoor conference/nats) will I be negatively effected by this as a result of poor workouts or will I come out ahead/even.

Why did they take so much for the test? Blood testing shouldn't be that bad

1) Nothing to worry about fainting, it's normal when giving blood.

2) You will be fine in 6 weeks.

http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/BlooddonationFAQs

NoRezz wrote:

for the next few weeks I assume training will be more difficult, but wouldn't I experience some sort of benefit similar to training at altitude after I return to normal levels?

No. Altitude is kinda works, mostly, by increasing your hematocrit. Your hematocrit will end up = to what it was a few days ago.

1 day and you'll be fine. It wasn't the blood that caused you to faint; it was your nervous system.

No health professional in the world who would remove enough blood to cause somebody to approach unconsciousness. And if it was less than a standard donation then passing out would occur more often than not (it doesn't).

You fainted, no shame in that.

Blood test 1-3 vials depending on tests done should have little effect on training. Blood donation can wipe you ot for 2-3 weeks. Anecdotal evidence at best, but I had two athletes who gave blood and decided to race 48 hours later. The 4:40 miler ran 5:09. The 5:35 female miler ran 6:15. Perhaps not the wisest decision to allow them to run, but it proved my point to them. they both looked fine through the half and then suddenly appeared to have been "shot"