Gonna donate some plasma tomorrow on a rest day, will I lose gains?

>>41247173
Nah, you'll be fine. As long as you don't lift later that same day it shouldn't affect you much. Just maybe eat a little extra.

>had blood tests done today at university wellness center
>first one in for testing when lab opens, door is where people line up
>at uni girls are best up
>needle goes in, chatting with nurse as blood squirts out
>nurse asks me to hold the cotton in place
>feint
>wake up 5 mins later to 3 nurses around me with apple juice and cookie
>empty waiting room
>every qt saw me
>oldest nurse says "men" and rolls her eyes as she walked out

I am so ashamed of myself for actually drinking that sugary juice and eating a cookie like a child

>>41247173
youll probably lose some plasma

>>41247499
Do you weigh like 100 pounds? Only ever seen the smallest of people pass out from donating

>>41247173
Apparently your body expends ~400 calories creating more plasma after donating. Might want to eat more to compensate. Also a shit load of water.

I need to start donating again, 800 calories a week is probably more than what I burn doing cardio.

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>>41247499
That's a cute story anon

>>41247173
Watch out for your protein levels because you will lose quite a lot donating plasma. Replenish after that. I was constantly locked because I never had enough protein in my blood after donating and doing quite a lot of sports.

>>41247173
>donating blood
never gonna make it.

>>41247499
I've had the same thing happen, I have pretty low blood pressure usually around 84/52, I've fainted a few times. Try flexing and releasing your muscles during and after the blood draw, temporarily raises your blood pressure makes you less likely to faint.

>>41248656
6"2 240. I've dropped 50lbs since the last time I had blood taken (blood type pudding at the time). I laid around in triage for a while after till my blood pressure went up and a nurse said the weight loss may have been a factor but i think she was just being nice.

>>41249402
Have you ever gone light headed during a lift with that? Seems really close to hypotension

>>41247499
>donating blood at Red Cross
>it's pretty busy, a few cuties there
>nurse keeps complaining that my vein is rolling
>she sticks me over 10 times
>keeps digging in
>eventually tell her to stop because I'm feeling light headed and she's not getting anything done
>she gets pissed at me and tells me to drink more water and calls me weak for complaining
>tell her I won't be coming back and she should get some more practice
>8/10 cutie follows me out
>says "what a bitch, fuck this place"
>cutie asks if I want to go somewhere
>tell her I'm busy but get her number
>wake up next morning and my entire arm is a bruise, more holes in it than a drug addict

never again