Muscle soreness

cmuise19

So I totally understand that your muscles will obviously be sore after a workout. But I'm getting to a point where I can't go to work after a workout (I'm a waitress, so lots of standing and running around) because I'm in way to much pain. I always work the night shift, so working out before work is my only option.
I workout normally 4-5 days/week and always have protein after all my workouts
So I was just wondering what you guys do to avoid so much muscle soreness

roamingtiger

Eat/drink protein right after

arditarose

Protein and magnesium.

cmuise19

Always! I always have protein afterwards

Machka9

For me, the soreness usually eases up after about 3 days. Maybe just go for a walk or do a very light workout for a couple days to rest and allow the muscles to heal. Then ease back into your usual workouts again.

canadianlbs

have you been working out for a long time? soreness that keeps coming back and remains as severe as your first couple of weeks might be a concern.

if you're sure it's just your muscles that hurt and it's just the doms type of pain, getting a good dose of protein within a few hours of my workout has made a difference for me. i sometimes drink an extra shake before going to bed, and that seems to help the repair process while i'm asleep. i also try to eat something that grew on a tree immediately afterwards. oranges are my current favourite thing for right after the gym.

if it's not doms, then i'd stop for a while or at least scale it way back until i found a zone of effort where it didn't hurt, and then reassess and start dialing it back up again once nothing hurt. i'm not a believer in long-term pain. you don't mention whether you're lifting, or doing cardio, or what. but something about your form could be causing more problems than most people get.

eta: also, this summer when i constantly seemed to be sore, another lifter suggested i consider bcaa's. took me a while to get around to it but that does seem to help too, in my case.

RoxieDawn

Time..

Protein for me aids in recovery sure, but does not make the acute soreness go away any sooner. I do take supplements like mag every morning, and again do not think this assists in alleviating soreness. BCAA's are something I have been taking for a while as well but again it may help recovery, but it does not alleviate acute soreness.

If you seriously can't go to work after your workouts, might want to think about scaling back a bit, or allow your body enough time for recovery between work outs and allow your body build/adapt a bit.

CyeRyn

Epsom salt baths have helped me. Not expensive either.

JeromeBarry1

And Epsom salt backs equal magnesium supplements, both are cheap, one is quick.

canadianlbs

RoxieDawn wrote: »

Time..

Protein for me aids in recovery sure, but does not make the acute soreness go away any sooner.

i agree. it's more helpful for making it so the soreness doesn't happen in the first place. like the stuff you do to try and stave off a hangover. once you've got it, there's only so much you can do.

troytroy11

If you are not doing this already, be sure to vary your muscle groups and not work the same muscles every day. Recovery is super important for you to get the true benefits of the workouts.
If you are already doing that, then like some of the others said, protein soon after helps. Staying hydrated helps too.

lorrpb

Pace yourself during the workout. You can get a challenging workout and still be able to function afterwards.

capaul42

canadianlbs wrote: »

RoxieDawn wrote: »

Time..

Protein for me aids in recovery sure, but does not make the acute soreness go away any sooner.

i agree. it's more helpful for making it so the soreness doesn't happen in the first place. like the stuff you do to try and stave off a hangover. once you've got it, there's only so much you can do.

This definitely. Since I upped my protein, I am very rarely sore from DOMS. And usually if there is any, it's slight and fades a few hours after waking up.