New tattoos and working out

Sweet_Heresy
Sweet_Heresy Posts: 411 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey all,
Super stoked to finally be getting my tattoo finished up Thursday (just the shading, really), but I'm wondering how much time I should take off from working out.

Since they're on my back and decently sized, I'm concerned about getting sweaty and my shirt/sports bra rubbing against my back and damaging the ink.

Thoughts? How long do you guys wait after getting tattooed?

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I would wait until the tattoo has finished most of the peeling.
  • Sweet_Heresy
    Sweet_Heresy Posts: 411 Member
    That's what I figured...was just hoping I wouldn't have to wait a week lol.
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,817 Member
    I typically workout the next day. I have several tattoos and some large back pieces, and never had any problems or loss of quality. I bandage well and/or wear a shirt under my sports bra for ink preservation/protection, and run as usual.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I got two tattoos in the past 3 months. I train for powerlifting but I don't sweat. I scheduled the first one on my back for before meet prep and worked around it. I couldn't really squat or bench but I did front squats and deadlifted.

    I just got one on my shoulder and could pretty much do everything I needed. But again, I don't sweat. If my workouts got me really sweaty I'd at least wait until after the 3rd day of aquaphor
  • Sweet_Heresy
    Sweet_Heresy Posts: 411 Member
    @bbell1985 Yeah, I do alot of cardio and I tend to sweat buckets lol. Weightlifting doesn't seem like it'd be a big deal after a day or 2 though.

    @MichSmish I thought to do tank top, loose sports bra, t shirt. Guess all I can do is play it by ear (eye?) And see how the healing goes.
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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Sweet_Heresy wrote: »
    @bbell1985 Yeah, I do alot of cardio and I tend to sweat buckets lol. Weightlifting doesn't seem like it'd be a big deal after a day or 2 though.

    @MichSmish I thought to do tank top, loose sports bra, t shirt. Guess all I can do is play it by ear (eye?) And see how the healing goes.

    Yeah but I kept my cool with the back tat. I didn't want a 200 lb loaded barbell across it for at least a week
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