DOMS - What works for you?

rheddmobile

As far as preventing it, I've found that doing cardio before lifting helps. Not just a little warmup, but hard work for at least 15 minutes. Then rest for a few minutes, then lift.

stanmann571

rheddmobile wrote: »

As far as preventing it, I've found that doing cardio before lifting helps. Not just a little warmup, but hard work for at least 15 minutes. Then rest for a few minutes, then lift.

That will compromise your lifts when you get heavier. Which may be why it's helping you, since you're not able to do a full effort.

Better to do it afterwards...

PokernuttAR

For me, what works is stretching, foam rolling, and taking glutamine post workout.

ericmarkham5

Nothing really makes it go away except time. Moving around helps get more blood flow going but it will just come back. You're best bet is to avoid it. Getting sore is not a sign of a good workout. It just means you did way more than what you are adapted to and don't have a good plan when going into the gym every day. Learn to TRAIN and not just workout.

BrianSharpe

TmacMMM wrote: »

Stretching. Ibuprofen.

Stretching yes, ibuprofen no.

Witchdoctor58

I do cardio when the rest of my body doesn't work. It increases blood flow through the whole body and I can do upper body stretch when I am fast walking, using 1 lb dumbbells to stretch and work the affected areas. I can have incredibly sore hamstrings or calves, and still be able to at least walk quickly, even when I'm hobbling when the muscles are cooled down, lol.

Rammer123

ericmarkham5 wrote: »

Nothing really makes it go away except time. Moving around helps get more blood flow going but it will just come back. You're best bet is to avoid it. Getting sore is not a sign of a good workout. It just means you did way more than what you are adapted to and don't have a good plan when going into the gym every day. Learn to TRAIN and not just workout.

Are you saying that DOMS is a bad thing. I very much disagree. Anyone that is continuously pushing themselves in the gym with fairly often experience some degree of DOMS.

There is a very big difference between the DOMS someone might experience trying to do 500 pushups in a workout on their first day in the gym, compared to someone who is highly trained and changes a component of a lift to increase instability, intensity or volume. Both will more than likely experience some DOMS, one may be almost debilitating, the other just a slight soreness almost unnoticeable. Both are degrees of DOMS, and I personally don't agree that because you are getting sore you aren't following a good plan, if anything, I would say there is a better chance that you are following a poor plan if you NEVER feel any soreness after the first couple weeks of training, I believe that would be a sign that your program needs some changing.