Skip workout or push through soreness?
sevas717
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After what felt like a really good lower body workout with the 35 lb kettle bell, it has been two days and I am quite sore (walking up stairs is tough). I just began this workout doing Upper Body and Lower Body, alternating each day, and resting on Sunday. I don't want to skip the workout since my goal is to loose fat and gain lean mass, but will the workout be effective if my muscles are still repairing? In other words, is it "no pain, no gain" or "pain, no gain".
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Ease yourself through soreness. Take a good warm up. See you you're feeling. If it's "soreness" it should work itself out during a warm up. Continue as you feel.6
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If it's just DOMs you don't need to skip. Make sure to warm up well before though. They are always much worse when you start a program. If you think you've injured something, then yes, skip.1
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After what felt like a really good lower body workout with the 35 lb kettle bell, it has been two days and I am quite sore (walking up stairs is tough). I just began this workout doing Upper Body and Lower Body, alternating each day, and resting on Sunday. I don't want to skip the workout since my goal is to loose fat and gain lean mass, but will the workout be effective if my muscles are still repairing? In other words, is it "no pain, no gain" or "pain, no gain".
okay so there is a difference between pain and sore. Never workout through the pain...bad idea. Sore sure...it actually helps to deal with the soreness.
As a heavy lifter I find sometimes my legs after dead lifts are tender the next day and more so the day after that...that is squat day and I do it and bam not sore anymore.
Now skipping workouts are fine...I don't normally. I would have to be exceptionally sick and/or tired or just not near my equipment.
But if your goal is to lose fat that is about your eating. Gaining muscle can be tough if you are trying to lose. Most do cut and bulk cycles.
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Are you doing recomp?0
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
Keep in mind my list is of general remarks to the OP's post wasn't a complete list, more of a general list that fit most people
I believe it's more goal orientated then a personal preference. Just because you prefer something, doesn't mean it's right or optimal.
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
Keep in mind my list is of general remarks to the OP's post wasn't a complete list, more of a general list that fit most people
I believe it's more goal orientated then a personal preference. Just because you prefer something, doesn't mean it's right or optimal.
goals vs preference.
I see too many people coming off addictions and transferring that to the gym for me to agree with no excuse to miss a workout other than perhaps a surgery.
If you are too tired, don't workout you need a rest day.
Surgery
Vacations
not enough food in you
not feeling well..aka flu/cold etc. esp if you could spread your germs
I think missing workouts is not the end of the world...as I said in my post I don't typically but I will...if I think it's best.0 -
Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
Keep in mind my list is of general remarks to the OP's post wasn't a complete list, more of a general list that fit most people
I believe it's more goal orientated then a personal preference. Just because you prefer something, doesn't mean it's right or optimal.
goals vs preference.
I see too many people coming off addictions and transferring that to the gym for me to agree with no excuse to miss a workout other than perhaps a surgery.
If you are too tired, don't workout you need a rest day.
Surgery
Vacations
not enough food in you
not feeling well..aka flu/cold etc. esp if you could spread your germs
I think missing workouts is not the end of the world...as I said in my post I don't typically but I will...if I think it's best.
Perhaps you didn't read my post clearly.Nearly no readon to skip a workout.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
If one is too tired, you can adust your workout. If that mean less volume but same intensity or moving it to another day, so be it. My point is its goal orientated.
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
Keep in mind my list is of general remarks to the OP's post wasn't a complete list, more of a general list that fit most people
I believe it's more goal orientated then a personal preference. Just because you prefer something, doesn't mean it's right or optimal.
goals vs preference.
I see too many people coming off addictions and transferring that to the gym for me to agree with no excuse to miss a workout other than perhaps a surgery.
If you are too tired, don't workout you need a rest day.
Surgery
Vacations
not enough food in you
not feeling well..aka flu/cold etc. esp if you could spread your germs
I think missing workouts is not the end of the world...as I said in my post I don't typically but I will...if I think it's best.
Perhaps ypu didn't read my post clearly.Nearly no readon to skip a workout.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
If one is too tired, you can adust your workout. If that mean less volume but same intensity or moving it to another day, so be it. My point is its goal orientated.
I read your post clearly...
I get your point..but you missed mine. Unless you are getting paid to workout it is okay to miss workouts for being too tired or being sick or being on vacation etc.
I have seen too many unhealthy relationships with working out/gyms as people transfer "addictive" behaviour from one substance to another...
Not adjust, no lessen...miss...it's okay.
Regardless of goals if you are tired, hungry, surgery etc miss the workout...it won't derail you too much as long as you are consistent...
ETA: moving the workout to another day is commonly referred to as missing a workout btw.3 -
I always find that skipping a workout because of being sore actually makes it worse the next day. May want to keep pushing through it
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
Keep in mind my list is of general remarks to the OP's post wasn't a complete list, more of a general list that fit most people
I believe it's more goal orientated then a personal preference. Just because you prefer something, doesn't mean it's right or optimal.
goals vs preference.
I see too many people coming off addictions and transferring that to the gym for me to agree with no excuse to miss a workout other than perhaps a surgery.
If you are too tired, don't workout you need a rest day.
Surgery
Vacations
not enough food in you
not feeling well..aka flu/cold etc. esp if you could spread your germs
I think missing workouts is not the end of the world...as I said in my post I don't typically but I will...if I think it's best.
Perhaps ypu didn't read my post clearly.Nearly no readon to skip a workout.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
If one is too tired, you can adust your workout. If that mean less volume but same intensity or moving it to another day, so be it. My point is its goal orientated.
I read your post clearly...
I get your point..but you missed mine. Unless you are getting paid to workout it is okay to miss workouts for being too tired or being sick or being on vacation etc.
I have seen too many unhealthy relationships with working out/gyms as people transfer "addictive" behaviour from one substance to another...
Not adjust, no lessen...miss...it's okay.
Regardless of goals if you are tired, hungry, surgery etc miss the workout...it won't derail you too much as long as you are consistent...
ETA: moving the workout to another day is commonly referred to as missing a workout btw.
What if you move it to another day in the week and adjust your programming correctly and still get the same stress, adaptation, and recovery?
How did one miss the workout?
I wasn't answering to people with addictive behavior only to the OP's post btw.
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I once read, Lou Schuler's book I believe, that if you're sore to the touch-up don't work out. If you're muscle sore it's OK. My one cent...0
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Nearly no readon to skip a workout ever.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
Working around a injury/pain can be done and will promote healing if done correctly in most cases.
DOMS isnt a reason either, in fact it helps recovery.
Only possible reason I could think of off the top of my head is surgery & even then you can work around or adjust programming after certain oops fairly easily without any risks.
I can think of a few more reasons but it is all a personal preference.
Keep in mind my list is of general remarks to the OP's post wasn't a complete list, more of a general list that fit most people
I believe it's more goal orientated then a personal preference. Just because you prefer something, doesn't mean it's right or optimal.
goals vs preference.
I see too many people coming off addictions and transferring that to the gym for me to agree with no excuse to miss a workout other than perhaps a surgery.
If you are too tired, don't workout you need a rest day.
Surgery
Vacations
not enough food in you
not feeling well..aka flu/cold etc. esp if you could spread your germs
I think missing workouts is not the end of the world...as I said in my post I don't typically but I will...if I think it's best.
Perhaps ypu didn't read my post clearly.Nearly no readon to skip a workout.
Adjust workout timing to life? Yes.
If one is too tired, you can adust your workout. If that mean less volume but same intensity or moving it to another day, so be it. My point is its goal orientated.
I read your post clearly...
I get your point..but you missed mine. Unless you are getting paid to workout it is okay to miss workouts for being too tired or being sick or being on vacation etc.
I have seen too many unhealthy relationships with working out/gyms as people transfer "addictive" behaviour from one substance to another...
Not adjust, no lessen...miss...it's okay.
Regardless of goals if you are tired, hungry, surgery etc miss the workout...it won't derail you too much as long as you are consistent...
ETA: moving the workout to another day is commonly referred to as missing a workout btw.
What if you move it to another day in the week and adjust your programming correctly and still get the same stress, adaptation, and recovery?
How did one miss the workout?
I wasn't answering to people with addictive behavior only to the OP's post btw.
I know with the first sentence of "nearly no reason to skip a workout" which is obsessive ...*shrugs* as with weight loss...one day will not ruin the cumulative amount of days already put in...regardless of goals.
again I say to the op sore...work it out you will feel much better...
but it is okay to miss a workout.0 -
Contrary to the others who have spoken b4 me, I am a believer in full rest and recovery.
Ain't nothing wrong w/letting your body rest and doing absolutely NOTHING when you do, especially if you're injured or only sore.
Just don't make it it a habit or you won't be working out anymore.0 -
It's likely DOMS. I get DOMS up to 48 hrs later. If it is just DOMS and not an injury, it should feel much better once you start lifting. I tend to warm up a bit longer, do some light foam rolling before lifting, and am good to go.
I agree that being sore isn't a reason not to lift...being injured is another story.0 -
I have personally found that a day or two of rest is beneficial but if I am still super sore after that, I get back at the routine but perhaps lessen the weights. A lighter workout actually makes me feel better and helps with inflammation.0
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