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Swelling with Hard Workouts

Bulldogs1717
Bulldogs1717 Posts: 47 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello

Does anyone else experience a lot of swelling with tough workouts? Specifically weight lifting. I am female, 5'2, 120 lbs and after heavy squats (120-150 lb reps for instance) I swell in my legs and torso in excess of 5 lbs almost immediately after and sometimes lasts for a few days. Does anyone else experience this? What can I do to help alleviate if so? It's very uncomfortable, and this is fairly new to me. Thank you for any insight you may have!

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  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    This is called "pump" or "the pump". It's natural, normal, and part of the body's repair process. It can be but is not always associated with "DOMS".

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