Muscle Recovery

bulletproofkasper
bulletproofkasper Posts: 126 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I was just wondering if anyone has any tips on How to Accelerate Muscle Recovery?
I've just returned to weight training after a knee injury and the next day is killing me at the moment, any ideas would be appreciated :)

Thanks in advance!

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  • pyrowill
    pyrowill Posts: 1,163 Member
    Some extra protein will certainly help, along with some carbs to replenish energy stores. I'd suggest if your knee is hurting though a half an hour with some cold peas on it would do wonders.
  • bulletproofkasper
    bulletproofkasper Posts: 126 Member
    Some extra protein will certainly help, along with some carbs to replenish energy stores. I'd suggest if your knee is hurting though a half an hour with some cold peas on it would do wonders.

    Thanks :) my knee to perfect now it's all healed but my actual muscles hurt, which I knew would happen cause I sat out for 12weeks but didn't think it would hurt this much lol
  • hedgiie
    hedgiie Posts: 1,226 Member
    resting might help, it's hard to balance workout and resting.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    Go for a nice walk. Get some blood back to the muscles and flush them out.

    Sitting around and doing nothing will not solve the problem.

    Any gentle movement, involving the affected muscle group will work too. As will mobility work and foam rolling.

    Make sure you are adequately hydrated too.
  • bulletproofkasper
    bulletproofkasper Posts: 126 Member
    Go for a nice walk. Get some blood back to the muscles and flush them out.

    Sitting around and doing nothing will not solve the problem.

    Any gentle movement, involving the affected muscle group will work too. As will mobility work and foam rolling.

    Make sure you are adequately hydrated too.

    Awesome thanks, will do! :)
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Go for a nice walk. Get some blood back to the muscles and flush them out.

    Sitting around and doing nothing will not solve the problem.

    Any gentle movement, involving the affected muscle group will work too. As will mobility work and foam rolling.

    Make sure you are adequately hydrated too.

    This is the best advice. Also, recovery and soreness are different things. What you have is soreness
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Mobility drills and foam rolling will help improve your range of motion, which should help reduce soreness from future workouts. Also, SLEEP is your friend.
  • bulletproofkasper
    bulletproofkasper Posts: 126 Member
    Thanks heaps guys! :flowerforyou:
  • Alehmer
    Alehmer Posts: 433 Member
    I had an ACL reconstruction 3 years ago, and had consistent pain for a couple years afterwards, even when getting my strength back. Self Myofascial Release (just sounds dirty somehow, doesn't it?), or foam rolling, did wonders for my knee. I got a Rumble Roller, looked up some instructionals on Youtube, which is why I included the technical name as it's a good search term for quality vids, and while the process itself was terribly painful the results were more than impressive.

    Yes, patience, appropriate rest, and strength building are your best friends but this can help out significantly as well.
  • funforsports
    funforsports Posts: 2,656 Member
    Definitely foam rolling, stretching, walks, anything to get the muscles moving a little bit helps. Also eating proper nutrition helps as well, get plenty of protein.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    I like a good soak in a bath with Epsom salts and some lavender oil. The magnesium in the salts is absorbed through your skin. Excellent!
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
    I like a good soak in a bath with Epsom salts and some lavender oil. The magnesium in the salts is absorbed through your skin. Excellent!

    I do this and it does help. Also i use a BCAA powder before and after my workout and i have noticed quite a difference in my recovery and soreness since using it.

    Also i would ice it as well since it was an injury

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