Help recovering from soreness after workout

amym04
amym04 Posts: 9
in Fitness and Exercise
Friday I did a video workout. It was Shaun T's T25. I liked it but my legs are really sore. Is there any thing I can do to help with the soreness? I've drank a lot of water but not sure what else to do. Any tips?

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  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Get them moving.
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    Embrace it.
  • DangerJim71
    DangerJim71 Posts: 361 Member
    Consistency, hydration, active recovery and good nutrition.
  • Barbonica
    Barbonica Posts: 337 Member
    Walk, stretch,. If it is really bad, an otc painkiller such as Motrin.
  • meritage4
    meritage4 Posts: 1,441 Member
    all of the above and then a bath with Epson salts.
  • addysolari
    addysolari Posts: 181 Member
    water, stretch before AND after the workout. A muscle roller is the best thing i've bought for recovery
  • rtricia3
    rtricia3 Posts: 3 Member
    One BCAA before workout and two BCAAs after workout with chocolate milk
  • mfp2014mfp
    mfp2014mfp Posts: 689 Member
    all of the above and then a bath with Epson salts.

    Love epsom salts they work a charm for me too.
  • bsteves06
    bsteves06 Posts: 66 Member
    Cherry juice is supposed to help with muscle soreness. epsoom salt baths, and try to keep moving, I find the stiffness worse when I sit for a long period.
  • amym04
    amym04 Posts: 9
    Thanks all. I found all this really helpful. I found the more I moved and the more water I drank the less sore I was. Thanks again.
  • klalsaleh
    klalsaleh Posts: 13
    i use whey or BCAA's ...BCAA's are miracle workers! if not using either of these eat well and relax.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Walking a couple slow miles, using the foam roller and good old fashioned Aleve work for me.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    All of the above, plus potassium-rich foods. Milk/dairy, oranges, sweet potatoes, pistachios, fish. There are others - you can google it to come up with more.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Take a couple Ibuprofen.
  • rejectuf
    rejectuf Posts: 487 Member
    BCAA's are nice for muscle recovery (buy bulk powder instead of pills, much cheaper). Icing is tried and true. Foam rolling will help with the soreness as well as increase your mobility.

    Most of all, keep working out and moving.
  • snoodled
    snoodled Posts: 57
    Epsom Salt soak. stretching after your workouts. Protein after your workout.
  • jaz141
    jaz141 Posts: 32
    Everything everyone else said is gold (except I'd avoid the ibuprofen if possible), and I've also found supplementing with L glutamine is working wonders for muscle recovery for me.
  • LTKeegan
    LTKeegan Posts: 354 Member
    all of the above and then a bath with Epson salts.

    Love epsom salts they work a charm for me too.


    Oh god! The first time I used these I put a little in and felt nothing and well, I thought "some is good, more must be better" HA! It felt like I had electricity running through my legs. WHAT A CRAZY FEELING. Some is good, more is not better.



    Also, lots of water & protein :)
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Embrace it.
    This.

    Over time, doing more similar workouts will probably mean you don't get sore from them nearly as much.
  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Broscience is strong in this thread.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    Broscience is strong in this thread.
    Epsom salts sounds like sis-science to me :P.
  • TrailNurse
    TrailNurse Posts: 359 Member
    I actually LOVE the pain I feel the next day after I lift. But then I try to increase my weight every time I lift so it's earned.
  • lemonshredding
    lemonshredding Posts: 71 Member
    BCAAs before a work out, FOAM ROLLING! So so important. I once thought I had seriously injured my knee, my ITB (outer thighs kinda) were just tight! Spent some time massaging them and pain totally gone.

    I also take magnesium which prevents muscle cramps from lactic acid after exercise.

    Well done on pushing yourself :)

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