Soreness

MrsCon40

I was really disappointed that I wan't sore yesterday after my first day of strength training on Monday. I really thought I worked my upper body to the point of muscle fatigue. I worked out my lower body just has hard yesterday hoping I wasn't just kidding myself about how hard I was working.

Well, today my arms are SORE! And I am expecting that tomorrow I won't be able to walk well, either! I guess it's a one-day delay ;-)

Monday and Tuesday I did strength and cardio. Should I just do cardio today and go back to upper body tomorrow? Or should I work through this soreness?

It's good sore... It means I'm finally getting serious and know it won't last forever :-)

Laelee

I adore that sore feeling!

As for what to do next.. I say listen to your body. You'll know what's right once you get started.

fantm

Whatever you do, keep active. Moving while sore makes that soreness ease up. Congrats!

aimdawson

Drink lots of water em.

suebedoo

stretch, stretch, stretch & stretch some more!! hold each for at least 15 - 20 seconds on cool down & it should help ease that sore feeling.

MrsCon40

I am really trying to up my fluid intake and I am warming up and cooling down after - I just haven't done weights in YEARS.

Should I skip weights today and just do cardio?

iamvillanueva

I would be in the mood for some power yoga. Something between strength training & cardio with a great stretch for the sore muscles. If you're not into yoga, I'd do cardio with some extra core excercises.
Congrats on the soreness!

suebedoo

I am really trying to up my fluid intake and I am warming up and cooling down after - I just haven't done weights in YEARS.

Should I skip weights today and just do cardio?

ideally you should do cardio one day & weights the next - your muscles need a rest day for the exercise that you have done to work...... or if you are doing weights do a different muscle group i.e legs one day & arms the next.....

MrsCon40

I am really trying to up my fluid intake and I am warming up and cooling down after - I just haven't done weights in YEARS.

Should I skip weights today and just do cardio?

ideally you should do cardio one day & weights the next - your muscles need a rest day for the exercise that you have done to work...... or if you are doing weights do a different muscle group i.e legs one day & arms the next.....

Monday I did cardio/uppper body. Tuesday I did cardio/lower body. Thinking I should do just cardio today, then upper/cardio tomorrow and lower/cardio the day after... Taking every third day off weights and just cycling through that schedule regardless of what day of the week it is.

suebedoo

Monday I did cardio/uppper body. Tuesday I did cardio/lower body. Thinking I should do just cardio today, then upper/cardio tomorrow and lower/cardio the day after... Taking every third day off weights and just cycling through that schedule regardless of what day of the week it is.

sounds fine to me - Good luck with it!!

jforddesign

A note on stretching. NEVER stretch cold. Always warm up for a while before stretching. This is counter to what i was taught in gym class, which was stretch before exercise. You can tear or hyperextend a muscle if you are stretching before you are warmed up. for example, on a four mile run, i'll run a quarter mile and then stretch. Stretching after your workout is just as if not more important and will help a lot with soreness.