Sore Muscle Relief

gabyp0716

What's your best tip for sore muscles. Thought we could start a thread to help each other out with soreness. Specially when you are following a stricked scheduled with daily workouts?

Redheadedsunshine

wish i knew as my calves have been sore most days... i just try to stretch them out throughout the day (in addition to longer stretches before/after workouts)

xraychick77

heating pad. lighty stretch AFTER workouts.

jesster64

biofreeze gel.

abrown4348

Stretching is the best relief. Epsom salt baths work too. I found this fantastic eucalyptus epsom salt at Walgreens ($5 for a HUGE bag). It makes my entire body feel so relieved and relaxed afterwords.

bbygrl5

The best thing I've ever done to help muscles from getting sore in the first place is eating/drinking after a workout. I drink a protein shake and I don't usually have problems with excessive soreness.

reikimastertchr

Something I do when my calf, thigh or hip muscles kill is roll a rolling pin over the muscles... They did something like this in Physical Therapy and it helped there and it also helps me at home.... Hope this helps you all...


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fitzie63

A nice warm bath with one full cup of epsom salts dissolved in the water. Relax & soak for at least 20 minutes. The sore muscles are due to the newness of you working out. In time, the muscles will become accustomed to it and the pain will lessen, little by little.

Alphastate

Lots of stretching after your workout. If you are just starting out, you will be sore most of the time for a little while. It will subside. I aim to be sore the next day and I've been working out for 14 years. It just lets me know that I was effective in my workout.

Whey protein shakes immediately after your workout also help. Your muscles need protein to repair themselves after vigorous exercise. You will notice that you still may get sore, but the soreness won't be quite as bad if you start incorporating a shake into your diet within 30 minutes of working out. Any other questions, shoot me a message!

Squirrel_52696

An epsom salt bath works for me. But if it's specifically my calfs and stretching doesn't alleviate it then I know I need to get more potassium (bananas). I try to eat one the mornings before I swim to avoid leg and toe cramps and the subsequent calf aches afterward.

aippolito1

Protein
Stretching right after workouts
Potassium
Hot showers (no more since I dyed my hair red :sad:)

michele122189

GLUTAMINE!!! Make sure you are stretching before and after, try using the foam rolls as well, and try eating more potasium and do lots of cardio, it adds more red blood cells to you blood stream which will brings more oxygen to youre muscles thus creating less of the lactic acid build up!

srp2011

Ginger - I read in a fitness magazine this helps to reduce inflammation, and they recommend 500 mg after a workout to prevent soreness, 1500 if you actually have sore muscles.

Epsom salt baths help too, but the effect doesn't last long for me.

Kkmama

Thank you for this post. Lately I have been in more pain than usual... I think it is because I am pushing myself more than usual and starting P90X may have something to do with it! :laugh:
I have heard that drinking more water than usual will help, and the shakes are now on my shopping list.

I am wondering how long the pain will last....

Seb83

Make sure you warm down, it's as important as the warm up.

Generally in my case I'd cycle gently for 10 or minutes heading out, do my proper exercise, then have a slow ride home. It makes a big difference. Also, make sure you stay well hydrated before and during exercise, it'll help shift the lactic acid build up and lend to less achey muscles after exercise.

You should be a little sore afterwards, shows you've put in the effort. Having said that, my first time out on the bike, I hammered around as fast as I could and didn't warm up or down. The result was a pair of legs that were ruined for a couple of days - not fun!!

Someone has also recommened recovery smoothies/shakes that you make yourself, search for them online; they're meant to be pretty good!

Rae9911

I am trying to do the 30 day shred but the next day my thigh muscles ache so much that I am having to leave it to every other day to excercise. Its been great to read all of your ideas, will have to give some of these a try.

hewhoiscd

Lots of water and I also drink a recovery drink afterward

darrenham

If you're talking about Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) which you get a day or two after working out. Then there is no relief.

If you're talking about an injury, go to your GP and ask to see a physio, don't take advice over the internet.

darrenham

There is however a way to avoid it:

a) avoid harsh eccentric movements, the lowering of the weight for example
b) keep doing the exercise, muscles seem to exhibit DOMS most when unaccustomed to the eccentric movement. Wait till the DOMS goes then train again, and repeat, eventually it'll no longer happen.

gabyp0716

This are all great.

Here is what I do
*Stretch before and after each workout
*Take Glutamine & White willow bark (natrural pain reliever)
*Recovery drink right after workouts
*YOGA!!!

But thanks for the Epson bath input, I haven't tried that. I'm gonna go pick up some this weekend