How the HELL?!

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  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    From what I have read, if you are sore after a workout then the next day do some low intensity cardio to get the blood moving again and to flush the latic acid out. You might think this is craziness if you are really achy but I've tried it and it works. Also- if you are sore after every workout you may not be doing the best service to your body. Try dialing it back just a little to give your muscles time to recover.

    actually it's not a build up of lactic acid......you're sore because your muscles have gotten used. Good idea with the low intensity cardio though, and maybe some yoga or thai chi if you're that sore..personally I continue on my merry way, but I do calisthenics the day after I lift weights so it feels good...


    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-lactic-acid-buil (I'm not b.s'ing I promise, so I've provided references lol)

    http://ezinearticles.com/?Lactic-Acid-and-Muscle-Soreness&id=1418935
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    suck it up
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member

    actually the lactic acid has recently been proven to aid in the reparing of muscles...for a long time it was thought that L.A. hindered it. It's necessary...you're sore because your muscles have gotten used. Good idea with the low intensity cardio though, and maybe some yoga or thai chi if you're that sore..personally I continue on my merry way, but I do calisthenics the day after I lift weights so it feels good...


    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-does-lactic-acid-buil (I'm not b.s'ing I promise, so I've provided references lol)

    http://ezinearticles.com/?Lactic-Acid-and-Muscle-Soreness&id=1418935
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    i agree
  • marquesajen
    marquesajen Posts: 641
    It will go away eventually. Once you're in the swing of things you get less sore, unless you're pushing too hard. Drink lots of water, hydration is key. Also, remember to stretch before and after.
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    thanx xraychick, I like how it explains that lactic acid is automatically flushed after 30 minutes of your work out...it's a new study so we have to spread the news lol and the explanation of ATP (you know when you get that wicked stitch in your side when you're running? that's a build of up ATP, but it goes away)
  • WowieGarcia
    WowieGarcia Posts: 68
    All I can say is that it gets better. Ya should've seen me when I first started working out. I walked around looking I had something stuck up my bum. My co-workers were looking at me funny. Now I don't get sore anymore even after an intense workout the day before.
  • blondebaby9890
    blondebaby9890 Posts: 67
    suck it up

    No offense but I am new to exercising and didn't expect this, so excuse me if I don't 'suck it up' right away, I'll continue to exercise and push through but the help others have given me have helped. Just saying.
  • keith0373
    keith0373 Posts: 2,154 Member
    Protein, water, and some suck it up are the best things I have found. You will be sore at times and if you aren't you probably are not working hard enough. Eventually it becomes low level bearable pain, not that crazy crap you are feeling right now. I only get that now if i change to a different type of exercise that uses different muscle groups. And if you think this pain is unbearable, wait and don't exercise. The heart attack will hurt more and have longer lasting effects :)
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