Opinion on sore muscles

cardbucfan

Hey all. I worked out really hard yesterday (which is a good thing) but I am so sore that I'm not sure what I should do tomorrow! I usually do weights for 35 minutes then a 45 minute spin class. I did some light cardio and stretching today to try and loosen things up but I'm still at that point where the thought of going upstairs or sitting down makes me cringe! So, do I do my usual thing tomorrow and work those same muscles again but with different exercises or do I give them another 2 days off (I only lift on MWF)? What do you all think?

Bunni8E8

Excersize again but maybe use lighter weights. You don't want to over do it but if you let them rest too long your muscles will hurt every time. And stretch really well before and after plus more water and keeping the blood flowing. So add some cardio movements into your weights to get your heart going. That helps alot.

SoCalSwimmerDude

Do you do your ENTIRE body 3 times a week? I'd say to still do your workout, but try to find some minor muscle groups that don't get as much attention. I couldn't recommend anything because I have no idea what your routine is like, but for me it would be calves, forearms, shoulders, glutes, etc.

havingitall

I divide my work out up...one day legs, one day abs, one day upper body, lather, rinse and repeat

poseidon9447

Are you taking amino acids? If not you should be, they help your muscles from getting sore. L-glutamine is really good for recovery, you can also get a post work out recovery drink that is basically every amino acid your body needs in a form that gets absorbed quickly.

robinaddison

I divide my weights up - legs, back/shoulders, chest/abs. I find (especially after leg day) that the worst muscle soreness comes 2 DAYS after the workout...I can't imagine having to go do it again that day!!

Jesung

I hope you're doing more compound exercises.
In any case, even if you're sore, you should go work out again. Your body will adapt to the workload if you don't skip workouts.

Soreness is good, pain is bad. Good luck

Schwiggity

Power through the DOMS. Your body will thank you for it.

ninerbuff

Hey all. I worked out really hard yesterday (which is a good thing) but I am so sore that I'm not sure what I should do tomorrow! I usually do weights for 35 minutes then a 45 minute spin class. I did some light cardio and stretching today to try and loosen things up but I'm still at that point where the thought of going upstairs or sitting down makes me cringe! So, do I do my usual thing tomorrow and work those same muscles again but with different exercises or do I give them another 2 days off (I only lift on MWF)? What do you all think?

Lol 1 1/4 squats huh? You'll be fine. Jus warm up really good. Once you get the blood flowing it'll feel better. Glad that the suggestion I made worked.

cardbucfan

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You're killing me! I think I'll go with the majority and work out but maybe I won't do any squats tomorrow and will definitely warm up longer! Thanks everybody for your feedback.

AnnaPixie

I agree that one muscle group once per week eg.Arms/shoulders on Mon, leg/butt on Wed, chest/back/abs Fri. do some more cardio tomorrow and spread out your lifting so you recover longer. Recovery is what tones/builds the muscle. Battering them all the time doesnt!

good luck :flowerforyou:

EuroDriver

Hey all. I worked out really hard yesterday (which is a good thing) but I am so sore that I'm not sure what I should do tomorrow! I usually do weights for 35 minutes then a 45 minute spin class. I did some light cardio and stretching today to try and loosen things up but I'm still at that point where the thought of going upstairs or sitting down makes me cringe! So, do I do my usual thing tomorrow and work those same muscles again but with different exercises or do I give them another 2 days off (I only lift on MWF)? What do you all think?

Lol 1 1/4 squats huh? You'll be fine. Jus warm up really good. Once you get the blood flowing it'll feel better. Glad that the suggestion I made worked.

100% correct!

Dave351

Typically professional sports trainers will tell you not to work the same muscle groups within a 2 day period. If you're doing a total body routine then a MWF workout SHOULD be fine. However, if the 2nd day rolls around and you're still sore then you may wanna re-evaluate some things. Maybe take a look at your routine itself. Instead of going total body maybe add 1 workout day per week and go to a push-pull routine or upper/lower routine. With a 4 day routine you could even go body part specific. There are a lot of variants as to what you can do to give your muscles more recup time.

Another thing you may wanna look at is your nutrition. If you're hitting the weights then you need to feed the muscles. There was a suggestion earlier in this string about taking Glutamine. That stuff works! The recomended dose is 5gr per day. When I play competitive hockey my trainer recomends 10gr a day. Partially because of my size and also because of the intensity of the sport.

Another thing that really works is the under armour Recharge Suit. I thought it was a joke or a gimmick at first. I bought the thing and LMAO cause it made me look like Tron. But I wear it after hard workouts and hard hockey games and the thing really works! It's basically a compression suit. UA claims that it keeps water and lactic acid from building up in the muscles. I don't have a degree in sports physiology so I can't attest to their claims. BUT, it has worked for me. Wear it for at least 24 hours after an event and BAM...no soreness!

tameko2

Amino Acids AKA protein. Most of my muscle soreness issues went away when I started increasing my protein. Also after a hard workout which it sounds like your M-W-F workouts are, I have protein either in a meal or a scoop of protein powder - if I wake up sore I have a good protein rich breakfast (...or another scoop of powder due to laziness).

This made my recovery like 100% better, seriously.

cardbucfan

Wanted to let you all know I went and worked out today, did a different routine than Monday and still worked everything but feel LOTS better now. I always have a big protein breakfast (can't drink protein powders-one I hate the way they taste and two, I'd rather chew my calories!) within an hour of finishing my spin class and drink tons of water and I have seriously upped my water the past 30 hours so that could be helping too! I'll look into the amino acids thing and see if it's for me. I'm kinda in maintenance and kinda trying to lose the vacation weight that came to visit this summer and hasn't left so the calorie thing is a balance I'm trying to figure out too. I KNOW it's only a number on a scale, but I like the number I was at the beginning of the summer and the way my clothes fit and these 3 lbs. are making me nuts! Thanks all.