Remedy for Sore Muscles?

TeraJo

I finished my first personal training session yesterday. It was hard, a lot of effort, and really fun. Today, I am SORE. Mostly in my upper body. Specifically my shoulders and chest. He had me do 3 different kinds of push-ups, and I can say those were the first push-ups I have done in about 10 years...

Anyways... what are some of the best ways to help sore muscles that you have found?

cmriverside

a day of rest. That is totally normal.

Kellie0710

P90x Recovery Formula

jamiesadler

Anti-inflammatory like Tylenol or work out again. It loosens them up and helps them heal faster.

theginnyray

Lots of water and keep moving.

wareagle8706

A nice warm bath or shower. Rest for sure. But it's definitely normal to feel that way. But if you feel something other than a soreness, like a sharp pain, you might wanna bring that up to your trainer.

drog2323

all good advice. Optimum Nutrition also makes a recovery drink, 2:1:1. I've had it and seems to help.

Lots of water.

Espom salts in a hot bath

drink lots of water

advil

stretching after some light exercise (a walk or something....gets blood going and decreases lactic acid..."I think")

L-Glutamine is supposed to help too.

no expert...just what I have heard/done before.

stargazerjana

Rest, and if you can stand the smell... IcyHot!!!

Krissie_Triaxis

And also a glass of Cherry juice after a workout.

janinebbbbb

Let your trainer know...maybe it was too much to soon?

ubabe1

I prefer to get right back in and work through the soreness. If I'm really in "pain" then I'll take a day off. I feel like I get stronger when I'm done! : )

dixiech1ck

BioFreeze is great, or if you can't find it, it's also called Performance and they sell it at Walgreen's/CVS/WalMart.

solskinnzombie

try drinking a glass of water directly after the workout, and take in a lot more vitamin c.

joejccva71

BCAA's by Scivation

debussyschild

If it's really bad (like when I do squats and I literally cannot walk/sit/stand up without being in pain), I take a few ibuprofen. The best thing I've found is GET BACK IN THE GYM. Work those muscles again! Recover, yes, but not for 5 days. I've found that working those muscles again (along side another major muscle group workout like legs) is a great way to speed up the recovery and work out the soreness. Good for you for working so hard!

Also, I have heard about people taking maybe one or two regular ibuprofen BEFORE a workout... however, that should be done very thoughtfully as you could push yourself too hard and sustain an injury that you might not otherwise sustain if you can "feel" everything. Taking one helps me when I do big workouts like lower body, but I use it VERY judiciously.

Skeebee

A hot bath with Epsom salts (they have lavender scented ones if you want a relaxing smell).

mpcass

Stretching, ibuprofen and keep working out.

LBlake12

Lots of water, and especially stretching (long, slow stretches). Rest is important, too. Be sure you're stretching after your warm-up and most importantly at the end of your workout, too. Stretching is so under-rated.

martinh78

Magnesium supplements seem to help (before bed) and protein. I swear by protein shakes before bed, help me wake-up ready for another workout!

TeraJo

Thanks everyone! Great suggestions. I'm gonna go re-fill my water bottle now.

brandyk2011

I had a trainer for a year and a half and he was hardcore, I was always sore, but it got better the more I worked out. Lots or stretching, ice, icy hot, Motrin, L-Glutamine and rest days helped me. Also the first week or two I was sore almost every day with him, but as time went on my recovery time was less and less, so it gets better.

TAWoody

Some whey protein, lots of water, and rotate icepacks onto the sore spots. You'll be sore the first few sessions.

holly_v

Anti-inflammatory like Tylenol or work out again. It loosens them up and helps them heal faster.

tylenol is not an anti-inflammatory

sryan8408

When I really couldn't stand the pain of my legs being sore after about 3 days of running, and nothing was helping, I took a heating pad in bed with me and while I was waiting to fall asleep I put the heating pad where it hurt. And mostly it was my legs, So I just switched legs and the next morning I felt SO MUCH better!!! And this is after trying icy hot, ben gay, advil, tylenol, epsom salt bath, water, workout etc etc. So try it and I'm sure it will be so much better!

chikachic817

The best thing I've found is GET BACK IN THE GYM. Work those muscles again! Recover, yes, but not for 5 days. I've found that working those muscles again (along side another major muscle group workout like legs) is a great way to speed up the recovery and work out the soreness. Good for you for working so hard!

^^This worked for me. I forced myself to go after a really hard upper body workout the day before. The day afterwards, all the pain was gone

tschmelzer

Stretch!!!!! Your muscles are tight and tired. Stretching will help them relax. Also drink a ton of water. Re-hydrating will help them recover faster because they will be fueled!! Hope your next sessions go well good luck!!!

gp79

Sleep.
Hydrate.