Muscle soreness

whitetiger011680

After working extra hard on the elliptical and jogging this week my thigh muscles are very sore. In the past when this has happened, I always waited on the soreness to stop before exercising again. But now I really don't want to because I really like exercising. So it made me curious to know if it's ok to keep going or would that be bad for my muscles.

So MFP, tell me when your muscles get really sore after a work out, do you continue to exercise the next day or do you take a break until the soreness is gone?

zellagrrl

It depends. I can usually tell the difference between busting my butt workout sore and I actually hurt sore. If it's the first, I just go the next day and deal. If it's the second, I break for at least two days, but try and do something light in the meantime, if it doesn't hurt too much.

CyberEd312

AS long as it isn't an injury and it is just muscle soreness than I push right through the soreness and usually feel alot better after I do..... Good Luck to you......

whitetiger011680

It's definitely just muscle soreness and not an injury. I will probably try to work through it. Thanks :flowerforyou:

neverstray

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

whitetiger011680

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

Thanks but I don't drink milk of any kind. Makes me sick. :ohwell:

LorinaLynn

I won't do the same exercise on back to back days, so if I'm sore from running, I'd do upper body lifting instead. Maybe yoga or pilates, or even a long walk.

wellbert

rest 1 day, exercise again.

mariobadr

If it's just soreness I'll go at it again the next day no problem. Make sure you stretch after your workouts, and maybe do some low intensity yoga at night before bed. It really helps. Good luck!

hkatrobos

is this true?!

hkatrobos

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

is this true?

neverstray

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

Thanks but I don't drink milk of any kind. Makes me sick. :ohwell:

Ok. It fixes the problem. There are other things, like the P90X recovery drink. It does the trick too. Zero soreness.

neverstray

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

is this true?

Yes.

You need to drink it within an hour of working out. The sooner, the better.

abigailm83

I have a hard time making myself workout if I'm sore from the day before but usually once I get started my muscles relax and I'm good to go.

susannamarie

It depends on the degree of soreness and the type of workout.

Almost always I'll go anyway, though.

P.s. I hate hate hate chocolate, but 2% milk helps me.

raystark

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

is this true?

Yup. Article at link doesn't specifically list no soreness but extols the benefits of milk post-workout. I have been doing sixteen ounces of milk with a scoop of protein powder after my morning workouts for about ten days now and no soreness. YMMV

http://stronglifts.com/milk-post-workout-build-muscle-gains/


And a Choco Milk article.

http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/superfoods/chocolate-milk-after-workout/

raystark

Drink chocolate milk after your exercise. You will have virtually no soreness.

is this true?

Yes.

You need to drink it within an hour of working out. The sooner, the better.

Yup. I keep a cooler in my truck along with my shaker and mix up two cups of milk with some protein powder as soon as I get to the parking lot after my gym workout each morning. That's my breakfast after my workout and before I drive to work. Been working great for me the past couple of weeks.

whitetiger011680

So as the night goes on I am feeling less sore. I do believe I will hit the gym after work in the morning, but I did still give my muscles a rest because I didn't make it to the gym today. And I just might have to try some of that p90x recovery drink.

ems1583

You're just experiencing DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), peaks 24-48 hrs after work, and will go away after 48-72 hours. Just continue with exercise and it will eventually go away. If like for 3 days you still feel the soreness, decrease the intensity of your exercise. Always stretch and warm up for lesser soreness prior to work out.

Hickyvikki69

my inner and uppers thighs was killing me to. i took a 3 days rest and just walked 10-15min walks. i also added protein drinks to my diet...helped sooth the muscles. hot baths

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Jordant107

Split your workouts, then being sore won't matter. If you do your arms day one, legs day two, abs day three, back day four etc the soreness will be gone by the time your cycle goes around. Also have lots of protein- thats what helps to repair and build up your muscles after a workout.

Nopedotjpeg

It's called your body adapting. Learn to enjoy it.

Lolli1986

if you're doing high intensity workouts and you're getting sore i'd actually rest, or do as (ooh hope i get the name right) LorainaLynn says and split your workout to a different section of the body.

i cycle through 2 light activity days (slow walk), 2 medium intensity days (strength + cardio or just strength), and 2 high intensity days. at most i'd do 2 very light, 2 medium, 3 intense. otherwise, i work to a medium level most days and split top and bottom half workouts.

got to give the muscles some time to recover... i used to push through hard every day for a job and was just really sore every day. eventually got a massage and had a rest day and discovered why muscles need rest.

ninerbuff

Soreness is an indication you've stressed a muscle(s) you don't normally use or haven't used in awhile. I embrace it. Kinda like a battle scar.

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wackyfunster

Best cure for soreness: more exercise! If you work out regularly, it gets better. This is motivation not to slack!

bytemeeeeee

AS long as it isn't an injury and it is just muscle soreness than I push right through the soreness and usually feel a lot better after I do..... Good Luck to you......

I agree the same works for me..I can be barely walk..LOL.. And I push myself the next day and walla it's gone...Also when I have soreness I need to up my protein~

crivera12398

I've done both machines working out and if u don't stretch well u can b sote for a few days. space the exc. Out if u see it happening again and drink plenty of water. That helps alot also:-)