Recovering from/preventing soreness
hendinerik
Posts: 287 Member
I'm super sore and I've got a trainer session tomorrow that is going to knock me on my *kitten*.
Aside from stretching, what do you guys do to recover from soreness, or prevent soreness? Do you find protein helps? Do you take anything (legal for it?
Cheers, and happy health
Erik
Aside from stretching, what do you guys do to recover from soreness, or prevent soreness? Do you find protein helps? Do you take anything (legal for it?
Cheers, and happy health
Erik
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Upping your protein, stretching, lots of fluid and foam rolling.0
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Upping your protein, stretching, lots of fluid and foam rolling.0
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Agree with the above. I have a protein drink as soon as I finish my workout, one scoop of protein powder and glutamine.0
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If it is your lower body, compression tights or socks may help. I found that the socks didn't really work for my long running days... but that is just me.
Ice baths may also help. Personally I'm too chicken **** to try it though.0 -
Just my $.02.
Workout to finish the set, not to failure. I rarely experience soreness even though I am lifting heavier than ever before.
Also, try doing warm up sets instead of just static stretching.0 -
Glutamine
I use a product called T.A.G, Trans Alanyl Glutamine, its a targeted muscle recovery product. I mix it with water and drink it before and after a session if I am sore....especially if I will be using weights..mine if fruit punch flavor , I have never put it in a smoothy, but I know smoothy king , has the muscle builder with glutamine they can add to a shake.0 -
an Ice bag and anti-inflammatory0
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I like heat. Hot water or heat pad. Helps...a little. : )
But the best thing I have found is to work them again before the soreness completely goes away. For some reason it really helps from getting painfully sore again.0 -
Another session.0
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In my case, I take potassium supplements to help with it (but not sure if that's also because I have a deficiency - the symptoms are muscle soreness and twitchyness).0
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Another session.0
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Thanks everyone! I drank extra water last night and had some ibuprophen and some protein powder and it seems like it definitely helped. I was still a bit sore and the session kicked my *kitten*, but made it through.
Good tips - much appreciated. Feel free to add me and hope to be as supportive to you guys...0
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