how to avoid being sore?

hurleycutie142

so i know that working out equals being sore the next day but im at the point where the next day every piece of my body is sore... sooo is there anything i can take or do so that im able to workout the next day?

ive tried epison salt bath or whatever its called and i take glutamine

bdamaster60

in addition to what you're doing try High GI carbs post work-out. And of course if not already, stretching and maybe LISS cardio.

hurleycutie142

im drink a whey protein after workout also...

Yogi_Carl

make friends with it

brevislux

Doing proper stretching before a workout can reduce soreness. But all in all, it's a sign you worked hard! Embrace it.

suiteblooms

My rules of thumb:
1) on days where I am SUPER SORE- day off.
2) Drink a LOT of water.
3) Stretch after EVERY workout. Spend 15 - 20 min letting your muscles know that they did well by rewarding them with a good stretch. Use a foam roller on areas that are sore, or areas that you can't seem to get a good stretch on.
4) do an epsome salt bath as soon as possible after the workout... USE ALOT of Epsome - it's cheap and effective. My recipe: 1 C + Salts, 1/2 C Baking Soda
5) If there is inflamation or swelling, elevate the area and ice it till it's numb. Then use heat.
6) Learn about your muscles. The pain you are experiencing is due to tiny tears in your muscle fibers. As they heal, your muscles grow and you become stronger.
7) Avoid pain killers where possible. These actually interfere with the healing process and can lead to injury if you take them to make the pain go away just so you can get back at it faster. Pain is there for a reason - to let you know that you have pushed it, and that that muscle needs a rest. That being said, if you can't seem to sit up out of bed, I take the lowest effective dose of aleve.
8) Last but not least, icy hot can feel really good on the muscles.

susannahsutton1

Firstly, make sure you are getting animal protein in your diet to repair your muscles

Secondly... cold baths. As miserable as they sound, they work a treat. You don't have to go full on with ice - the benefits of ice above cold baths are not really proven. Just run a bath full of cold water from the mains. Some tips...

When you are first doing it, only have your bottom half in with a warm top on your top half. As you acclimatize, take top off and add more water
Have some good music pumping to take your mind off it and a book/magazine to read
Have warm clothes to put on afterwards
Don't have anything planned after it - it is like an elephant tranquilizer, believe me you will sleep like the dead

sarahrbraun

the only thing I can suggest is stretching.'

When I first started with weights, I was in agony for DAYS. My thighs burned like they were on fire. After the second or third time it happened, I asked the trainer at my gym if I would always have this burning fire in my muscles. He suggested that I might want to stretch after my workout, and it WORKED. By the time I got done stretching, the pain was much less...and honestly, I haven't had that kind of pain in my legs for several months.

You have *some* muscle soreness. After I tried a new lift that I had never done before, I had a little tightness in my back...but nothing that kept me from enjoying life.