Strength training- not sore

tripletmom2004
tripletmom2004 Posts: 168 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Does that mean that I should be lifting heavier because I am not sore??? Thanks

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Being sore is not necessarily the sign of a good workout. There are other indicators to bear in mind:

    Did you go to failure (i.e. could not do another rep?)
    Did you increase your weights from last time?
    Did you manage more reps than last time?
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    If you feel like you can go heavier do so, but I lift heavy and often am not sore the day after. Lifting well doesn't automatically mean you should ache. Often you don't.

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