I'm not sore... Should I switch it up?

tiffanylacourse
tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've been doing a combination of 30 Day Shred and C25K - about 3 days a week. The thing is - the first time I did the 30 Day Shred (well over a year ago) - I was so sore the next day I could barely walk. Now don't get me wrong - I had a very love/hate relationship with that feeling. Thing is, this time around, I'm never sore after 30 Day Shred.

Do you think it is because I do the C25K afterwards? Or should I just change it up all together. I feel like if I'm not "feeling it" the next day, that I'm not working out hard enough. (This leads me to think its not doing any good, which leads me to be a slacker.)

I also have P90x and Insanity. Maybe I should just dive headfirst into one of those?

Does this make sense to anyone besides me? LOL

Thanks in advance for any advice! :flowerforyou:

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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    Find something heavy, pick it up, put it down, repeat several times. Next day, find something heavier, pick up it, put it down, repeat several times. Continue finding heavier stuff. You will either eventually become very sore, or you are a cyborg.
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    Soreness or lack of is not a good indicator of a workout that will or will not produce results.
  • mistyladidah
    mistyladidah Posts: 210 Member
    Bumping up weight always makes me sore. I just finished Day 1 of Level 3 and I'm thinking about starting over when I'm done with heavier weights.
  • tiffanylacourse
    tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
    Find something heavy, pick it up, put it down, repeat several times. Next day, find something heavier, pick up it, put it down, repeat several times. Continue finding heavier stuff. You will either eventually become very sore, or you are a cyborg.

    This literally made me LOL. Thanks! :laugh:
  • tiffanylacourse
    tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
    Soreness or lack of is not a good indicator of a workout that will or will not produce results.

    Thank you for that validation. I guess I just like to feel that soreness...
  • tiffanylacourse
    tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
    Bumping up weight always makes me sore. I just finished Day 1 of Level 3 and I'm thinking about starting over when I'm done with heavier weights.

    The thing is, I get so bored with it in Level 1, that I just can't get through 10 days of it. Maybe I will switch it over to something different.

    I always see people say - "Find a workout you love, so it's not a chore." (...or something like that.)
  • Katemarie34
    Katemarie34 Posts: 144 Member
    I find that same thing with Insanity- the first time I did it, I was SOOORREE the whole time, now I was sore the first couple days, and am not. The 2nd month- is definitely another story.

    I did do a couple weeks of 30 day shred last year and could barely do the first level, I decided to use both of them this time around so I don't get bored, and decided to start with level 2 last night, and I loved that one... I say find something different if you're getting bored of it. The soreness like someone else said isn't the indicator of how good the workout is- it's nice, but isn't the whole thing. Another thing- they use dumbbells, maybe choose a higher weight of those while doing it? That might help you too! :)
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    If you keep working out you will eventually find that no matter what you do you won't be sore unless you go to crazy extremes. Look at it as a good thing, you've dramatically increased your fitness!
  • tiffanylacourse
    tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
    I find that same thing with Insanity- the first time I did it, I was SOOORREE the whole time, now I was sore the first couple days, and am not. The 2nd month- is definitely another story.

    I did do a couple weeks of 30 day shred last year and could barely do the first level, I decided to use both of them this time around so I don't get bored, and decided to start with level 2 last night, and I loved that one... I say find something different if you're getting bored of it. The soreness like someone else said isn't the indicator of how good the workout is- it's nice, but isn't the whole thing. Another thing- they use dumbbells, maybe choose a higher weight of those while doing it? That might help you too! :)

    Thanks for the advice - I think I am going to switch programs - just so I'm not so bored with it.
  • tiffanylacourse
    tiffanylacourse Posts: 2,986 Member
    If you keep working out you will eventually find that no matter what you do you won't be sore unless you go to crazy extremes. Look at it as a good thing, you've dramatically increased your fitness!

    Hey - there's a new perspective on it! Thanks! :)
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    If you are finding it too easy, then increase the weight.

    If you want to feel soreness then lift heavy for a while then take a month off. 1st day back will give you DOMS like you would not believe.
  • AmandaReimer1
    AmandaReimer1 Posts: 235 Member
    I'm currently doing level 2 of 30DS... I'm not sore, but it's still making me sweat and fight to finish it. If the workout was easy, then I'd move up to level 3. If your not challenged, do something else.
  • lee91356
    lee91356 Posts: 330 Member
    I do something similar but with JM Shred it with Weights. The first time I did it I was in pain for about a week after ward lol. Then for a while afterwards nothing. However, yesterday I did more intense stretching, though with lighter weights and I feel a bit sore. I have been thinking about increasing my weights since I only ever feel soreness in my thighs, which is great, since it means I'm toning those babies, but I realllllyy want tone arms as well :laugh:
  • wolfjj79
    wolfjj79 Posts: 29 Member
    My routine is almost exactly what you did. The difference in mine are that I just run for 20 minutes with no specific C25K setup. I also do my running before the 30 Day Shred. I tried reversing that and doing the running after, but my muscles were just too tired to do anything effectively. I've only just been doing this recently and I'm seeing good results.

    I read somewhere that if you do exercises like the 30DayShred after running/cardio you tend to do better at working the fat off. I don't know if that's true or not, and 30DS already has cardio before the strength, but that's what I'm doing.

    Also, just because you aren't sore anymore doesn't mean you aren't getting anything out of it. It's just that now you know your body is strengthening enough that the routine isn't so stressful. Try upping the weights, increasing your speed/duration while running, or something else that increases the intensity of the routine if you find you are plateauing.

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