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Do you work out when you're really sore?

brenannn
brenannn Posts: 19
edited February 20 in Fitness and Exercise
I did two days of the little 30 day shred and wow do i feel it in my thighs. I kind of hobbled around all day at school. Should I push through it and do it again? Or should I focus on another area? Or take rest day?
What do ya'll usually do?

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  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    i workout when sore all the time .... i say push through if the pain is like bad that you feel u* cannot perform it then dont (Advice) because you might hurt yourself more i never took a rest day but i know a couple of restdays is'nt bad at all
  • KendraElmendorf
    KendraElmendorf Posts: 837 Member
    I say push through. It's called the 30 Day Shred for a reason :)
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    I say push through. It's called the 30 Day Shred for a reason :)
    right
  • rdsxfn
    rdsxfn Posts: 58 Member
    Push :) When you're body can't take any more, it will tell you.
  • Booksandbeaches
    Booksandbeaches Posts: 1,791 Member
    No. I listen to my body. If it's a little sore it's one thing and I probably would do a workout, but you said "really sore", so if I feel "really sore", I won't do the same workout. No sense pushing myself into an injury because I use improper form because I'm really sore.
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    me personally in my journey of 30 day shread i never rested and it was never too hard for me just my type of working out with all that jumping and hopping around :laugh:
  • kittenful
    kittenful Posts: 318 Member
    Make sure you're stretching your muscles. You can hurt yourself if you push yourself too hard. If it's a painful kind of hurt, rather than merely uncomfortable, take a day off. If not, than go ahead and push through! Listen to your body, drink lots of water, and stretch.
  • epido
    epido Posts: 353 Member
    Gentle stretching and PROTEIN! If you are sore, move. It will actually help make it better. If you are in pain, that is something all together different. Sore = tired, hard worked muscles. Pain = injury.
  • mfp2014mfp
    mfp2014mfp Posts: 689 Member
    No. I listen to my body. If it's a little sore it's one thing and I probably would do a workout, but you said "really sore", so if I feel "really sore", I won't do the same workout. No sense pushing myself into an injury because I use improper form because I'm really sore.

    Sounds like good advice to me :smile:
  • lili61
    lili61 Posts: 231 Member
    Yes, unless I feel like a sore area is verging on injury. If I'm just very muscularly sore, I continue with my workout plans and usually feel better after and the next day than I do if I don't work out.
  • chloematilds
    chloematilds Posts: 111 Member
    I dont. dont wanna get rhabdo
  • Sreneesa
    Sreneesa Posts: 1,170 Member
    Nope. I won't work that muscle group if sore. I allow that muscle group to recover and work on another group or do low impact cardio. .
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    No but a very wise person told me to not just lay around either. Go walk or do yoga just sitting can make it worse.
  • rbiss
    rbiss Posts: 422 Member
    It depends on the type of sore. If you go into a squat and your legs give out, you shouldn't do it again. If you just feel a little sore, it shouldn't hurt you. I wouldn't just sit around though, I would do an active recovery and work some of that lactic acid out of the muscles. It will make it go away faster.
  • Wilbur_NOLA
    Wilbur_NOLA Posts: 120 Member
    Got muscle soreness? Do you even Aleve?
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