Combating post-workout muscle soreness

Drink alot of water, and if you've been doing Squats, try a cold/ice bath when you get in. THey recommend upto 10 mins in a cold bath. Most professional athletes use this method.

Also, I find the rower in my gym a great way to loosen up leg and hip muscles when I've been squatting heavy. In fact every time I go in the gym now I do a couple of minutes on the rower for that bit of a stretch and it does the world of good.

Actually feels quite nice.

You shouldn't be taking painkillers for what is at worst mild inflammation, tylenol/paracetamol is not without it many and significant negative side effects.

Training the bodypart more often almost always results in reduced doms as does keeping active the day(s) after training. Now that I've returned to full body training I almost can't get doms even if I change exercises or increase volume or use drop sets.

In the meantime try stretching regularly and keeping active. Everyone feels most stiff after sitting at their desk for several hours (even if they didn't train the day before) but generally doms will recede after a few minutes moving about, unless you've overdone the volume on a new exercise or trained a muscle to extreme fatigue.

As you don't have a bath perhaps try contrast showers or even icing to reduce inflammation and increase blood flow.

I started taking a magnesium/calcium supplement daily and that seems to have helped a great deal for me. You should probably consult with your physician first. Here is an article to take with you: http://www.livestrong.com/article/520079-calcium-magnesium-sore-muscles/.

Stretch and foam roll.

...I don't have a tub to soak in right now, but I'm moving soon, so then I will be able to do epsom salt baths...

Thanks.

Sorry you can't do this yet, but the Epsom salt soak is my personal favorite. Glad to hear you'll have tub access soon. I agree with drinking lots of water and using a foam roller, too.

There's really no danger in taking painkillers in moderation, certainly no need to swear them off entirely.

I didn't suggest swearing them off entirely, but if you are taking them for doms which according to your op is a regular occurrence I would question your moderation. They are notable cause of stomach ulcers but more importantly are going to have a negligible effect on inflammation. If you absolutely insist on taking tablets for something that does not require a cure, at the very least you should be taking a mild otc anti-inflammatory which might at least have some bearing on the nature of your problem.

But before that you should be looking at non-medicated means of reducing inflammation including any of the following;
icing, contrast showers, epson salts, fish oils, zinc and magnesium/zma supplement, vitamin D3 and curcumin, in addition to massage, foam rolling, light stretching and cardio.

I took one Aleve yesterday in 24 hrs. I take more than that during PMS due to severe cramps that otherwise incapacitate me. My doctor actually recommends I take ibuprophen every 4-6 hours for 2 days to prevent and relieve menstrual cramps. There is no harm in this (barring a pre-existing condition, which goes without saying), and I have never had an ulcer in my life. Take your junk science elsewhere, please.

Its not junk science and I don't really care at this point if you get an ulcer or not but saying the only danger is with a pre-existing condition is foolish. Good luck with your side effect goals of 2014.

As an MD, I wouldn't recommend drinking a lot of water prior to the workout, just during and after the activity. The reason being is because it can interrupt your body's ability of controlling your electrolytes like salt and potassium. Ice is the best thing to do and hydration with a sports drink and water. NSAIDS like ibuprofen, alieve, etc can affect your kidneys so don't use them. Besides that stops muscle healing and that includes Tylenol. Other pain killers will lose effect after awhile and can lead to overuse of the muscles do to the lack of pain.

^ Yep...out of personal experience... You should have pointed out, that with weight training, we will cause inflammation ON PURPOSE to make our muscles grow. IMHO Unless there is a serious injury, there is usually no reason to flood the entire body with NSAIDs. And even in case of an injury that doesn't prevent me entirely from training, I rather take a Tylenol to take 'the top off the pain', and spot-treat the bits and pieces, like bruises or joints with a sports cream.
I've had the debate with my sports physician after a calf injury, and in fact, it healed much faster in the end without the ton of ibuprofen that he originally prescribed.
If the pain lasts for several days after the training, I would also take a look at the nutrition. I found, adding multi vitamins, flaxseed oil, and fish oil helped me, as well as adding extra BCAAs, glutamine and creatine to my post-workout shake. It works for me to a point, that I can treat simple headaches with an extra souped up shake. Might just be me, but whenever I can get away without medication, I'll do it....
I would also suggest, taking a good look at the training schedule, and making absolutely sure to avoid pounding the same muscle groups on days in a row. Rest days are vital for complete recovery! And I mean REST, not disguised cardio days....

Get well soon, train safe!