Muscles still sore after 3days

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holla18
holla18 Posts: 60 Member
in Fitness and Exercise

Hi
Last Friday night I pushed my body to the limit with an extensive workout.

The swelling has not gone down and I am still sore in the stomach area especially near the ribbs.

Any advice?

Thanks

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  • McCloud33
    McCloud33 Posts: 959 Member
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    stretch...and advil.
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
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    Don't do that again! Workouts should be limited to 30 mins for weights, and no more that 20 for cardio.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    Foam roll now and after your work outs.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,595 Member
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    Unconditioned muscles will take longer to heal after a really hard workout. As mentioned, ibuproferen helps along with just moving around.

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  • starfinder76
    starfinder76 Posts: 2 Member
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    Epsom salt bath and ibuprofen :)
  • CassidyScaglione
    CassidyScaglione Posts: 673 Member
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    Lol. I thought I would die after the first time I went snowboarding. Light stretching and some walking or similar activity.
  • ramskermfc
    ramskermfc Posts: 41 Member
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    As others have noted . . . time, stretching, Advil and about all you can do. Maybe some warm baths or the hot tub at the gym if available. When you push your muscles for the first time--or particularly hard/different compared to what you have been doing--they will "push back". Sometimes it can take several days for the soreness to work its way out.
  • lauraebenavides
    lauraebenavides Posts: 14 Member
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    Whenever I do a killer workout, I do yoga the next day and I feel great again. You can find some yoga videos in YouTube, in case you need suggestions.
  • bria2preshus
    bria2preshus Posts: 5 Member
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    Stretching and increase your protein intake
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
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    Start slower and build. It doesn't do you much good to go all in if you need days to recuperate afterwards. I used to be of the "no pain no gain" attitude. Now as I get older I try to start slow and build up to minimize pain and the risk of injury.
  • stuchew
    stuchew Posts: 4 Member
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    Take glutamine to help with recovery it works wonders. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/glutamine.htm
  • FunkyTobias
    FunkyTobias Posts: 1,776 Member
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    stuchew wrote: »
    Take glutamine to help with recovery it works wonders. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/glutamine.htm

    Actually, it does no such thing

    https://examine.com/supplements/glutamine/

    https://examine.com/insiders/3-more-popular-supplements-that-are-a-waste/
  • roth5107
    roth5107 Posts: 8 Member
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    Do some light activity to work the sore muscles. Active recovery always helps me from getting really sore. Otherwise ice and foam rolling are excellent too.

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