Am I the only one who LIKES doms?

canary_girl
canary_girl Posts: 366 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
I took a week off of lifting, getting back to regular routine plus a two hour spin class tore up my legs. Could barely take a seat and walking up stairs was nearly impossible. Sort of disappointed that I'm pretty much recovered, only quads still a little sore.

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  • Grey_1
    Grey_1 Posts: 1,139 Member
    I'm happy without to be honest. I used like the sore "pumped" feeling, but I feel much better not having that painful soreness.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    I kind of enjoy it too

    But then I'm a little twisted
  • D4LB
    D4LB Posts: 601 Member
    Haha @SueDonim
    I like them in certain areas like biceps triceps chest area legs and back not so much I guess I'm only half twisted :p
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I don't mind being a little sore and I'm almost always a little sore...full on DOMs though? Not something I particularly enjoy.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I like the used muscle feeling but not the "can't guide my *kitten* smoothly to the toilet because I misjudged that" doms.
  • rlaramee2
    rlaramee2 Posts: 28 Member
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    I kind of enjoy it too

    But then I'm a little twisted

    Same here. I used to run marathons just for the pain in my muscles.
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    Tried a new workout on Wednesday....and only today can I walk upright, without saying "ooh..ow...ee..." Neck, shoulders, arms, rhomboids, lower back, butt, hamstrings...everything has been stiff and sore!

    Personally I'd rather not partake, thanx.
  • alipsie19
    alipsie19 Posts: 705 Member
    I actually do enjoy it. I feel that if some part of my body isn't in a stage of "sore" recovery, I haven't worked out enough or hard enough.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    I don't mind a little bit of soreness but if it starts to interfere with my workouts later in the week I do not enjoy especially since I work legs 3-4x per week.
  • Keladelphia
    Keladelphia Posts: 820 Member
    Generally i'm not a big fan but sometimes I really like it, especially if it's in a place i'm trying to build like my lats.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    I'm perfectly content without it.
  • mgalovic01
    mgalovic01 Posts: 388 Member
    edited November 2016
    I've had those crazy, walking up steps on all fours, doms when I first started weighted lunges. Those are my favorite. Kind of hard to feel like you aren't doing enough when you're in such pain.
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Since I only rarely get them I love them. Day in day out no thanks though.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Willbenchforcupcakes wrote: »
    Since I only rarely get them I love them. Day in day out no thanks though.

    Inb4 you must not train hard enough :)
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Willbenchforcupcakes wrote: »
    Since I only rarely get them I love them. Day in day out no thanks though.

    Inb4 you must not train hard enough :)

    Bahahahaha. Anyone who thinks that is more than welcome to attempt one week of my programming.
  • upoffthemat
    upoffthemat Posts: 679 Member
    As others have said, depends on the degree. Having a little bit that I can mostly relieve by moving a bit makes me feel like I am still improving. Having them so bad I can barely move and tears are coming out of my eyes to do anything is something I would happily avoid pretty much forever.
  • GottaBurnEmAll
    GottaBurnEmAll Posts: 7,722 Member
    No, not really. I don't mind being a little sore, but the way my workout schedule works too much DOMS interferes with my running and I don't really like that.
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    a little sore is fine but when you have to grab the sink and the tub to lower yourself to the toilet? ummm not so much. or when you are in the store and have to squat down to reach something on a lower shelf and have to use the shelves to get your back up,no thank you. or even when its hard to lift your legs to go up and down the stairs,thats too much lol. if anyone likes being so sore they can barely move then they have issues lol
  • alipsie19
    alipsie19 Posts: 705 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    if anyone likes being so sore they can barely move then they have issues lol

    I do enjoy it, I cannot lie. At the same time it is just miserable. Im not sure if it's that I like it so much as I just start laughing at myself (almost uncontrollably!). I just think about what spectacle I must be to other people and then think that only I would do this to myself.
  • Coachjr29
    Coachjr29 Posts: 81 Member

    sardelsa wrote: »
    I don't mind a little bit of soreness but if it starts to interfere with my workouts later in the week I do not enjoy especially since I work legs 3-4x per week.

    That's my issue as well. It's nice to feel like you hit the muscles right but it's harder to get going the next workout.
  • OblasMummy
    OblasMummy Posts: 40 Member
    I'm so sore today that everytime my kids touch me I feel like I'm being stabbed with tiny knives! Usually I don't mind DOMS but today has been tough with a clingy 2 yr old!!
  • alipsie19
    alipsie19 Posts: 705 Member
    Ouch! I remember those days. My son was a hitter. Used to beat on me from the waist down. All I could do was laugh. He doubled me over on many occasions. We still laugh about it.
  • megan_elizabeth8
    megan_elizabeth8 Posts: 216 Member
    Unless it interferes with my next workout then yes! I know it's not true but I still always feel like I've worked harder when I'm sore... so for me it's satisfying to wake up sore the next day :wink:
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    rlaramee2 wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    I kind of enjoy it too

    But then I'm a little twisted

    Same here. I used to run marathons just for the pain in my muscles.

    You had to bold that part huh? :bigsmile:
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    Love them...Apart from ab soreness when I sneeze. That is not fun.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    i like the sensation of it, if it's not so strong it's actually painful. like pressing a bruise.

    and i also like it as a guideline. i'm not really in the 'proves i worked hard enough' camp, but i have so much trouble recruiting the right muscles for certain lifts, or knowing which ones i'm using in the moment. so i do kind of hope the doms will show up the next day as a kind of marker of which ones i used. that way i can tell if i'm on the right track.

    or so i imagine-slash-tell-myself anyway.
  • Noelani1503
    Noelani1503 Posts: 378 Member
    I love feeling sore. Not just DOMS. I used to love the bruises on my shins and cracked knuckles from kickboxing. But I guess I'm pretty twisted too.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    I love it. The only places that I can't stand having it is my calves, hamstrings, and lower back. Those three kill.
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    lmjohnson110 wrote: »
    Am I the only one who LIKES doms?
    I took a week off of lifting, getting back to regular routine plus a two hour spin class tore up my legs.

    Not me. I workout to prepare for life's challenges, and for that i need all my strength and mobility back the next day. I can't give my best if i don't feel great. So i intentionally try to avoid soreness by progressing slower. Same end result, less pain. It also makes it easier to feel injuries without DOMS.
    canadianlbs wrote: »
    i have so much trouble recruiting the right muscles for certain lifts, or knowing which ones i'm using in the moment. so i do kind of hope the doms will show up the next day as a kind of marker of which ones i used. that way i can tell if i'm on the right track.

    That's sort of like judging your driving ability by how warm your car gets afterward. If you're unsure of your form, consider hiring a good trainer, or at least video yourself. :+1:
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