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mrsmorgantx
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I started working out a little over a month ago. Normally I am able to make it to the gym 4x a week. I was pretty inactive before. My question is, why am I never sore ? While at the gym, I can feel my muscles fatigued and burn... but I'm never sore ? I figured since I am in my 30's and over weight and since it's been years since I've done any exercising, that this would be tough and I'd be sore ? Maybe I'm looking at this all wrong. I'm not suggesting that it's no pain no gain.. but I really expected to feel it.
Anyway.. anyone have any insight or experience ?
Anyway.. anyone have any insight or experience ?
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Soreness usually means you are working muscles in a way they haven't been worked lately. It is common to have minimal to no soreness once you start working out regularly.5
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What type of exercises are you doing at the gym?1
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It's different from person to person. Maybe it means you're pacing yourself correctly1
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what are you doing exactly?
soreness generally results when you're working muscles that haven't been worked or working them differently...I workout regularly and I'm only sore when I do something different that I'm not used to. soreness isn't an indicator of anything in regards to how effective your workout is.2 -
I was really sore when I first started but now I'm not. my muscles feel tired and we'll used after I go for a long hike but no longer sore.1
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I agree with the above. I've been lifting heavier and heavier for two months straight and was not sore again after the first week. I also started running recently. Even though I'm increasing distance every week I was only sore the first.1
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I do 2 miles on the treadmill. Not sure if it matters but I set it on a 5 incline and my speed is 3.7
then I do 2 miles on an AMT machine
I try to do the machines for upper body 2x a week and lower body 2x a week.
Like I said, Im definitely a beginner.1 -
If you always do the same workout, then you probably won't be sore. You can slowly try to increase your speed or distance on the treadmill and increase weight or reps/sets when strength training.1
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If get a proper programme with adequate resistance and progression
Sore is not something to aim for but I absolutely would have expected some DOMs on any change up1 -
I don't get sore when I do pole fitness.. But if I do leg day.. I'm pretty much just thankful that there isn't a zombie apocalypse the 2 days post leg day.. That's how sore I get. I think it's because I'm used to using my upper body but lower body has been neglected...
So maybe your muscles are just use to being used like that? That's all I can come up with1 -
Thank y'all so much. I think I will try changing it up this week.0
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I've been lifting for over 2 years, basically doing the same thing sometimes I try a new exercise but im ALWAYS sore. It can last up to 2 days, so much so when my little Papillons walk on my thighs I cringe, lol. Never hurt myself though! It doesn't last more than 2 days.0
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To get sore you either need to work out new muscles or increase intensity in your current workout. Lift heavier, increase the speed, more reps. Literally keep going until you you have to sit down and can not get up.0
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starfrogger wrote: »To get sore you either need to work out new muscles or increase intensity in your current workout. Lift heavier, increase the speed, more reps. Literally keep going until you you have to sit down and can not get up.
This could also be a recipe for seriously overdoing it/risking injury.5 -
mrsmorgantx wrote: »Thank y'all so much. I think I will try changing it up this week.0
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starfrogger wrote: »To get sore you either need to work out new muscles or increase intensity in your current workout. Lift heavier, increase the speed, more reps. Literally keep going until you you have to sit down and can not get up.
I couldn't think of much worse advice than that.1 -
starfrogger wrote: »To get sore you either need to work out new muscles or increase intensity in your current workout. Lift heavier, increase the speed, more reps. Literally keep going until you you have to sit down and can not get up.
I couldn't think of much worse advice than that.
Exactly.0 -
starfrogger wrote: »To get sore you either need to work out new muscles or increase intensity in your current workout. Lift heavier, increase the speed, more reps. Literally keep going until you you have to sit down and can not get up.
I couldn't think of much worse advice than that.
I thought you were supposed to stop BEFORE you get to this point? Surely that just increases the risk of injury?0 -
Well that escalated quickly...
For starters, I'm not interested in being sore. In my mind, I thought going from years of basically a sedentary lifestyle to working out everyday, I would feel it.
Apparently, I'm wrong and I'm okay with that. I was only asking a question.
I only plan to change things up a bit because I've been doing the same routine for over a month. A change might be good.0 -
comptonelizabeth wrote: »starfrogger wrote: »To get sore you either need to work out new muscles or increase intensity in your current workout. Lift heavier, increase the speed, more reps. Literally keep going until you you have to sit down and can not get up.
I couldn't think of much worse advice than that.
I thought you were supposed to stop BEFORE you get to this point? Surely that just increases the risk of injury?
It increases the risk of injury, increases the stress upon your CNS (which impairs recovery) and is not only totally unnecessary but also a very bad idea.0
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