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Shouldnt I be...Sore?

kkova811
kkova811 Posts: 89 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
The past few times I worked out hard (as in strength training in addition to cardio) I was immediately sore and sore for a few days after. Tonight...nothing. I left the gym feeling as if I had done nothing, when tonight I did more than I ever did! Is it going to hit me hard tomorrow, or is it just me getting used to it? Its not that I wasnt using enough weight, because it was hard while doing...

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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Your body adapts and the soreness goes away.
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    could be any number of things, such as you need to increase weight, or do more reps/sets. what i recommend is that you do a different work out. your muscles can get used to a work out, and that can stunt any growth.
  • amberdaniels
    amberdaniels Posts: 96
    Either you need to change your routine or you may not feel sore for a day or two. I will feel great for the first two days after a work out and the third day I feel like I can't walk. Sometimes our bodies need a change and sometimes they decide to change on us.
  • 46and2
    46and2 Posts: 167
    if you hurt EVERY time, you're doing something wrong. As long as you feel good or tired when you leave the workout, that's great. Next time you change up your routine, you'll fell the sore again.
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    Soreness always seems the worst after your first couple workouts.

    I agree that if you want to see more results, you can always up the weights or try different movements. For example, if lunges don't do it for you anymore, you can always try side lunges. Or if a chin-up with underhand grip doesn't do it for you anymore, try it with an overhand grip, or spread your hands apart farther, or do one hand over and the other under. You get the idea. Just switch it up and don't hurt yourself. :)
  • portexploit
    portexploit Posts: 378 Member
    was it big? If it was big weight then you'd probably be sore. Sometimes it takes 2 days to feel the total soreness.
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
    I'll be honest I NEVER get sore from the gym. And I work my *kitten* off. I run on the elliptical for ten minutes (I'm fat, that's as long as I can go!) I do the maximum amount of weights I can, often getting past the point of exhaustion.

    Never sore.
  • idwoof
    idwoof Posts: 76
    It's pretty common to not be sore immediately after, especially if you have been doing the same workout. You will probably have DOMS, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness. It will probably hit you in the next couple days like a few have already said.
  • xraychick77
    xraychick77 Posts: 1,775 Member
    soreness is not an indicator to a good workout..any body building will tell you this.

    i for one, only do weights. some days i'm sore, some days i'm not. but mostly i am very sore when i change up my routine or add a different exercise in.
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