Soreness!!

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Get2DeeChoppa
Get2DeeChoppa Posts: 2 Member
in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
Hello. I’m a mid 30’s male in decent shape. I’m not one to use protein shakes or anything, however I noticed that I am really sore after a workout. Especially after a leg day. Is my soreness caused by a lack of protein after I exercise? What causes soreness and how do you combat it. Hard to sit down sometimes after legs ( I keep managing legs cause that’s the worst body part for me in terms of soreness).

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  • wiigelec
    wiigelec Posts: 503 Member
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    Soreness is generally caused by a novel eccentric muscle contraction—a new stimulus with a loaded stretching of the muscle. What exercises are you doing and how are you loading them, reps, sets, weight etc?
  • SnifterPug
    SnifterPug Posts: 746 Member
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    What the previous poster said. Also if you are not warming up adequately beforehand or stretching adequately afterwards this may be contributing to your discomfort.

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