Post workout soreness?

Ice if I'm really sore, and some very light cardio & stretching. I have taken aleve or ibuprofen and it really does not help. I find if i workout at least 2x per week i'm not that sore.

I use aleve after my workouts if I have done a lot of weights. I also drink a protein shake right after my workouts, which helps with the muscle aches too. Sometimes just taking warm shower or bath may relieve some muscle aches too. I just try these things and push through the next day.

I read in Fitness mag the other day where tuna helps....go figure! It must be the oil.

Always stretch before and after, makes a big difference. Some protein after I workout seems to speed up recovery and ease the soreness. If it gets rough, ibuprofen or naproxen sodium work well to reduce inflammation. If you're working out hard all the time, you'll always be sore It just comes with the territory. As long as you're not experiencing pain that's debilitating or persistent (like in your back, knees, shins, ankles, shoulders, etc... then you might have to rest up), you're probably experiencing fairly normal soreness. Take it as a sign that you're working hard!! For me, NOT being sore is pretty unusual, lol. If I'm not sore SOMEWHERE just a little bit, I feel like a lazy bum.

It's perfectly normal. You should wait at least 24 to 48 hours before you workout again (if you're talking about resistance training.) You should not lift every day --- at least not the same body parts.

Learn to love it. It's awesome.

A slight soreness is great on the muscles you worked. Now pain is a whole other matter. When you have pain it prevents you from doing your workout. If you can do it and get sore, you did something right. Just help your body heal with the right nutrition and supplementation; vitamins, protein shakes, water, etc.

Good luck!

Your muscles are sore post-workout for several reasons:

- Using a muscle group for exercise leads to many small tears, which are normal, but take time to repair
- Lactic acid accumulates in your muscles when O2 supply runs out
- Inflammation

A few suggestions to relieve soreness:

-Stretch: Post-workout and throughout the day; Good circulation means better muscle repair and maintenance
-Water: Drink water to help your body provide your muscles the metabolic materials they need and to remove those they don't
-Anti-inflammatory meds: These block the pain-causing molecules in the inflammatory response you're experiencing post-exercise
-Avoid injury: Determine the difference between pain and injury for your body and stop before you reach injury
-Cross-train: Don't exercise the same way every day. Mix and match: Running, boxing, weights, yoga, dancing, and more!

It's generally a good idea to eat a healthy diet that minimizes processed foods and covers all of your nutritional requirements. This is one of the best ways to guarantee your body has the best chance to maintain, protect, and recover through all physical activity.

Hope this helps!

Stretch! What type of soreness are you experiencing? Stretching and light cardio can actually work out some of the lactic acid build up that causes muscle soreness. It's important to give your muscles proper recovery time so you get optimal results. You also have to make sure you don't take to long off, so you have time to build the muscles that will promote calorie burn.