Thread: Interesting stuff about workin out sore.

Originally posted by FrequentVirtue
Well i read recently in M&F magazine this article entiltled U]You Work Out When You're Still Sore?[/U] Another old wives' tale is to stay out of the gym if your muscles still ache from your last workout. "A recent study found that when muscles were trained when still sore, no added damage fibers." states Stopani. "One study found that when a workout was repeated just two days later and muscles were still sore, subjects had lower cortisol levels than normal. Since Low cortisol means more testosterone is available, it may actually be beneficial from time to time to train the same bodypart two days in a row but only rarely."

Wouldn't it be bad on your joints?

I dunno ive always trained sore and ive made very good gains and nothing is wrong with my joints. But then again im just 18.

Well i was wonderin because when i lift sore im worried about tearin shit and my ratator cuff blowin out. So i try to hit 1 twice a week not more then 3 times.

yea i was just reading that issue lol
did you read the one from a year ago

it was about nasser el sombaty

how he trained his bis from diff angles 2 days in a row and then took a week off

said his "biceps grew 2 inches in 6 months"

im sure by biceps he meant arms but w/e