Thread: Stiffness in pecs

I've never really had much of a problem in the past with muscle recovery, and I generally do most muscle groups 1 - 2 times per week. Lately, I've been doing my chest workout once a week. I usually do several sets each of flat press, incline, decline, and dumbbell presses. I've been working with weights between 80% and 90% of my 1RM and it seems like 1 weeks time of recovery isn't enough. The past few workouts, I've felt a sorelike stiffness in my pecs when I get to the bottom of a repetition, even after a week of recovery. I take in plenty of protein (around 1.5g per body weight usually) 50 - 100g in the form of whey protein. Is it possible to need more than 1 week between workouts, or could something else be wrong?

I think it's a matter of determining whether the pain you feel is muscular (DOMS) or otherwise, and really you oughta feel DOMS at other times (not just the bottom of a rep). So maybe it's your'e bod telling you to take a rest. Maybe your'e going too low at the bottom of the rep and it's actually your shoulder complaining.