Thread: Abs soreness after 4 days....

So I just started doing boxing and in class we do a bunch of ab excercises...I've been off from lifting/working out for a while (atleast 6 month) so I'm kind of out of shape.


We did ALOT of leg raises last wednesday. I was lil sore in lower abs on thurs and friday. But saturady, wow, my abs were just so sore that if I tried to stretch them, it hurts...real bad...if long enoug, gives me a stomach ache.

can the soreness be delayed for 2 days? I went out drinking and ate quite a bit on friday night, but that can't be the cause of it.

Does this sound like a symptom of something serious?

Originally Posted by squanto

DOMS - Delayed onset muscle soreness... Effects many people (or maybe everyone?)... I don't know too much about it, but it happens to me too. About 2 days after a serious workout, I'll get really sore, and it lasts a day or 2 after that. I've heard certain types of exercises or methods of lifting can be more likely to cause DOMS, but I don't know that for sure. Maybe someone who really knows what theyre talking about could help us out :P.

Also, since you just started working out, you are going to get a LOT more sore than if you'd been working out for a couple weeks already. I'd suggest starting slow.... as in make your workouts only 30 minutes long and don't push yourself TOO hard. Then a week or 2 later, you should be able to handle a more serious workout without being too painfully sore.

yeah, I do notice that everytime that I go back to working out, my first week or 2 really sucks.

it's weird though, my abs have never stayed sore for this long. the soreness has a different feeling then other times. It seems that if I stretch my abs, I get an uneasy feeling, almost like a stomach ache.

I'm thinking if this goes on till Friday, I've gotta go see the doc incase there's something serious is happening that I should know about.