Thread: N00b Question

soreness doesn't necessarilly equate into whether or not you will grow. as hard as that is to accept, soreness and hypertrophy don't go hand in hand for the most part.

Originally Posted by zebianal

I've signed up for a membership at the gym and have been on a full body routine for almost 6 weeks. My question to you is is it normal for your chest not to be soar after a chest workout. My chest is the only muscle that doesn't get soar and i was wondering if this means that i won't get any gains in my chest area.

whats ur chest routine? hows ur form?...are u just benching to just beable to get the weight back up? if u do that, that maybe a problem. u need to stimulate the chest

Originally Posted by kenwood

whats ur chest routine? hows ur form?...are u just benching to just beable to get the weight back up? if u do that, that maybe a problem. u need to stimulate the chest

If you move the weight down, and then back up, the chest is going to be worked in some way, shape or form. You do not need to do isolation movements to make a muscle grow or become stronger. I don't know if you were implying this or not, but it seemed like it.

Soreness tells you whether you're fatigued; numbers tell you whether you're progressing. In other words, if you're not getting sore, it doesn't mean nothing is happening; if you are getting sore, it doesn't mean something is happening.