Thread: muscle soreness

I feel sore for about a week after Dale and topolo visit

Quads: 3-4 days
Chest: 2-3 days
Low back after deads: 2 days
everything else one day only

ummm so it's ordinary..... i thought there is something wrong with me .. i mean not proper rest or something like that

Originally Posted by assassin

sometimes when i wake up after a workout i feel no pain at all and then in the after noon or the next day i begin to feel it .. is that ordinary??? i thought that blood flows to the muscles while we sleep and covers every body part...

Its normal and its called "delayed onset muscle soreness," of simply, DOMS.

I rarely feel sore in my upper body at all. I think it has to do with the larger ranges of motion during lower body exercises, and therefore a greater TUT, as well as the fact that I typically lower significantly slower during squatting exercises and such.

Anyway, there is hardly any delay in soreness for me. With my lower body I usually begin to feel sore within about 6 hours of finishing the workout; it's ridiculous. It typically peaks the following morning when I wake up and last for another 1-3 days.

For my upper body, if anything does get sore, then I generally feel it the following morning when I wake up, but the soreness usually goes away by the next day, or possibly lasts a little into the following day.

Active recovery for the legs is a must. After finishing your leg workout, stretch out well. The next day, do 15-20 minutes or so of light biking and then stretch out well again. This has helped me a lot.

Everyone should embrace their soreness. This is USUALLY indicative of microtrauma in the muscle, which is necessary to facilitate the physiological mechanisms required to hypertrophy muscle fibers.

gopro, so muscles being sore is ALWAYS a good thing? as long as it doesnt hurt too much? But soreness doesnt always mean growth right?

My legs get sore, and that's it. Very rarely does my upper body get sore. I have noticed that what I eat after a workout affects how feel by quite a bit!

Originally Posted by TBAR

My legs get sore, and that's it. Very rarely does my upper body get sore. I have noticed that what I eat after a workout affects how feel by quite a bit!

i noticed that also having good rest and metabolism and eating well...without any stomach problems make ur workouts more effective and u feel sore just on the day after...

Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur

gopro, so muscles being sore is ALWAYS a good thing? as long as it doesnt hurt too much? But soreness doesnt always mean growth right?

Some degree of soreness for a day or two after training is a good thing in my opinion. It should not be excessive, nor should it last too long, or your body will not be able to recover and have enough energy to overcompensate (build new muscle).

Yes, there are some people that have amazing recuperative abilities, and rarely get sore, but for most, if you are never getting sore there is a good chance your body has adapted to the stimulus that you are providing it, and as a result, growth will be slow.

Originally Posted by gopro

, if you are never getting sore there is a good chance your body has adapted to the stimulus that you are providing it, and as a result, growth will be slow.

when i feel no sore of a certain workout for more than once i get mad and i begin to change everything.....actually that's why i always ask about soreness i use it as an indicator....

mine is a mix of option 1 and 2, but i get most soreness from doing different exercises. if i bb bench for a month i'd feel less and less sore after ea. workout,then swith to bd's and feel sore as a muthafucka the next day.

Some body parts like my biceps and shoulders just don't get sore. My legs and lower back can be sore for a whole week calfs also(This is a problem becuase i usually end up training slightly sore not so much now but i used to.)triceps,abs,traps,upper back,forearms,and hams take 2 days at max to feel better.

Originally Posted by assassin

when i feel no sore of a certain workout for more than once i get mad and i begin to change everything.....actually that's why i always ask about soreness i use it as an indicator....

Change is good every few workouts. If if you just change the range of reps or exercise order. You can also just change grips, angles, or lines of push or pull. Just keep your muscles/CNS off balance, and you will continue to grow.

To better bring on soreness, focus on the negative portion of each lift and also hold the stretch position of exercises like flyes, incline curls, and stiff leg deadlifts for a full second before the positive contraction.

I gotta really brutalize a muscle group before it gets sore. Maybe in 10 years when I hit the age 35+ demographic it'll be a regular occurrence after workouts, less I'm HRT.

I hardly get sore, even though I get a good pump in the gym.


Like yesterday I did arms and back, I know I got a hard work out, but seriously, it feels like I could go in and do arsm again today. Im am 27

Originally Posted by edubz

I hardly get sore, even though I get a good pump in the gym.


Like yesterday I did arms and back, I know I got a hard work out, but seriously, it feels like I could go in and do arsm again today. Im am 27

yeah it happens a lot......that makes me wish if i could use a time machine and return to the workout and change it ..........although i know it's not necassary to feel sore after the workout ........but it gives u a feeling that u did ur best.....

Originally Posted by gopro

To better bring on soreness, focus on the negative portion of each lift and also hold the stretch position of exercises like flyes, incline curls, and stiff leg deadlifts for a full second before the positive contraction.

nice info....u mean like the negative movement in the biceps curls to go down slowly??

Originally Posted by assassin

yeah it happens a lot......that makes me wish if i could use a time machine and return to the workout and change it ..........although i know it's not necassary to feel sore after the workout ........but it gives u a feeling that u did ur best.....

yeah, the only times I really feel sore is if I take off like a week or so. I like getting sore,

Originally Posted by assassin

nice info....u mean like the negative movement in the biceps curls to go down slowly??

Yup. The eccentric portion of a lift is tied in more closely to hypertrophy, and soreness for that matter.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Yup. The eccentric portion of a lift is tied in more closely to hypertrophy, and soreness for that matter.

nice so what do u think is the best frequency (or i don't know exactly what's it's called) i do something like 3 in the eccentric

Originally Posted by assassin

nice so what do u think is the best frequency (or i don't know exactly what's it's called) i do something like 3 in the eccentric

Personally, I try not to actually count the tempo, I just tell people to emphasize the eccentric and slow it down. Something like 3-4 seconds is good.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Personally, I try not to actually count the tempo, I just tell people to emphasize the eccentric and slow it down. Something like 3-4 seconds is good.

i don't count it either but just trying to be accurate.....so what do u think about explosive motion in the positive portion is it good for hypertrophy?

Originally Posted by assassin

i don't count it either but just trying to be accurate.....so what do u think about explosive motion in the positive portion is it good for hypertrophy?

I might get some argument here, but I think that slowing down the concentric portion of the movement is pretty pointless. You might as well reap the benefits of increased nervous system stimulation and muscle tension on the concentric portion, and reap the benefits of increased time under tension and microtrauma to the muscle tissue on the eccentric portion of the lift. Well, that is if you're a bodybuilder. Things change when your weight training is for functional means.

nice i got the point.....yeah i know there are many arguments considering this issue but every body has a point of view , i think i respect urs a lot......

DOMS isn't an indicator of a successful workout.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

I might get some argument here, but I think that slowing down the concentric portion of the movement is pretty pointless. You might as well reap the benefits of increased nervous system stimulation and muscle tension on the concentric portion, and reap the benefits of increased time under tension and microtrauma to the muscle tissue on the eccentric portion of the lift.

I have to completely agree with you here.