Doms

[Schez]

I was just wondering. Surely if you build new muscle every time you break it down through weight training, should you not get DOMS every time?

 

[P-funk]

some will get sore. some wont. some will get more sore then others. some will get less sore. It depends on a lot of things like recovery, number of years training, etc....

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Personally, I almost never get sore from my workouts. My body is used to using maximal weights for a lot of exercises, and I use very low volume. It's not an indicator of progress in any way, however - my lifts have continued to go up even without getting sore. Like P-Funk said, it depends on a lot of different variables.

 

[CowPimp]

Using higher volume routines I seem to get a higher level of soreness. Using lower volume but utilizing muscular failure more often, I don't get sore quite as much. I've seen gains using both kinds of protocols. Also, my legs tend to be more succeptible to soreness than just about every other body part.