Muscle Soreness
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Ibuprofen and warm baths. No gain without pain as they say. ;P
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Benjamin Breeg wrote:
Ibuprofen
I stick to a strong codeine tablet just before bed. Wake up feeling no pain at all :)
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Are you concentrating on one muscle group? Try alternating your training, and if you continue to feel sore, it's very likely that your problem here is that you are overloading your muscles and trying to do more than you are actually capable of. Higher reps at a lower weight can be much more effective.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Higher reps at a lower weight can be much more effective.
I think I will do that for the mean while then move to the muscle building
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
Anything based on acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) should help muscles to get rid of lactic acid.
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Not an option :|
JustWorking wrote:
Not an option
You pay an advance fee? 2 year contract and now you are stuck. Persistence and time, will prove to be of benefit provided you are not over doing it. I recently started riding bike again and the first week was heck. I started with shorter routes but after a couple of weeks I was back into the routine again.
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
JustWorking wrote:
Any Advice?
- don't stop - use lighter weights with faster/longer repetitions. - ask the trainers for good "form" on how to use weights (and/or machines). - stretch after the training. (boring but will help a lot in the first few weeks) M.
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
You're probably doing too much, too quickly. If you are doing strength training using free weights, you also might be using incorrect form when doing the exercises. Weight training every day isn't a good idea either, unless you plan carefully and alternate muscle groups. Muscles need about 48 hours to recover before training them again. There are two kinds of pain from exercise. 'Good' pain is a certain amount of discomfort after exercise, and maybe some mild soreness the next day. You can tell you made an effort. In the worst case a little aspirin or ibuprofen helps. When you don't feel 'good' pain any longer, it's time to increase what you're doing and challenge yourself a little more. 'Bad' pain comes from an injury, which typically results from the things I mentioned at the top. Warming up before (5-10 minutes on a treadmill, stationary bike, or other cardio machine) and stretching after exercise is always a good idea. If your gym has trainers available, ask them to help you adjust your workout to something appropriate to your age and fitness level, and to make sure you're doing the routines properly.
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
If your gym has a sauna, I'd put aside a bit of time at the end of each session for the sauna. Not sure if this is good advise but it worked for me the last time I did any serious work in the gym.
Pete
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Ibuprofen and warm baths. No gain without pain as they say. ;P
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Benjamin Breeg wrote:
Ibuprofen
Avoid that if you have any kind of digestive problem.
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Stop going to the gym :)
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Or go more often :) Amazing, how either works.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Seems we posted at the same time.
I've given 5 to both posts, because it is unarguably the right answer.
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Mike Hankey wrote:
Seems we posted at the same time.
I've given 5 to both posts, because it is unarguably the right answer.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Yes
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
If you are just starting out, then some pain is normal: DOMS[^]. Take it easy, you have the rest of your entire life to get this stuff down. Also, you are going to get some good gains early on. Don't make the mistake of adding extra time to your routine because you can work out longer. That gets boring fast. Try adding intensity instead, most people don't know how hard they can safely push themselves and how much of a benefit they can get. Also, don't expect linear returns on effort. You are going to hit plateaus, and remember that you only get stronger when you are resting.
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
Alternate upper body and lower body between sessions with a little streching for the other half. Yep, it is going to hurt for a while and heat (I use a wheat pillow warmed up in the microwave) helps the healing.
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Ibuprofen and warm baths. No gain without pain as they say. ;P
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I had to learn to hard way, that my body doesn't like Ibuprofen (and also some other painkillers). It's a real bummer, if you ask your GP how to get rid of some pain and all he subscribes is painkillers your body doesn't tolerate and on which he reacts in "funny" ways.
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I had to learn to hard way, that my body doesn't like Ibuprofen (and also some other painkillers). It's a real bummer, if you ask your GP how to get rid of some pain and all he subscribes is painkillers your body doesn't tolerate and on which he reacts in "funny" ways.
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Smithers-Jones wrote:
I had to learn to hard way, that my body doesn't like Ibuprofen (and also some other painkillers).
That is a bummer. Is there anything that you can take? I don't find Ibuprofen particularly good as a pain killer; what I do take it for is to bring down any inflammation as it is also an NSAID.
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After one week in the gym the pain from muscle soreness is killing me. Any Advice?
Drink beer. It cures pretty much anything.
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Ibuprofen and warm baths. No gain without pain as they say. ;P
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
I find a wheat pillow warmed up in the microwave helps with specific pains.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Higher reps at a lower weight can be much more effective.
I think I will do that for the mean while then move to the muscle building
Do more research on weight training and more importantly on muscle recovery. When you train you are actually breaking down muscle tissue, when you rest the muscles after training they muscle tissue is repaired. The body doesn't just put the muscle tissue back, it increases them a small amount in case you are stupid enough to do enough work to destroy the muscle tissue again. This is how weight training / body building works, slowly over time the muscle increases enough to be noticably biger. The biggest problem Joe Average has is he reads all about the training routines of Arnold and his steroid taking mates. Steroids increase the rate of repair of the muscles, this allows for more frequent training. If (as I suspect) you are not using steroids, you need to allow more time for the muscles to repair themselves. It's been about 17 years since I've been able to get to the gym, so my ideas and knowledge could be a bit out dates, but the core knowledge is sound. Train 3 or 4 days aweek and allow the muscles time to repair. Each day do a major muscle group and one or two minor groups that are not directly used by the exercises of the major muscle exercises. Following is my rough workout by memory. Monday Chest Biceps Calves Tuesday Upper Back Lower Back Hamstrings Wednesday Rest Thursday Quadraceps Triceps Abdominals Friday Shoulders Forearms Weekend Rest The only problem I can see but can't resolve right now, is that Biceps worked on Monday will be used quite a bit Tuesday in the Upper Back exercises. The Triceps worked on Thursday will also be needed quite a bit for Shoulders on Friday. Though it shouldn't impact that much.
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