Not sore after weight training. Questions.?
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You need to talk to a personal trainer about your routine. There are terms we use called microcycles, macrocycles and periodization which are short-term and long-term variations in programs that work together to keep your fitness moving forward. Each week's change in exercise focus gives the body a new stress to adapt to while providing a chance for the body to recover from the previous stress.\n\nHere's a sample:\nhttp://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Periodization.html\n\nJust because you don't feel delayed muscle soreness that doesn't mean you're not having an effective workout. That's a misconception.  Your muscles become conditioned to respond to a specific stimulus and they adapt through various physiological processes.  Muscle soreness is simply one way your body is adapting to change in stimulus.  Studies theorize that changes in pH, microtears in the muscle and byproducts are primarily responsible for muscle soreness, but even though muscle soreness disappears after a few months to years of training, muscles continue to grow and adapt despite repetitive muscle soreness.  Just as an example, individuals who use anabloic steroids and agents rarely experience muscle soreness yet achieve incredible muscle growth.\n\nIt's too lengthy to explain further for the purposes of this forum, but the concept of cycles and periodization are readily available in several text books that focus on strength conditioning. \n\nHere's a great article:\nhttp://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/periodization.html
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Muscles can sore for a number of reasons and outside of overworking them and conditioning them for regular exercise there are a few other things that can be the culprit.  One BIG one is not performing the exercises correctly or not positioning yourself (setting up equipment) correctly.  Then using too much weight can cause damage so be cautios.  Using too much weight usually causes you to use ballistic movements to complete repetitions (jerking the weights to complete the move).  Then there is the buildup of lactic acid that the body gets from exercising the muscles - this is where massage can help too move the lactic acid out tof the muscle fibers and also break apart twisted and tight muscle fibers.  Then consider propere hydration - drink a lot of water, you will feel better.   Be sure you are taking in a proper amount of proteins and have a good diet so that you muscles recover and rebuild properly.  Don't forget to stretch and warm up before a workout AND don't forget to stretch at the END of you workout.  Lastly, make sure you have a well rounded work out and use a regular schedule; you should never let more than three days lapse between a workout and if you are serious you should try for every couple of days.
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It may seem obvious, but you are not getting "old" and at the same time you are no longer 22.  One indication of your fitness is the lead time until you feel fully sore.  That's a good thing in the sense that your muscles and related connective and support tissues seem very fit.  If it takes five days to "recover" is that bad?  Too hard to tell because the nature of "playing hard" and "working hard" could easily impact how long any muscle soreness takes to dissipate.  I would ask about the levels of activity and your diet and whether the soreness tends to come from repetitive things (if you played a racket sport since you were 15 you may now be experiencing both new and cumulative effects, particularly if you are continuing to try and play at the same levels you played 15 years ago).  See a sports medicine doctor - he or she can do some really good analytics around activity/diet/history and give you the real scoop on at least most of what you feel is going on.  FYI, as someone who has hit 50 and tried at times to act like a fit 37 year old, experience has taught me to take on less traumatizing activities and recognize healthy alternatives to keep down injuries, stay fit and maintain flexibility.  A nutritionist and sports doctor have been invaluable.
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there are 2 types of working out.  cardio, and lifting weights.  if you do cardio, running joging.  machines. yoga (hehe) it works your heart and builds up stamana.  this does not do much to your muscles.  when you lift weights, it actually tares the muscle from your bone, this is what makes you feel sore. cardio does not rip much muscle from ur bone, so you feel tired, not sore.   cardio is more important for a health lifestyle. however its better to have a good balance.  if you are lifting weights and are not sore.  then simply use more weight and push yourself harder having more weight.  less weight with more reps (try using just more reps at a time) will give you more stamina, while less reps and a much higher weights will build your explosive brute strength.\n\nalso keep in mind. less weight more reps gives you more tone.  and definatly do this... get ancle and wrist weights while working out. it ads to your resistance which will cause you to be sore.  \n\nif you are working hard with cardio, and arnt sore. then ur in darn good shape. quit comlaining.  i have more strech marks than i have cash in my wallett. \nim a guy using his fiance's yahoo\n\nadam is incorect. your body does not need to be tricked... your body gets used to the work out levl because your body get stronger,  increase the weight, run faster.  your body will continue to get stronger.
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you need a varied workout - if your muscles hurt afterwars you're doing well when they stop hurting its no longer a challenge.
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You can lift weights all day if you want, even if you are sore.  The soreness is due to stretching of the epimyceum, the connective tissue surrounding your muscles.  It is stretched because when your muscle contracts, it increases the overall diameter via isoosmotic fluid.  The more resistance, the thicker it gets.  Since your muscles aren't used to this increase in size, it stretches the epimyceum.  The epimyceum contains the pain fibers, not the muscle itself.\n\nBTW Soreness is NOT caused by the so called lactic acid burn.
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Yes... stretching is the method by which soreness is relieved.. Not stretching or not enough stretching after a workout is what causes the soreness in the first place..
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im assuming you want it to be better faster because you are involved in an extra curricular activity or sport.  correct?  make sure you wrap it tightly to relieve the pressure.  instead of taking showers, try a hot bath with some bath salts.  when you sleep or sit down, keep it elevated.  ice it constantly.  before going to sleep, move it around and stretch and massage it.  when you think it feels better don't just start running and jumping on it, keep it wrapped till your 100% certain it's healed, if you don't there is a high possibility it will be reinjured again.  Trust me, I know it's tough but it will get better.  I've been a professional dancer and teacher for many years now and I have survived a lot of different injuries.
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Was this you first workout?  And you expect to see results right away?  Don't be silly.  \n\nHow long will depend on what kind of workout you are doing.  If you are lifting weights, that is the best way to build muscle and burn fat, it will still take a few weeks before you begin to notice changes.  In term of how your muscles feel you will notice changes tomorrow and especially the day after.  You should lift three days a week and always skip a day in between.  When you work the muscles hard it tears down tissue--it takes more than 24 hours to heal enough to build on.  If you work out everyday you will build up slower than if you do what I told you.\n\nDon't worry about a quick fix.  If you are overweight you have to realize that it did not happen overnight.  Getting in shape and burning off fat will also not happen overnight.  Be patient and be diligent.  No whining allowed--always go to the gym on your scheduled day.  Especially when you don't feel like it.  That is the hard part--once you are there you have to lift--what else is there to do?  Again be patient--this has to be a life-long commitment.
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it depends.  the soreness is from lactic acid in your muscles and it takes a while to go away (this is normal).  if you worked out way too hard you should probably give it a rest for a day or two, but if it's just your standard i'm-not-used-to-working-out-so-im-a-little-sore-from-the-movement type stuff, you can keep at it.  just be mindful of the difference between regular soreness and actual injury.
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First of all I am not an M.D., however I have had the go from Surgeons  who just needed for me to dive in and find the problem through deep tissue work. \nI can give you some suggestions on what can be causing the problem. Obviously you have blood flow to your feet, and since they are still attached to your body, it is not Phantom pain.\n\nThink about the restriction of blood-flow to the area, from the pressure of your upper body, on all of your nerves that are being compressed while you are spending many hours sitting.\n\nI hope you have all of your needs met.\n If not, you need to be your own detective. Are you sitting on a Gel Cushion? Do you move your legs off of the foot pads, and change their position often. Do you move from Wheel-chair to your bed several times a day, and have your legs elevated?  Re-positioning is really important. I have done deep tissue on old, very old injuries where the circumference of one leg was smaller that the other. The nerves grow, I kept working on the smaller leg each day, and with the growth of new tissue and nerve, working out in our gym, the leg reached it's max growth. However the old injuries were usually football (muscle tears) on the old boys, before P.T. was in use. The components of the blood crystallize, extra calcium binds to the site. It is like glass fragments. eek.\n\nIf your insurance wont pay for "Massage", you must find a way to get your feet and legs massaged. Be careful that you have someone trained, or they can damage the fragile state of your tissue at this time. I wish I were a hundred me, so I could be the one to help you heal.\nIf you could apply Cold Packs to your feet, it would take away some of the pressure of fluid against the nerves, that are causing the crushing, tingling sensation. (Hobbling), James Caan was feeling in Misery. Since you don't have the feeling in them, you must be careful with the cold pack. Start with 10 Min. max. Not directly on the skin, wrap in a small towel. You can also Ice other areas, the back of the knee is a lymph area, gently massage in an upward motion.. Stretch youself as much as you can.\nI know you mention upper chest, which Vertabrae I am wondering. Can you reach your suffering feet to rotate your ankles?\n\nSeems like if you have SSD, or Health plan, you could have a Physical Therapist work on your legs, especially your Sciatic nerves that you are sitting on all day. I have seen some killer Gel Cushions. Expensive, however. It's good you ask your quesions here. I hope this helps you some. I love the Actress in the movie, she was good, can't think of her name.\n\nI will probably remember her name as soon as I sign off. he he\n\nP.S. If you can find your way to water therapy, especially a salt water pool, or some type of Hydro-Therapy, that would be the ticket.  Take care, give em hell....Marilyn \n And, as I always say, back off the salt. Chem. Panel lately?\n\nWhen I flipped a motorcycle in 76, In the Middle East. I landed on my face. My cheek turned green really fast. The best pain killer was Opium at the time. Maybe a little tooo good.
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I would use a heating pad and massage. You can avoid this by warming up before stretching or exercising. Drink a lot of water.
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If you are lifting weights, be sure to give rest in between sets and training days. Pump higher repetition to lower weight. That way you can ensure to have a better functioning muscle (and lower the possibility for injury.)
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That means you worked a little too hard.  You should be sore the next day and possible the one after that, but 3 days is too long.  Take it a little easy since youre just going back.  Also, make sure you stretch a lot because that helps with the soreness.  You should lift weight that you can do at least three sets of 8 with.  If you can't maintain that, go a little lower.  Once you get into it, you'll figure out what's a good treshhold for yourself.
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Yes it might be discouraging, but keep going. I'm sore every day. When you push your body to its limits working out you strech muscels that will later reproduce and become stronger. When sore just take a day break and start working agian. Working out is fun and great for you. I'd 100 times rather be sore than fat! LOL!\n\nP.S.: This is normal
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if you are really that sore, then don't go. my suggestion is to work out a specific part of your body, for each day. like biceps one day, calves the other day. that way you aren't constantly straining the same part of your body over the course of a week or so. also, if one part of your body is sore, then you can do a routine that doesn't involve that part.
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Good carbs, plenty of protein, well planned rest and hydration, and hard workouts but only when you are well rested, don't overtrain damaged muscles, you'll end up injured.  Most importantly, enjoy your workouts, it will keep you coming back.