still sore..

[cslegacy]

Iv just started working out again since 3 weeks ago, i go to the gym mon,wed,friday and im finding im still sore in my legs arms and chest with the one day rest ,is it ok if i still train if its just a little sore, i do take protein vitamins creatine thanks.

[HaNs]

Training when sore is ok AFAIK

When i do legs they are sore for around 4 days

If i have a spotter and go hard with other muscle groups i can be sore for up to 3 days

[cslegacy]

ok sweet, thanks. my arms are just sore when i do dumbbell flys when i go right down hurts pretty bad where my armpits are

[auck_builder]

dont train main muscle groups when your sore, if there sore there still recovering and rebuilding the torn muscle to make it bigger and stronger,

rest and eat well and train a body part that isnt sore untill u adapt again.

are you having a good PWO shake to help start recovery?

[cslegacy]

im having bsn cellmass after my workout and before bed. and protein morning afterworkout and before bed. iv having whey isolate at the moment, got some whey gold standard on the way also i take a gram of l-tyrosine and gram of l-gluamine a day.

[HaNs]

dont train main muscle groups when your sore, if there sore there still recovering and rebuilding the torn muscle to make it bigger and stronger

why? Does it stop recovery even after say 72hrs?

[thatwaslight]

eat real food.

[auck_builder]

i would train one body part once a week if you are hitting it hard enough

[Gym rat]

I would also suggest you train one body part per week instead training a body part twice a week also training a body part like chest or back once a week give more time for recovery.

[cslegacy]

ok will do thanks, and yea i do train very hard.

[samoan_muscle]

If your muscle soreness is DOMS...then just train over it.

Dont listen to the rest of these pussies...train hard, rest well (at least 48 hours) and get the right nutrition into your body and you'll be fine.

[Luigi]

dont train main muscle groups when your sore, if there sore there still recovering and rebuilding the torn muscle to make it bigger and stronger,

rest and eat well and train a body part that isnt sore untill u adapt again.

not true.

[auck_builder]

i think alot of people would prefer to train one body part per week(Natural! not aas SM) as they can give ther best and go for PBs than just train half asses when sore as shit, 48 hours wouldnt be enough time for newbe to recover from a heavy ass workout on a main muscle group.

whats the point in not letting a muscle fully recover? serious question as thats would ive always been lead to belive

[samoan_muscle]

Is he a newbie???

I think quite the opposite...i think the more of a mature lifter you are the harder you can push yourself therefore requiring more time to recover (aas or not). Yes AAS improves recovery time and speeds up the healing process but that is not the question here. cslegacy has said that he is sore from starting working out again. Not uncommon for someone who has a period of time off. Hell, 3 weeks ago I took two weeks off sick from the gym - i came back and a six day one day off cycle and was hella sore the next week I could barely sit or move. I'd interpret that soreness to be DOMS and isnt an excuse enough for me to wait around and sit on my arse doing nothing.

[auck_builder]

always something u can do

[samoan_muscle]

always something u can do

Is that your reply?

Shutup auckbuilder you never know WTF youre on about.

[auck_builder]

ok :-s

[Paul]

always something u can do

Is that your reply?

Shutup auckbuilder you never know WTF youre on about.

Ha ha So true

[Ordy]

How much sleep are you getting?

Im finding im needing 9-11 hours a night after a few days of workouts now.

8 hours minimum.

[cslegacy]

About 6 hours sleep. i get up 5:20am for work. i think ill train arms and chest 3 days a week and legs 2 times a week

[auck_builder]

always something u can do

Is that your reply?

Shutup auckbuilder you never know WTF youre on about.

Ha ha So true

no one has come up with f all to back up that im wrong?

at the end of the day its down to the person, but im just saying that whats the point doing chest when the "corner of his arm pits" are shit sore? why not do it once a week and train the rest of the body each other day allowing for max recovery and growth.

SM you cant tell me you train chest and arms 3x a week and legs twice?

i think you would be loosing weight doing that

[Ordy]

Id go with lack of sleep :/

If you dont rest your body wont heal as much.

[Rag the Dog]

If your muscle soreness is DOMS...then just train over it.

:doh: classic advice from a hard man. If your over 30 then rest up and wait or something is more likely to snap. Young whipper snappers are more likely to survive training through DOMS. If you keep training on pain then you aint making it better, give the muscle as much time as it needs to fully recover.

[Gym rat]

If you have sore leg it might be a good idea to hire a zimmer frame just be on the safe side of thighs

[monkeymuscle]

If you haven't been in the gym for a while, it's probably just DOMs (delayed onset muscle soreness), and this is actually improved with activity.

I know when I come back to the gym after a layoff I really feel it the next day and REALLY feel it the day after that. But getting back in to the gym and pumping some fresh blood through the muscles always helps. It's called active recovery and has been shown to be the best way to get over the pain and stiffness of exercise (provided it is just DOMs).

If you are starting out, or coming back after a long time (i.e. a year or more) off, I'd recommend something like Starting Strength, which gets you working your whole body three times a week using two routines that alternate.

If you're an experienced lifter, you shouldn't need any of this advice...