Are Your Muscles Supposed To Ache After A Workout

[ENP]

I just got back into weight training yesterday morning and still this morning my pecks and triceps ache like nothing on earth. They are so sore and it hurts to move.

Will this go away/be less likely once I do more training? Also do I just stretch to get rid of the pain?

[Gym rat]

Yes that is normal for the muscle to ache after training which is called doms it last for two or three days.If you get sore legs as well it might be a good idea to hire a zimmer frame just be on the safe side of thinghs

[ThePman]

Will this go away/be less likely once I do more training?

Yes.

Also do I just stretch to get rid of the pain?

It can help, as can some light activity to get blood moving in the sore muscles. Probably not gonna fix it completely though.

[fit2fight]

Yes, it shows you've worked the muscles well. Try stretching inbetween sets, that helps alot with my calves and chest

[fit2fight]

If you get sore legs as well it might be a good idea to hire a zimmer frame just be on the safe side of thinghs

hahaha

[1day]

u must be doin sumthing right, cus if it doesnt ache, u didnt train hard enough

[samoan_muscle]

Um no I dont think so. You must be doing something wrong.

[tonyb]

Sore afterwards!?

Awh no, you must be doing it wrong.

You shouldn't feel a thing after destroying your muscles :pfft: :pfft:

[agent86]

This soreness is caused by doing something the muscles are not used to. If you haven't trained the muscle for a few weeks then train hard it will be sore for 3 to 4 days. Do not train the muscle until the soreness goes away.

As long as you train the muscle once a week the soreness won't happen unless you suddenly increase intensity.

If you are a fit runner and then play soccer which involves sprints you will get sore muscles as it is hitting muscles in a different way.

I did a new exercises for hamstrings and calves and they were sore for 3 days.

Sounds like you haven't trained for awhile. You will probably get sore in all your muscles for the first week the things will ease as long as you are consistent in your training.

[ThePman]

Do not train the muscle until the soreness goes away.

Why?

[Ordy]

If you've had a break and its lasting for days, dont that mean your muscles wont have recovered and need more time?

[jonafat]

Haha NO PAIN NO GAIN train every time like it's your last and make the f#*%er burn.Happy pumping.

[LUCAS]

i dont know if im helping or not but i had the same problem and i asked the owner of my gym who is a bodybuilder what it was and he it was lactic acid or something. and he said the best way to stop it pooling in/around the muscles is to warm down properly for at least 15 minutes...

[ThePman]

If you've had a break and its lasting for days, dont that mean your muscles wont have recovered and need more time?

Yes.

But that doesn't have a whole lot to do with whether or not you should workout again.

[ThePman]

i dont know if im helping or not but i had the same problem and i asked the owner of my gym who is a bodybuilder what it was and he it was lactic acid or something.

Not quite.

[Buzzard]

If you think it hurts today ... wait until tomorrow. It's always the day after the day after that gets me.

[Gym rat]

Getting out of bed that can be fun the day after one has had hard quad or leg train and man I wish had a zimmer frame to help me get out of bed

[haakuturi]

If you think it hurts today ... wait until tomorrow. It's always the day after the day after that gets me.

Gotta love the day after the day after you do legs! I'm normally sore for about 4 days

[justhell]

if ya sore its good to train on top of that pain,it wont be as bad as it was if you do,NO PAIN NO GAIN. enjoy that pain cause it wont be there for long! :clap: