Should i feel sore after lifting?

[MariaCL]

i lift 4x a week and every time i lift i make sure the last couple of reps are very challenging and hard. during the workout i feel amazing like im getting a huge pump.. however i am not sore after, nor the next day... does this mean im not working hard enough? even though i feel im really pushing myself through my lifts? i hope this doesnt sound silly. i even have increased in some weights, still not sore?


thanks

[SwiftyX]

Neither pump nor being sore is an indicator of a good workout. DOMS doesn't affect everybody the same way. I hardly ever get sore. Only unilateral leg work gives me DOMS anymore.

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by SwiftyX

Neither pump nor being sore is an indicator of a good workout. DOMS doesn't affect everybody the same way. I hardly ever get sore. Only unilateral leg work gives me DOMS anymore.

thats comforting to know. i always had the idea in my head that if you werent sore after a work out you didnt work hard enough. thanks for the reply!

[MonoDiablo]

Often times I find that I get sore the 2nd day but not the first day after....Once I start healing it feels like i get more sore...

Push youself, eat right and rest is magic...well kinda.

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by MonoDiablo

Often times I find that I get sore the 2nd day but not the first day after....Once I start healing it feels like i get more sore...

Push youself, eat right and rest is magic...well kinda.

i never feel sore...why is this even when my last reps are difficult for me ??

[rocco421]

if your anything like me...it all depends on the split. if im doing one muscle a week, my chest/back/triceps/legs get sore. if im hitting them twice a week...nothing gets sore.

my biceps/shoulders never get sore no matter what split i use

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by rocco421

if your anything like me...it all depends on the split. if im doing one muscle a week, my chest/back/triceps/legs get sore. if im hitting them twice a week...nothing gets sore.

my biceps/shoulders never get sore no matter what split i use

i hit everything twice a week, for example today i killed it in the gym, but now im not sore nor will i be tomorrow

[CookAndrewB]

Originally Posted by SwiftyX

Neither pump nor being sore is an indicator of a good workout.

This says it all.

If you are making progress towards your goals, why would it make sense to be concerned as to whether it hurt along the way?

[MariaCL]

Originally Posted by CookAndrewB

This says it all.

If you are making progress towards your goals, why would it make sense to be concerned as to whether it hurt along the way?

you're right, thats a very valid statement, i was just wondering if anyone goes through the same thing and what it means?

thanks

[CookAndrewB]

Originally Posted by MariaCL

you're right, thats a very valid statement, i was just wondering if anyone goes through the same thing and what it means?

thanks

After 17 years of working out, powerlifting, strongman, etc... I can tell you that there is no formula to figuring out how sore you will be, or what that soreness will mean. NOTHING kicks my butt like a strongman competition. But consider that a competition is typically sub maximal weights and low total performance time (I think we figured out that my last comp had less than 5 minutes of actual time with a weight in hand). A typical training day is just as long (3 hours), involves about ten times the volume of work, heavier loads, etc... less DOMS. So is a competition better for developing muscle mass or strength?

It was a fair question, but the answer is "who knows... don't worry about it."

[aleman4392]

Originally Posted by MonoDiablo

Often times I find that I get sore the 2nd day but not the first day after....Once I start healing it feels like i get more sore...

Push youself, eat right and rest is magic...well kinda.

yes