Ok, i finally trained my body after 5 weeks (was fasting for a month), and I think I over-did it.
Well I woke up with pain/lactic acid all built up in my arms, and can't stretch them out fully. And my triceps and biceps ache really bad. What can i do to get rid of the pain? Any food or exercises that can help?
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10-15-2007, 10:23 AM #1
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My arms ache SO MUCH. how do I get rid of the pain?
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10-15-2007, 10:25 AM #2
Sounds like me the first time I ever lifted on my own. Did like 30 sets of biceps. The only thing that I could do to ease the pain was take a scalding hot shower. I just sat under the water for like 10 minutes and slowly stretched out my arms. Also pop a couple advil and that will reduce some swelling.
Also, try and always be wearing a jacket for the next couple days. Warm muscles heal a lot faster.
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10-15-2007, 10:26 AM #3
Some light stretching may help, at least temporarily.
Maybe some icy-hot patches will help?"Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride."
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10-15-2007, 10:26 AM #4
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10-15-2007, 10:27 AM #5
No Emo?
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"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training...what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."
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10-15-2007, 10:35 AM #10
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Lactic acid does not remain in the muscles for hours or even days after strenuous exercise. The truth is that LA rapidly moves out of the muscles cells into the blood stream and LA levels in muscles return to normal values within 15-30 minutes.
The second myth is that LA is related to delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that may devlop several hours or even days after particularly strenuous or unaccustomed exercise. It is not related because the LA has long ago disappeared. DOMS is likely to be caused by microscopic damage in muscle cells and by inflammation, not lactic acid residue.
Myth number three: Massage can rid the muscles of lactic acid. Wrong. Massage feels good and has been shown to have some therapeutic value. But LA is removed from the muscles by the circulatory system and from blood and fluid by the body's metabolic process. Again, the LA is long gone by the time you reach the massage table.
Myth number four: LA is the cause of fatigue. It is not the cause but it is one of the causes. In high-intensity exercise lasting 10-30 second, depletion of high-energy phosphates results in diminished performance. In longer-lasting aerobic exercise lasting 2-4 hours, muscle glycogen depletion causes the athlete to hit the wall.
Therefore, it's not due to lactic acid. Just sayin'.
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10-15-2007, 10:41 AM #12
Welcome back, CelticBhoy.
Good to have you back to help school teh newbz.
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I got that a couple of weeks ago. As well as adding extra weight to my 3x8 dumbbell curls, I also decided to add 3x8 hammer curls to work my forearms, with the same weight. How stupid am I?
Anyway, the pain will most likely be forearms/some bicep, which is why stretching them out is such a problem. My advice is to force them straight whilst lying down a few times for the next couple of days. It will be a bit painful, but it should get some movement back in them.
Btw, how good was the pump?
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10-15-2007, 11:37 AM #17Originally Posted by LowLevelNoob
If you had bothered to read celticbhoys post, you would understand that.
"Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride."
- Vince Lombardi
"No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training...what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."
- Socrates
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10-15-2007, 11:46 AM #19Originally Posted by ThatArmyKid"Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride."
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- Socrates
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10-15-2007, 11:59 AM #21
What's this, google?
Can you give me a link?"Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride."
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