Should I lift if I'm sore?

[mertearkan]

Question within the title.

[Moloholo]

what do you mean? its too vague.

well if you're saying if your chest is sore and its your chest day today then i would suggest you to switch to another day.

i have no idea what you're talking about in your title seriously

[Xuaxace]

if you have rested at least 2 days before hitting that body part yes.

[mertearkan]

if you have rested at least 2 days before hitting that body part yes.

Well if my back/my forearms are sore is it worth doing my chest?

[beardymcbeard]

Well if my back/my forearms are sore is it worth doing my chest?

yes.

[zipl3r]

yes, if its a one muscle group thats sore then doing another is fine while your still sore from the first. but i dont suggest you workout the same muscle group if those muscles are still sore from your last workout

[mertearkan]

Allright thanks, I was thinking along the lines of, 'if my body is recovering from those muscles will working out other parts of my body inhibit its ability to recover'

[Lexemes]

Allright thanks, I was thinking along the lines of, 'if my body is recovering from those muscles will working out other parts of my body inhibit its ability to recover'

It shouldn't, no. For a complete beginner, yes most likely, which is why Rippetoes was designed. Obviously a beginner can't handle the amount of muscular fatigue an advanced lifter would go through in an average week - they've adapted to it whereas a beginner has yet to get to a level where their CNS/body can handle the relentlessness of more volume.

[harlan8800]

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[harlan8800]

haha..this is the first to come here..I wanna to let everybody to know me.I will leave my message in every thread....ohoh....Nice forum..I want to keep fit..Who can help me???I want to lose my weight....

[coachjim559]

If you are a beginner lifter, and you do chest for the first time in a long time. .. you should start off pretty light take it easy, it's not going to take much to rip your muscles to shreds. I would say even as little as 100 lbs bench, 3 sets of 10, would make you so sore u could barely lift the next day. .it would be fine to work arms the following day but it will take at least 2 to 3 days before you should rerip your chest muscles. Just do you know soreness isn't all bad...its an indication that you are lifting enough.