not sore after lifting

[drbigknuckles]

so i been going to the gym hard for about 3 weeks and i work my ass of with my lifting during the first week i was sore in my arms and abs but now i feel like i could go and re-lift every thing that i had did the day before i heard after a week you should not feel to much soreness but how do you know if you working hard enough if you are not sore??? thanks

[msm172021121]

so i been going to the gym hard for about 3 weeks and i work my ass of with my lifting during the first week i was sore in my arms and abs but now i feel like i could go and re-lift every thing that i had did the day before i heard after a week you should not feel to much soreness but how do you know if you working hard enough if you are not sore??? thanks

if you've been doing the same routine this whole time then that is your problem. if not then you might need to add more weight, lower the rep range, and try some different exercises

[brighamw]

so i been going to the gym hard for about 3 weeks and i work my ass of with my lifting during the first week i was sore in my arms and abs but now i feel like i could go and re-lift every thing that i had did the day before i heard after a week you should not feel to much soreness but how do you know if you working hard enough if you are not sore??? thanks

Soreness means nothing...

[evilsteve02]

Soreness means nothing...

exactally.........repped

[drbigknuckles]

so how do you know if your getting the mussel group worked if your not getting sore???

[drbigknuckles]

if you've been doing the same routine this whole time then that is your problem. if not then you might need to add more weight, lower the rep range, and try some different exercises

i try and change up my routine. i got a work plan off bodyspace and try to go off there list. i do like 3-4 sets of each. im not lifting heavy enough you think??

[rx8burner715]

so how do you know if your getting the mussel group worked if your not getting sore???

Try going slower and feel the contraction, your possibly lifting to fast. It tends to happen, and try going heavier you should feel it.

[drbigknuckles]

Try going slower and feel the contraction, your possibly lifting to fast. It tends to happen, and try going heavier you should feel it.

ok thanks. i do think i might be rushing a little

[dantheman999]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=115852331

This thread is like 5 lines below yours haha.

Soreness does not indicate progress. I rarely get sore and im growing/ progressing just fine.

[msm172021121]

i try and change up my routine. i got a work plan off bodyspace and try to go off there list. i do like 3-4 sets of each. im not lifting heavy enough you think??

i would try to be in the 4-8 rep range per set, where you might be able to do a couple more reps but dont. dont go to failure, but those 4-8 reps shouldnt be easy by any means

[drbigknuckles]

i would try to be in the 4-8 rep range per set, where you might be able to do a couple more reps but dont. dont go to failure, but those 4-8 reps shouldnt be easy by any means

y not go till failure will that hinder progress??

[drbigknuckles]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=115852331

This thread is like 5 lines below yours haha.

Soreness does not indicate progress. I rarely get sore and im growing/ progressing just fine.

oops i didnt see that one haha

[msm172021121]

y not go till failure will that hinder progress??

it just isnt necessary, on all sets. every now and then its fine to go to failure

[pnoyfrmdbay1990]

so i been going to the gym hard for about 3 weeks and i work my ass of with my lifting during the first week i was sore in my arms and abs but now i feel like i could go and re-lift every thing that i had did the day before i heard after a week you should not feel to much soreness but how do you know if you working hard enough if you are not sore??? thanks

Try doing the same exercises and weights and reps but with a more controlled-explosive movement.

[filipino_muscle]

so i been going to the gym hard for about 3 weeks and i work my ass of with my lifting during the first week i was sore in my arms and abs but now i feel like i could go and re-lift every thing that i had did the day before i heard after a week you should not feel to much soreness but how do you know if you working hard enough if you are not sore??? thanks

You have to gauge yourself. Use a diary or record book. I used to evaluate it by putting an arrow up or down by my reps or sets or weight, etc. This way, I know what I should next time around.

Also, you don't want your body to plateau. Change it up . . . flys for presses, pulldowns for rows, preachers for concentrations, etc.

[starting-big]

so how do you know if your getting the mussel group worked if your not getting sore???

do slow movements and make sure you use the correct FORM if your not then that is one way you know your doin somthing wrong. as for weight stack as much as you can handle without losing form then you should be fine. also if you have just started try being in the 8-12 rep range with 3-4 sets for bigger mass gains.

[new2lifting]

If I am lifting consistently, I never get sore

even my legs during heavy squats never get sore

Here and there, I will get a ache or pain, but not DOMS

for me personally, soreness means nothing in terms of progress