Muscle's Arent Sore after gym

[samhassan148]

So i hit the gym and work my butt off at the gym, but i never get sore. wtf is wrong

[eagles56]

you're not working hard enough. Maybe you need to switch things up. what does your routine look like?

[Fon7ana]

Soreness does NOT = a good workout. Nor does "da pump".
If u arent noticing weight increase and strength gains... that is when u need to worry


No Pump, No Soreness, NO problem

No Gains, No strength, BIG problem

[felboisse]

you're not working hard enough. Maybe you need to switch things up. what does your routine look like?

thats not true, look what the fon7ana posted. thats true. but also it depends what muscles you worked on. i get sore as hell after my back day and im sore for 2 days but then im never sore the day after my arm days.

soreness does not mean anything.

[echoareone]

A lack of soreness doesn't *necessarily* indicate a lack of strain put on the muscles. If you're doing the most you can when you're lifting, completely busting your balls, then don't worry about not being sore. Think of it more as a blessing, that you have quick recovery.

If you're looking to bring on the pain, however, just switch up your routine. An especially sore transition for me was from a typical split, chest/tris, back/bis, shoulders/abs, into Rippetoes. I felt those first workouts for a good while.

Let me tell you from experience, feeling sore all the time is not the way to go. It'll make you hate what you do in the gym.

[Lowerthefever]

Not working hard enough!! MORE VOLUME!

[samhassan148]

well im seeing gains slowly, and when im at the gym lifting i can hardly lift my hands, but i come home and im fine again...wtf

[Big_fuzzy]

I love it, the 150 pounders are screaming more volume!!!

Eat more if you want bigger gains.

[samhassan148]

I love it, the 150 pounders are screaming more volume!!!

Eat more if you want bigger gains.

what the fuk are you tlaking about

[Hugh Jazz]

Change your routine your body's probably used to and you've hit a plateau. how long you been doing your current routine?

[Roger999]

what the fuk are you tlaking about

read post #6, how did you join this month and go to full red?

soreness does not mean you are going to grow or not grow, ive had my arms go from 10" to 14" in a couple of months without ever getting my arms sore.

[wanna_b_big]

the soreness is from lactic acid which by memory seeps through microtears in the muscle fibres. If you start having less burn/soreness then that means that ur lactic acid levels are low/dropped meaning that your muscles are getting used to being work, less acid is a good thing!

once u change ur routine and shock ur muscles the LA should kick in again. The muscles go through a hard time adapting to different learning curves.

Also if ur using creatine this may be the cause as it buffers lactic acid a fair bit, not completely but quite noticably!

hope this helps! ;-)

[Vipersg123]

the soreness is from lactic acid which by memory seeps through microtears in the muscle fibres. If you start having less burn/soreness then that means that ur lactic acid levels are low/dropped meaning that your muscles are getting used to being work, less acid is a good thing!

once u change ur routine and shock ur muscles the LA should kick in again. The muscles go through a hard time adapting to different learning curves.

Also if ur using creatine this may be the cause as it buffers lactic acid a fair bit, not completely but quite noticably!

hope this helps! ;-)

wrong, lactic acid buildup has absolutely nothing to do with muscle soreness.


During your lifts you have a positive portion of the lift where you muscle is contracting and shortening and you have a negative portion of a lift where you muscle is contracting and lengthening. In the negative portion because your muscle is undergoing a stretch tiny little tears result in the muscle fibers. So basically negatives are the main reason you get sore muscles... therefore if you really wanna be sore focus on slow negatives and static stretched positions.

[itslocke]

the soreness is from lactic acid which by memory seeps through microtears in the muscle fibres. If you start having less burn/soreness then that means that ur lactic acid levels are low/dropped meaning that your muscles are getting used to being work, less acid is a good thing!

once u change ur routine and shock ur muscles the LA should kick in again. The muscles go through a hard time adapting to different learning curves.

Also if ur using creatine this may be the cause as it buffers lactic acid a fair bit, not completely but quite noticably!

hope this helps! ;-)

You need to do some current research. The whole "lactic acid is bad" thing has been proven false. Lactic acid is actually what your body produces when its fatigued to use for more energy. Its understandable for people to believe that since there is a positive correlation between lactic acid and fatigue, that lactic acid causes fatigue, but it does not.

read post #6, how did you join this month and go to full red?

soreness does not mean you are going to grow or not grow, ive had my arms go from 10" to 14" in a couple of months without ever getting my arms sore.

There's no way that you gained 4" on your arms in only two months. That's impossible.

Soreness does NOT = a good workout. Nor does "da pump".
If u arent noticing weight increase and strength gains... that is when u need to worry


No Pump, No Soreness, NO problem

No Gains, No strength, BIG problem

QFT, except that even though the pump is overrated, its not very hard to get one and thus should be attainable for everyone.

[felboisse]

wrong, lactic acid buildup has absolutely nothing to do with muscle soreness.


During your lifts you have a positive portion of the lift where you muscle is contracting and shortening and you have a negative portion of a lift where you muscle is contracting and lengthening. In the negative portion because your muscle is undergoing a stretch tiny little tears result in the muscle fibers. So basically negatives are the main reason you get sore muscles... therefore if you really wanna be sore focus on slow negatives and static stretched positions.

x2,

wanna_b_big makes things sound so convincing but they arent true.

[biglifta91]

So i hit the gym and work my butt off at the gym, but i never get sore. wtf is wrong

you train like a bitch

[johno_66]

All my muscles get sore the next day exept biceps and abs really - And they still grow.
Make sure your increasing the weight on your lifts and train intense, cut down recovery time between sets and lift heavy!

[wanna_b_big]

x2,

wanna_b_big makes things sound so convincing but they arent true.

hahahaha u loser! how long do u wanna keep a grudge for! haha

these guys are good for correcting me so i repped them! felboisse u know less then me yet u cant stop catching every slip i make! go find urself a mirror and look into it! u should be at a gym not on ur computer!

geez....grow up! and if u really wanna get me back then come meet me and we can sort things out like real men instead of hiding behind keyboards!