I'm sore. Work out or rest tonight ?

[elmerfud]

I did a very strong/tough workout on Tuesday night. Did upper and lower body. Upper body is somewhat sore, lower body is very sore.

Today is Thursday. Should I work out tonight or rest ?

Thanks.

[virtualet]

workout. get through the pain, or you'll be sore again after your next workout. just do it.

[CupraZ]

You could train, nothing wrong with that. After a few weeks your body gets used to it and the soreness will become less

[elmerfud]

OK, I'll work out.

If I did this all the time, wouldn't I be in a state of perpetual soreness ? Didn't someone say the body builds the muscle when its resting and recovering ? Just wondering...

[gixxer2184]

I did a very strong/tough workout on Tuesday night. Did upper and lower body. Upper body is somewhat sore, lower body is very sore.

Today is Thursday. Should I work out tonight or rest ?

Thanks.

These guys obviously have no idea what they're talking about. REST. Your body grows muscle when it RESTS. Go in tomorrow, ready to go, and lift harder than ever, but lifting weights when ur body is trying to recover aka soreness, is physiologically stupid. It's like trying to walk on a broken foot trying to make it heal faster. Good luck.

p.s. - do some stretching

[Squat-Man]

Of course you must rest if you feel soreness . Suppose you train even you are sore . Will that workout be productive ? Will you able to fight those weights ? Will you show progress ? If the answer is no why must we work even we are sore ? To decrease soreness mustn't neglect warm downs and stretchs .

[Twerp]

This is a very old school way of thinking, I hope you know. True the body needs rest, but this whole philosophy of your muscles need 7 days to rest is outdated. If this is the case, then can someone explain to me the recent popularity of full-body training? What about frequency training? Where you essentially train the same body parts two days in a row, and you're told to train through the soreness? I'm getting tired of reading how much rest muscles need, based on what you've heard from someone who read something.

Complete ****e - It's absolutely nothing like trying to walk on a broken foot!

Do I think it's smart to squat as heavy as you can two days in a row? No. Do I think you should consider changing your workout parameters and workout through the soreness? Absolutely! If you did 5x5 on Tuesday, train 3x8 today - You're still in the same rep range (hypertrophy/strength), but you'll be using less weight.

These guys obviously have no idea what they're talking about. REST. Your body grows muscle when it RESTS. Go in tomorrow, ready to go, and lift harder than ever, but lifting weights when ur body is trying to recover aka soreness, is physiologically stupid. It's like trying to walk on a broken foot trying to make it heal faster. Good luck.

p.s. - do some stretching

[EMH]

I started rippetoe this monday, so obviously My legs and arms are sore, thats because I just started training right? If I continue to train, will soreness go away slowly?

[Theworm826]

EMH, yes, eventually you will feel no soreness in your legs or upper body at all.

I don't anymore at least?

[tpreitzel]

I did a very strong/tough workout on Tuesday night. Did upper and lower body. Upper body is somewhat sore, lower body is very sore.

Today is Thursday. Should I work out tonight or rest ?

Thanks.

Rest. It's absolutely ridiculous to workout sore if your last workout is no more than 6 days ago for those body parts. Since you last exercised those muscles barely 2 days ago, just rest for another day or two. For full body workouts, I recommend 3 full days of rest before the next workout. If you exercise on Monday, the next full body workout should be on Friday if you're working intensely.

[miketl]

if ur goal is to get stronger then rest if not go workout.

[TONY!]

Is it ok to still weight train when you are sore?
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?p=122057531
We just had that thread.

[Rs4race]

If your still sore 6 days later then most likely you arent eating rite.
You can train sore, your muscles arent even fully recovered even after they stop being sore.

You probable need to consider your diet, and you can train sore, I wouldnt reccomend all out heavy lifting several times a week either.

[Squat-Man]

If anyone says like that ' You are doing full body workout and after 2 days you will have a another workout so today don't force yourself and lift light weights' there is no problem . But if you suggest a 40 years old man to train 2 days later after a heavy workout that is completely wrong .

[Bigdank]

just fap and sleep. or fap and lift. or fap fap fap sleep lift fap sleep fap lift fap lift lift lift fap sleep

[jersvr4]

If your sore thats a good thing, 90% of the time that i go to the gym to lift i am sore. And if i am not sore as soon as i start to lift the soreness comes right back almost instanly. Just work through it and if wors comes to worse you sound do atleast cardio. Its not going to hurt anything your trying to acomplish. But if you want to cut that recover time down eat more protein, and look in to a post work out drink.

[elmerfud]

a) I did not work out yesterday. My gf interrupted my schedule. I was going to do an upper bod workout out as my upper bod was not really sore anymore.

b) It was 2 days, not 6. I worked out Tuesday night. Last night was Thursday night. 48 hours.

c) I think rest was a good idea. I really worked my lower bod. My quads were still quite sore. I did a tremendous set of squats on Tuesday. I did some reading yesterday. "Power Factor training." Over training is a big problem and very counterproductive. In the future I'll rest if I am very sore.

d) I agree that recovery is influenced by diet. I am eating a lot of protein ( protein shake for breakfast, chicken breast, tuna, etc.) Maybe its not enough yet. Generally I feel great.

e)

But if you suggest a 40 years old man to train 2 days later after a heavy workout that is completely wrong.

*laughs I am not sure that age has much to do with this. I am in way better shape than a lot of men 10-20 years younger than me. I'd say diet, sleep and workout intensity are more the cause.

Thanks for the discussion.

[virtualet]

did you just start lifting? if so, then you should not be waiting 6 days between lifts. the initial soreness that you're feeling is completely normal and expected. by over-resting, you'll end up getting sore again rather than conditioning your muscles by working through this initial soreness.

if you've been lifting for quite some time, then that's an area that i know very little about. i haven't been sore from lifting since i first started, so i don't know what that feels like.

[Squat-Man]

did you just start lifting? if so, then you should not be waiting 6 days between lifts. the initial soreness that you're feeling is completely normal and expected. by over-resting, you'll end up getting sore again rather than conditioning your muscles by working through this initial soreness.

if you've been lifting for quite some time, then that's an area that i know very little about. i haven't been sore from lifting since i first started, so i don't know what that feels like.

Do some negatives and learn how it feels like .

[dmented692006]

in my opinion its ok to lift if your a little sore but if your very sore i would rest another day.

[Rs4race]

focus on flexing the target muscle and you will get sore for sure..