Training while still sore?

[Present]

I'm guessing this isn't recommended?

[BombDonald]

Personally, if I waited until I wasn't sore before I trained, I would never work out.

A little soreness isn't going to hurt you. Train on.

[JollyFox]

Personally i dont and Everything I've ever read has said no but if your still sore after a 24 hour rest you can try a cold bath after working out. It sucks but it's effective. It will pull the lactic acid out of your muscles and speed up the healing process

[jaklcrow]

Soreness does not mean you shouldnt work out. As long as you have a few days of rest for that bodypart, you are golden

[chazzy1864]

Personally, if I waited until I wasn't sore before I trained, I would never work out.

A little soreness isn't going to hurt you. Train on.

^ This. After i warm up the soreness is gone.


If your program is designed logically, then you shouldn't have an issue training, whether you're sore or not. If your program is garbage, then the issue is with your program and not whether you're sore or not.

[jgreystoke]

I'm guessing this isn't recommended?

It isn't recommended by people who don't know much about training.

The rest of us train when we are sore all the time.

Pumping blood into the muscles with the same or overlapping exercise a few days later actually helps recovery, and reduces soreness compared to training something only once every week or ten days.

What's the problem?

If a grandfather can do it and get bigger and stronger, so can you.

[Maniaxe]

I find it hard to get started when I am really sore but after a few lifts and the blood gets flowing I feel great.

[Cheftepesh]

I find that when I am sore that is the best time for me to train. I like the change in the muscles from sore to pumped to exhausted again. It lets me know I am doing work.

[MuscleTechIan]

I find that when I am sore that is the best time for me to train. I like the change in the muscles from sore to pumped to exhausted again. It lets me know I am doing work.

I completely agree Cheftepesh. I always find it interesting how quickly your focus changes from how sore you are to how engaged you are in the workout.

[jammyo40]

[clintster442]

woodtrain/10

[IDrinkBloodLOL]

I dunno. I used to have a solid answer to this, but these days I just eat well all the time and train whenever I feel like it and I keep gaining no matter what.

Like this week for example: I've been trying to get my overhead press from 175x10 to 185x10. I last lifted 5 days ago and barely got 185x1 after 155x10, 165x10 and 175x10. Now, 5 days of no lifting later, my old numbers went up real easily and I got 185x5.

Treat this information how you will, but for my own body I'm pretty sure huge volume workouts done infrequently may be best.

[jgreystoke]

I dunno. I used to have a solid answer to this, but these days I just eat well all the time and train whenever I feel like it and I keep gaining no matter what.

Like this week for example: I've been trying to get my overhead press from 175x10 to 185x10. I last lifted 5 days ago and barely got 185x1 after 155x10, 165x10 and 175x10. Now, 5 days of no lifting later, my old numbers went up real easily and I got 185x5.

Treat this information how you will, but for my own body I'm pretty sure huge volume workouts done infrequently may be best.

Keep the hell doing what you are doing. It sure is working.

But the OP is fifty pounds smaller than you. I suspect he doesn't squat to parallel what you press overhead for a ton of reps.

Betcha you're not afraid to train when sore.

[1dec0]

Continue working out. Soreness is caused by lactic acid that stays in the muscles after intense workouts, you should be stretching post workout, ice baths post workout help also. Quickest method to get the soreness out is to work that muscle again. Doing so will pump the lactic acid out of the muscles.

[Present]

Yeah, I'll make sure to kill it while sore.

I just thought that while being sore, it meant you should wait and let the muscle recover and grow.

[chazzy1864]

Yeah, I'll make sure to kill it while sore.

I just thought that while being sore, it meant you should wait and let the muscle recover and grow.

If it is debilitating, sure, skip the day. If it is standard mild soreness, get in the gym. I can almost guarantee it will be gone by the time you finish warming up.

[JayPSlugger]

know yourself enough to recognize when the soreness is indicative of an injury and not merely the result of training. I grew up with the "No Pain No Gain" mentality, and as a result, have suffered (and foolishly tried to train through) torn pecs, strained biceps, and tendinitis.

If the soreness worsens after a few sets, or is not relieved by typical over the counter pain meds, it's probably best to shut it down and try again tomorrow.

But otherwise, train through the soreness. (I still believe in the "No Pain No Gain" theory).

[chazzy1864]

know yourself enough to recognize when the soreness is indicative of an injury and not merely the result of training. I grew up with the "No Pain No Gain" mentality, and as a result, have suffered (and foolishly tried to train through) torn pecs, strained biceps, and tendinitis.

If the soreness worsens after a few sets, or is not relieved by typical over the counter pain meds, it's probably best to shut it down and try again tomorrow.

But otherwise, train through the soreness. (I still believe in the "No Pain No Gain" theory).

That is generally classified as pain, as opposed to soreness.

[JayPSlugger]

That is generally classified as pain, as opposed to soreness.

Good point. I should have explained that one needs to recognize the difference between pain and soreness.

[thomasDB]

It isn't recommended by people who don't know much about training.

The rest of us train when we are sore all the time.

^^This

[XtremeOCD]

If you haven't injured your muscle as in torn it, torn a ligament or pulled a muscle (aka spasm) etc then carry on dude. Just don't hit the same muscle on consecutive days. I'm sure as hell not going to sit on the bench and wait until I'm not sore anymore to workout again. Once I have given my muscle about 48 hours to repair, I get back in there and beat that muscle up some more. Nothing feels better than being sore and beating that crap up some more.