Calling out sick for DOMS?

[AdamFrostburg]

I'm wondering about this. Have any of you guys or girls ever had DOMS so bad that you couldn't move the next day?

I worked out super super hard yesterday, also doing some exercises I havn't done in like a year. I can't move today, but I know I will be healed in a day or two. I didn't have work today, but if I did, I would have thought about calling out.

Is this a thing? How do you handle it?

[WolfRose7]

it's only a thing with irregular sporadic exercise choice and programming.
DOMS reduces with frequency of training, particularly training that movement

[AdamFrostburg]

it's only a thing with irregular sporadic exercise choice and programming.
DOMS reduces with frequency of training, particularly training that movement

Yeah, but is it worth calling out of work, or is that an unreasonable action?

[n64bomb]

If you can't move, you might just explain to them that you didn't expect this to happen, and give them maximum notice so they can make accomodations. That goes a long way.

[Gp4kills]

It's better if you stay active, I had really bad DOMS on my legs after I didn't do legs for half a year and I just kept squating and squating and squating...booooy did it hurt and got worse by the day, took like 8 days to recover and I was active and training.So my advice is if you can don't skip on anything you would normaly do it will be OK in 2-4 days.

[coeur]

Lol what

Dunno what kind of job you have but that sounds kind of unnecessary, esp if you have a desk job or if you’re paid hourly. Still, the more you stay active with DOMS the more you’ll get used to it.

[FaIIen]

Yeah, but is it worth calling out of work, or is that an unreasonable action?

Completely unreasonable.

Don't train like an idiot and man the fk up, it's just DOMS.

[sooby]

Yeah, but is it worth calling out of work, or is that an unreasonable action?

Are you seriously asking this question? Think about it for a second. You are asking if you should call out of work.

Hate to break it to you as well, if you went from couch potato to working "super hard" in the gym, DOMS can last up to a week.

[health4life24]

Yeah, but is it worth calling out of work, or is that an unreasonable action?

You need to toughen the fuk up.

I worked as a tree climber in tree service and would still lift 6 days a week in the morning before work.

Imagine being tied into a tree and cutting big chunks of wood while running a 60plus cc chainsaw after just destroying your back and arms in the gym. Climbing up and down trees with gear and chainsaw on me, or hauling wood and brush to the chipper.

There are plenty of us in here who lift weights and have physically demanding jobs. Arnold himself worked in construction. The gym doesn't pay the bills, work does.

[health4life24]

If you can't move, you might just explain to them that you didn't expect this to happen, and give them maximum notice so they can make accomodations. That goes a long way.

Tempted to neg for actually encouraging him to call out of work...

Let's get real. You are gonna explain to your boss that you can't come into work because you are too sore from working out?

He or she is probably gonna laugh in your face and tell you you are fired.

[TBO1313]

Calling in sick for DOMS is a bitch boy move. The less active you are the longer they'll last. Grow some balls, get up and walk it off

[Fieldofscreams]

Millennials......

[melDorado]

Just lol

I'm an old woman and I'm more alpha than op

[RedRusty]

Unless those DOMS include a bone sticking out of one of your limbs, go to work.

[Squid24]

Yeah, but is it worth calling out of work, or is that an unreasonable action?

Last week I started back up and my whole body hurt so bad by Wed, that I told my guy who worked 10 hrs already, I was not going to relieve him from his post....I needed the rest anyways..I find out today from my Supervisor if I still have my job....

Jobs, who needs them...smh...

But hey, I feel so much better this week...

[BG5150]

Years ago I was strength training consistently. All the major moves.

But one day, I decided to do the 20-rep squat set. The one where you put on your 10 rep max and do 20 with re-racking.

It was murder on my legs, and I could not get out of bed the next day.

I called out sick that day.

And, OP, only you can answer your question. Does your workplace somehow punish (albeit tacitly) people who call out? Like they get a worse shift next week, or get crappier assignments? I, mean, sick days (these day) are rarely used for when you are sick. They are used as last-minute vacation days, ones you do not have to put in for weeks or months ahead of time.

[Squid24]

And, OP, only you can answer your question. Does your workplace somehow punish (albeit tacitly) people who call out? Like they get a worse shift next week, or get crappier assignments? I, mean, sick days (these day) are rarely used for when you are sick. They are used as last-minute vacation days, ones you do not have to put in for weeks or months ahead of time.

Most places do the point system these days...

[Hutrapper]

I used to get doms real bad when I worked out on a lousy program and figured pushing each and every last set to complete failure was the way to go. And then, a week later on chest day I would still be sore and unable to do chest and wonder why I wasn't improving. Now that I am on a real program with small progressions in weight weekly I get sore very rarely, am seeing better gains already, and don't have to contemplate silly questions like calling in sick to work.

I know the struggle though. Getting off the ****ter was a task at times, but once you start moving during the day it would get just so much better.

[DCSpartan]

Yeah, but is it worth calling out of work, or is that an unreasonable action?

Take a hot shower and quit being a wimp and get to work