Sore

[alex89077]

I am so feed up of feeling so sore after workouts

[matteo2021]

It may mean you have overtrained, otherwise make sure you are stretching and eating enough macros to help with recovery

[faithbrah]

it'll get better once you get used to the workouts. if it doesn't, maybe you're training too hard

some soreness can be expected every now and then, but not huge soreness after every workout for months, for example

[smokinal]

I love being all tore up for days after a session.

After legs, I can barely sit to take a dump....fukkin love it

Been training 37 years...still get sore after almost every session. If I'm not sore I feel like I skimped out

[EliKoehn]

I love being all tore up for days after a session.

After legs, I can barely sit to take a dump....fukkin love it

Been training 37 years...still get sore after almost every session. If I'm not sore I feel like I skimped out

Curious, has your intensity improved in a linear fashion? I would think that you will acclimate to the same volume/weight after a while of working with it, but as a competitive bodybuilder that probably works differently with your regimen/level of leanness.

[smokinal]

Curious, has your intensity improved in a linear fashion? I would think that you will acclimate to the same volume/weight after a while of working with it, but as a competitive bodybuilder that probably works differently with your regimen/level of leanness.

My strength has gone up and down; probably like most others.
I train with the same intensity as I have for years.

Idk, this could be some good convo as their are many variables that come into play.
As far as strength, I have been doing bulk/cut cycles for years and years; so, naturally, strength goes up and down with those. Over the years I've gained more and more muscle (as small gains lol) so overall, strength has gone up over the past years. My training has really ramped up after I turned ~45. Not sure why. I think I started taking training and diet more seriously and really got my diet dialed in. Diet is so, so important to your goal. Not sure how much people understand this.

As far as getting used to certain weights etc... I do a different workout every single session. I really feel this helps keep you fresh.

[EliKoehn]

My strength has gone up and down; probably like most others.
I train with the same intensity as I have for years.

Idk, this could be some good convo as their are many variables that come into play.
As far as strength, I have been doing bulk/cut cycles for years and years; so, naturally, strength goes up and down with those. Over the years I've gained more and more muscle (as small gains lol) so overall, strength has gone up over the past years. My training has really ramped up after I turned ~45. Not sure why. I think I started taking training and diet more seriously and really got my diet dialed in. Diet is so, so important to your goal. Not sure how much people understand this.

As far as getting used to certain weights etc... I do a different workout every single session. I really feel this helps keep you fresh.

Interesting... I just know that the when first getting used to a new weight for 5 x 5 or 4 x 8, I can feel the soreness deep in the muscle and it tends to last a while (sometimes even an entire week), but after about 3 or 4 successful workouts at that same weight and volume, it no longer gives me more than even half the DOMS of what it did while getting used to it.

The only exceptions have been if I haven't done that exercise at all for a really long time.

[Garage Rat]

That happens to most people to one degree or another.
You need to do some recovery type things like foam roll,jacuzzi ,hot shower,massage with tools or a person,stretch.
Doing some "light"type activity with where your sore can help circulate the lactic acid(causes soreness)out of the muscle.
Say if your legs are really sore maybe some easy time on an exercise bike or a walk.
Doing nothing will make stay sore longer.

[health4life24]

It may mean you have overtrained, otherwise make sure you are stretching and eating enough macros to help with recovery

Being sore doesn’t mean you are symptomatic of true overtraining syndrome nor does it mean you aren’t recovered enough to train that particular muscle group again.

[dandogg]

Arnie said it best: NO PAIN NO GAIN.. I still believe that if your muscles are not sore, that you are not growing... when the body gets used to a workout the soreness will go away, that is when i switch it all up, keep protein intake up, to get the most out of the soreness

[dandogg]

I love the reply bud!! giving up is easy, but when we are driven by the pain!!! that is the best

[health4life24]

Not being sore isn’t a good indicator as to whether you had a good workout or not. As you get more advanced you may find you don’t get sore as often, it doesn’t mean your workouts aren’t effective.

And sometimes pain could be due to injury, etc. so you have to be aware and be able to differentiate between simply being sore and a potential problem.

[CommitmentRulz]

Not being sore isn’t a good indicator as to whether you had a good workout or not. As you get more advanced you may find you don’t get sore as often, it doesn’t mean your workouts aren’t effective.

And sometimes pain could be due to injury, etc. so you have to be aware and be able to differentiate between simply being sore and a potential problem.

This ^^^^ and NOT THIS :

I still believe that if your muscles are not sore, that you are not growing...