Posted: 4/5/2008 1:59:43 PM EDT
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I remember getting sore when I first started weight training when I was a teenager and later in my twenties if I laid off for a while. I'm thirty-four now and after two months back in the gym I'm still getting sore after a good/hard workout! Is that normal/ok/good or am I just an old man now who needs to slow down! I read in fitness mags about muscle soreness what should you expect? |
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Well, I'm 52 and I get sore too. You will find as you age, the soreness will take a couple of days to set in and lasts a couple of days longer. Stretching, hot showers, and light workouts seem to make it bearable. As far as that slowing down goes. Fuck that. You're old and tough now, just work through it. |
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Pain is weakness leaving the body. But generally speaking, if you are getting really sore from your workouts, to the point where it consistently affects your next workout 2 days later, you are probably over training. The general definition of a good workout is something that causes enough stress to cause an adaptive response, either an increase in endurance or an increase in strength (or both), not something that causes you to be really, really sore. |
Wrong mindset, for sure. Hell, some spinal lower back soreness is a good thing right......? Not after a heavy lift, no way. You know you've pushed yourself when you can look at your numbers and see some kind of progression, like heavier weight in lifts, lower BF%, etc. You'll eventually just "know". |