soreness problems

[VinnieDaChin]

so lately ive been working out and everything- but my muscles get really, really sore; and for days at a time. i want to gain more muscle mass, but i need to train, and such soreness interferes with it. so what can people suggest for getting size and power while not interfering with my training four to five days a week?

[planecrazy69]

Be patient and don't overdo it. It's a very long process to combine strength and flexibility. You may want to check your technique also, best to get some experienced help at gym.

[senna_trem]

When exercising it is best to leave a day between workouts. The day after you exercise is when your muscle is building its self up and if you work out that day your muscle begins to catabolize (eat) its self. So if you exercise hard for days in a row your workouts will be self-defeating. This is also why some people take steroids, to stop this catabolization. But good as steroids may be for building muscle mass they screw up your mind and body permenantly.

[Maddwraph]

how bout if your muscles arent sore each day? will they still catobolize? how can you tell if they are catobolizing?

 

btw, maybe you should lower the weights your doing, so then you can do more and build up like that. worked for me unless my muscles are building themselves which is scaring me now.

[Hudson]

Check your diet for a source of this soreness too - L-Glutamine and plenty of Protein (In fact, some shakes have glutamine in them) will let you feel brand new the next day (Just don't work out the next day, no matter how you feel.)

 

Get plenty of rest (8-12 hours), plenty of protein (1-2g per pound lean mass), and if you can afford it, some l-glutamine, and you'll be in fine shape.

 

Also, you'll get used to the soreness from lifting weights after a while, the initial shock is pretty bad though.

[senna_trem]

I do not know how to tell when they are catabolizing. Watch the supplements though! Food competes in your body to be absorbed so follow what a health care specialist tells you or you can end up with deficiencies in other areas of your diet.

[SevenStar]

When exercising it is best to leave a day between workouts. The day after you exercise is when your muscle is building its self up and if you work out that day your muscle begins to catabolize (eat) its self. So if you exercise hard for days in a row your workouts will be self-defeating.

 

that depends on how you are lifting. power training is more neurological than muscular. very heavy weights with only 3-5 reps and no more than two sets - this trains the neuromuscular system to contract harder, increasing power output. This type of training can be done daily on the same muscle groups as you aren't training long enough to produce the soreness effect you get from higher rep and set training.

[SevenStar]

Check your diet for a source of this soreness too - L-Glutamine and plenty of Protein (In fact, some shakes have glutamine in them) will let you feel brand new the next day (Just don't work out the next day, no matter how you feel.)

 

Get plenty of rest (8-12 hours), plenty of protein (1-2g per pound lean mass), and if you can afford it, some l-glutamine, and you'll be in fine shape.

 

Also, you'll get used to the soreness from lifting weights after a while, the initial shock is pretty bad though.

 

banannas, mushrooms and raisins... plenty of potassium. potassium helps to dissipate the lactic acid buildup faster.

[senna_trem]

this trains the neuromuscular system to contract harder

 

Hmmm, I don't know about that. Your muscles have an all-or-none contracting mechanism so I wonder if they really could be taught to contract "harder." I just can't get my mind around how that would work. It could make more fibers in your muscle contract, but that wouldn't be so much harder as more.

[Hudson]

Just a theory but if more fibers contract isn't that harder?

 

I mean - that's the difference between 50 HP and 100 HP in a car motor

 

I really have no clue when it gets down to fibers contracting and what have you, never got into the science of that