How do you get rid of sore muscles?

Question

I just got back from volleyball practice & my thighs are really sore.

Answer 1

ICY HOT is friggen awsome, and stretching you rmuscles works pretty good, using them when they are hurt makes the easier to play on.

Answer 2

drink plenty of water and have a little bit of caffeine.  STRETCH.  stay hydrated. and ice for 10 minutes on, 10 off

Answer 3

ahhhh! icy hot patches.....i used them all the time in track for school ....you can find them at a drugstore or w/e..good luck!!

Answer 4

Well you have to get used to it for it to go away but like if you want just to get relief you can use those heating and cooling pads or masge wherever your sore with some icy hot.... you find it in any pharmacy or and supermarket.

Answer 5

Massage your muscles.

Answer 6

you should alwats STRETCH to prevent sore muscles but since u are past that point then

put on cold then hot for about an hour (20 min on each) then stretch inbetween, this should loosen up you muscles i have to do this for volleball,basketball,tennis ,running, and swimming

lucky stretching!<3 but NEVER JUST PUT ICE WATER/COLD .IT TENSES UP YOUR MUSCLES and can cause more pain.

Answer 7

Let me rub it for you. We both win.

Answer 8

i stretch and i helps but you have to wait it out.  if you keep working out it feels really good.your body just gets used to it and you get stronger yeah blah blah blah. but sore just means you are using muscles you haven't used a lot before you you have never used before. and being sore really pays off when yuo play.

Answer 9

Before each practice perpare your muscles for soreness by stretching and heating them. After your practice ice the muscles. The only way to get through the soreness if you already have it is to keep doing the things that got you sore. If you stay away and avoid doing that one thing that got you sore, then go back to it a week later you're going to be sore all over again. The idea is playing through the pain.

Answer 10

Icy-Hot patch or cream or whatever you prefer

Answer 11

stretch after practice before you cool down....then stretch some more when you get home....and make sure you really stretch before you play again

Answer 12

massage and bath with epsom salts in it.

Answer 13

I always use heat on sore muscles (a heating pad on low while you sleep)--works for me!

Answer 14

sleep, heating pad, streching it out sometimes helps. not overly streching put liftig it up repeatedly.

Answer 15

soak in ice water

Answer 16

stretch and keep working out

Answer 17

you first touch your toes and stretch like beginning of practice. then put a heatingpad or ice pack in sore spots.

Answer 18

i usually take an anti-inflammatory like Advil and take freezing cold baths (i put some ice in the tub and put cold water and soak for at least 30 minutes.) also you have to stretch the muscle. don't give up on what your doing either because that wont help it.

Answer 19

I found this great stuff. It's a muscle rub. If you like ice, Perform gel muscle rub. I found it in my neighborhood drugstore. It's awesome for after volleyball. I ahd a volleyball camp and I used that and it worked really good. i put it on before camp and i could actually move!

Answer 20

make sure ur taking in plenty of protein, puting ice on sore muscles always helps

Answer 21

1) Heat obviously, 2) stretch slowly. 3) Drink lots of water (helps flush the toxins your muscles have built up) 4) if it still hurts an aspirin is not out of the question (thins the blood so your muscles can rebuild)

Answer 22

two words icy hot  that helps alot

Answer 23

I would stretch really slowly and really well...don't just sit around or they'll get worse (mine always do anyway).  It helps if you have access to a hot tub or whirlpool too.

Answer 24

put a muscle relaxer on it like BENGAY! it works. and than after a while stretch. and after that you should be felling pretty good.

Answer 25

The soreness is casued by lactic acid build up.  The best thing to do is walk or strech to get the lactic acid out of your muscels.  I usually ride the bike on an easy setting.

Answer 26

drink lots of water and eat healthy with in two hours after practice. that wut our coaches told us ne how.

Answer 27

stretch

Answer 28

I rub the sore muscle, stretch it, and work it a little (I know that makes it feel REALLY sore while you're working it, but it feels better afterwards).  Basically I do what makes it give you that sore sensation, because it seems to help afterwards.

Answer 29

rub them blow on them ice them