Topic: Sore muscles after working out at the gym.?

Question

1. How many days after working out should I feel this soreness ? #2 Is it beneficial or detrimental to work out when I am feeling sore? #3 How long does it take for muscles to fully recover? #4 Could I have pulled a muscle (the soreness is very painful in my shoulders) #5 I see bulging veins in my left arm but not in my right arm, what can be the cause of this? (I work out each arm equally) THANK YOU 5 STAR QUESTION

Answer 1

1.You might not feel sore whatsoever u might be sore for 1 day 2 days sometimes 3 ive been sore 3 with my legs before most with upper body though 1 it's different for everyone

2. Stick to a workout plan regardless of soreness dont rely on soreness when u should workout workout diff muscles daily and of course have 1 or 2 rest days i workout 5x and alternate muscle groups working each muscle twice a week accept legs once soreness is just ur muscle repairing and getting used to it

3. Muscles take 24-72hrs to fully recover it varies from person to person u never know for sure it's recommended u rest 48hrs before u workout the same muscles again so that's what i do work them out everyother day like chest tris shoulders monday and wednesday if uwant do them monday and thursday to be sure either way ur letting them rest so they grow which is good

4. and um painful u must describe better like sharp pain everytime u move it it's not sore but it actually hurts soreness shouldnt hurt persay it's a different kinda hurt u know so if it's painful u prob pulled it

5. u are prob dominantly lefty that's it no one is perfectly symmetrical just keep up what ur doing ur right arm will catch up they wont be exactly the same though no one is so no worries my right arm is bigger than my left but left chest when i flex it bigger than my right lol

Answer 2

1)Not everyone feels the lactic acid burn after work outs, I dont get much but I get it extremely bad after leg days...to the point where I cant walk.

However, I'd say on average you could expect to feel sore about 36 hours after workout...peaking at three days later.

Just keep in mind that soreness is NOT an indicator of how much of a good workout it was and therefore is not a good indicator of how much muscle you will gain/fat lost.

2) NEVER EVER WORKOUT IF SORE!!!!!!

Its the most counter-productive thing you can do!

If you don't let your body rest and recover; re-build the cells damaged during the work out etc, you will get no where!!

3) Unlike what most people say; muscles recover in about 7 days. Again, this depends on person to person. For me, I definitely cannot workout my legs more than twice. Arms are ok.

Ideally, you should leave 1 week rest each muscle group.

Why?

because muscle builds during REST with adequate diet!

NOT how much you workout in a week.

(YOu workouts should be revolving around either muscle gain or fatloss, NOT BOTH. 75 min max to avoid cortisol levels rising to high!)

Get a lot of Vit C! this helps tremendously with muscle recovery and lactic acid issues.

4) What kind of soreness is it? You shoulder muscles are made of three parts - does it hurt in every direction?

How much does it hurt?

At what points in movement does it hurt?

This is a difficult question to answer without knowing what kind of pain it is. Lactic acid pain kinda feels like a tingling sunburn beneath the skin and hurts if you touch the muscle.

5) Drinking a lot of water makes veins more prominent. Also, low body fat. Dont forget that the body is symetrical, bot not 100%, more like 98% (one leg will be longer than other, one boob will be bigger than the other, one bicep will be smaller than the other....having said this, their might just be that *little* bit of fat covering that area.

Remember, workout is not everything:

Diet and rest are equally if not MORE important!

I recommend Anthony Ellis: GAINING MASS workout program.

It covers everything from diet, workouts, supplements, vitamins etc etc.

But if you aint gonna go down that route:

Protein, Carbs, fat and fibre.

Protein to rebuild the muscle: Chicken probably the best source.

or: eggs, cottage cheese, tuna.

Carbs: carbs are complicated because you have complex and simple (eg: sugar)...having simple carbs sparks an insulin release which through a specific process; if the sugar isnt needed = FAT STORAGE.

Complex carbs also trigger a insulin release but not on the same level as simple carbs: this is good because it provides energy required to rebuild the body and releases it slowy.

See G.I Index for ratings of complex and simple carbs (the higher the GI the more of a insulin response.)

Beware though! Fructose (fruit sugar) has a surprisingly low GI but it still gets converted straight to fat pretty much!

Stick to Brown rice IMO.

Fibre: this is just to keep everything flowing good.

Greens have a lot of fibre; spinage.

Fats: MAJORLY important!

Omega 3, 6 etc.Look up EFA (essential fatty acids) on google in realtion to working out, they are just as important as protein!

Good luck, train SAFE!

Answer 3

1. one or two days after the workout

2. its detrimental. your muscle get stronger after the workout, not during

3. a few days

4.yes

5.i don't know, go to the doctor