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[iluvtofly 0]

So Tuesday I spent around 2 hours at the gym. And today there are a few muscles that still really hurt. Is this normal or did I work out too much?

[airtwardo 7]

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So Tuesday I spent around 2 hours at the gym. And today there are a few muscles that still really hurt. Is this normal or did I work out too much?

Yes.

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[virgin-burner 1]

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So Tuesday I spent around 2 hours at the gym. And today there are a few muscles that still really hurt. Is this normal or did I work out too much?

haha, i couldnt move monday after 5 flights with the wingsuit..

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[wrightskyguy 1]

If you went to the gym, then you worked out too much. Seriously though, ongoing pain and muscle soreness was once thought to be just part of it, and if it didn't hurt, then you weren' doing it right. That theory has been widely disproven.

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[Andy9o8 2]

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So Tuesday I spent around 2 hours at the gym. And today there are a few muscles that still really hurt. Is this normal or did I work out too much?

How old are you?
What kind of condition are you in?
What kind of workout(s) did you do?
What kind/how much workout do you normally do?
Were you well-rested?
Were you well-nourished?
Well-hydrated?
Did you stretch before you worked out?
Did you stretch after you worked out?
Warm-ups:
-- before?
-- after?
Did you take any pain meds?


Dear Abby: I'm 29 years old, and I'm left-handed. What kind of car should I buy?

[iluvtofly 0]

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How old are you? 24
What kind of condition are you in? not the greatest
What kind of workout(s) did you do? 20 minutes on the eliptical then all of the weight machines
What kind/how much workout do you normally do? first time to the gym in a month
Were you well-rested? yes
Were you well-nourished? yes
Well-hydrated? yes
Did you stretch before you worked out? no, never stretched a day in my life even when i was constantly doing sports in high school
Did you stretch after you worked out? see above
Warm-ups:
-- before? the eliptical is my warm up
-- after? no
Did you take any pain meds? no


Dear Abby: I'm 29 years old, and I'm left-handed. What kind of car should I buy?

[Andy9o8 2]

Ah. Now that you've given us some raw data to work with, we can give you an opinion.
Believe it or not, at age 24, your body has already begun to slow down and stiffen up due to the aging process. And, you note that you're no longer in the best shape, and it had been a month since your previous workout.

At age 44, a bit of residual soreness (but not much) is not terribly unusual 2 days after a workout. But at age 24, you should have recovered after 2 days, so the soreness means you overdid it.

Your body is no longer 16 years old. You no longer can afford the luxury of not stretching and warming up. You must do both, both before and after your workout. And that's even if you're in good shape.

Also, you ignored the fact that you lost conditioning in the month sisnce you last worked out. If it's been a while since your last workout, don't just plunge right back to the same intensity of workout as you were used to when you were in better shape. Start off slower and easier, and, over a period of a few workouts, not spaced too far apart (but leave enough time between workouts so you can recover), gradually work your way back up to your previous level of intensity.

Finally, for most people, beginning in their mid-to-late 20's, as we age, each year or so we can do a little bit less, and a little bit less in terms of intensity of workout. There's no shame in tailoring your workout to fit your particular age and level of conditioning.

[JohnRich 4]

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Dear Abby: I'm 29 years old, and I'm left-handed. What kind of car should I buy?

One with a left-handed steering wheel. Just ask the salesman, and he'll show you to the correct cars.

[aresye 0]

There's different types of muscle soreness related to post-workout recovery, and different causes of each. To me, it sounds like you're sore because you haven't worked out in awhile. I find that when I do something new, or simply an exercise I haven't done in awhile, then those muscles will be more sore than the ones I regularly work out. How sore you get will depend on the quality of your warm-up and stretching, but you will still be a little bit sore.

There's another condition called DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness). This is generally caused by going WAY too high on the intensity, and constantly going to failure. It can range from a dull, sore feeling for a couple days, to excruciating pain. The odd thing about DOMS, is that you may feel fine the rest of the day after your workout, and sometimes even the day after, before you get slammed by it. Five buddies and myself did this one really nasty workout at a CrossFit gym here in Jacksonville. We felt fine the rest of the day, but the next day we were really sore. The day after that, and for another 4 days, our elbows were in such excruciating pain, we couldn't fully extend our arms. CrossFit is meant to be intense, but we all competed at way too high an intensity that day.

Then there's Rhabdo. Now this is a nasty one, and potentially fatal in a short period of time. Basicly, if you workout at such a high intensity that your urine looks like Dr. Pepper afterwards, in addition to pain, GO TO THE ER! Although more common with car accidents, Rhabdo is a condition caused by a severe breakdown of muscle, usually due to a crushing injury. Myoglobin from the muscles enters the blood stream, and if I recall correctly, the condition can be fatal in a number of hours.

Now Rhabdo is pretty rare, but family history, alcoholism, and poor hydration can make you more prone to get it. Worse, is that when you get Rhabdo, you are now more prone to get it again in the future. That, and it also affects your workout performance.

So stay well hydrated. Warmup and stretch before working out, and keep the intensity up. I don't want to scare you with Rhabdo stories. It's very rare, and even I've blasted myself on workouts so bad that I've fallen on the floor, gasping for air once finished, with a HR around 190 (95% of my max). Don't set yourself up for Rhabdo via alcoholism or poor hydration, and as long as you have that human instinct that tells you when to stop before your heart explodes, then you'll be fine.

Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

[SarahC07 0]

If you don't frequent the gym, I'd say no ... you're probably fine.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?

Yeah, unless you destroy your joints and have to go have surgery... freakin knees.