Dealing with Severe Soreness

[drtbear1967]

Training with prior DOMS can be a sore subject, pun intended. Many are not sure if it’s okay to do or not, and the reality is that it depends. If your soreness is relieved by your typical warm-up, you’re probably good to go. However, if you’re still feeling the last workout’s DOMS after your warm-up, you have a decision to make. Try a few more warm-up sets and see if that helps. If so, go ahead and train but take your time ramping up the weights. If that doesn’t help, take another day off for that muscle group before training again. Better safe than sorry, as training with soreness can affect movement patterns and may lead to injury.
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Source: Cheung, K., Hume, P. A., & Maxwell, L. (2003). Delayed onset muscle soreness. Sports Medicine, 33(2), 145-164.
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[jimbosmith316]

Training with prior DOMS can be a sore subject, pun intended. Many are not sure if it’s okay to do or not, and the reality is that it depends. If your soreness is relieved by your typical warm-up, you’re probably good to go. However, if you’re still feeling the last workout’s DOMS after your warm-up, you have a decision to make. Try a few more warm-up sets and see if that helps. If so, go ahead and train but take your time ramping up the weights. If that doesn’t help, take another day off for that muscle group before training again. Better safe than sorry, as training with soreness can affect movement patterns and may lead to injury.
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[emoji3502] Source: Cheung, K., Hume, P. A., & Maxwell, L. (2003). Delayed onset muscle soreness. Sports Medicine, 33(2), 145-164.
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Better to take an extra day off than to have to take an extended amount of time of because of injury.

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[Ashop]

I like rest best when hurt most times, depending the severity. I don't like using anything but if the pain is severe I have found a day or two of 800mg IBUPROFEN to be beneficial.

 

[drtbear1967]

I am right there with you.

 

[CH3NO2]

Stretching and a GOOD massage always helped me recover from hard workouts. Getting blood into the muscle and moving it around will stimulate healing. Foam rolling is another suggestion. Foam rolling helps stimulate your lymphatic system also.

 

[chihuahua]

Don't go overboard with the ibuprofen. It has been shown to hinder muscle growth. I believe this is for all anti inflammatory medications.

 

[drtbear1967]

Agree with you. Have to take it easy and ice as well.

 

[Vision]

Types of training can be a huge factor as well especially if someone is doing "Fortitude training", there isn't a day that goes by that the trainee is not sore..
I know for myself when I'm getting this way from going balls deep for 8 0r 10 weeks I need to unplug, rest and recoup.. I'll take a full week off, re-feed and just rest and hydrate.. Sometimes taking off for several days to a week is needed for a system restart!

 

[drtbear1967]

I am right there with you now.

 

[CH3NO2]

Anyone do Cryotherapy?