why do I have sore muscles after i work out?
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The consensus of information tells us that you have stressed your muslce tissues, and that can be a good thing.  Now, you begin to benefit from rest period, for this is when your muscles grow.  Be sure to rest every other day the muscles you worked out.  By doing this you enhance the growth and minimize chances of injury.\n\nGood luck.\n\nPS.  My advice: learn to "listen" to your muscles.  Sometimes it's good to take as much as a couple days off.  Don't feel guilty about this, but be sure you get back to the routines so that you'll continue to benefit.
800045
you should stretch before AND after any intense work out to sooth the muscles...if you over do again it try an ice bath
545438
your muscles get sore because of the build up of lactic acid in the muscle fibers.\n\nwhen you use your muscles to perform activities such as playing basketball, the fibers perform anaerobic respiration, which is a form of respiration which uses no oxygen. the product of this kind of "energy usage" is lactic acid.\n\nthe best way to rid of the pain is to rest your muscles to let the muscles dump the lactic acid build up. try applying a liniment containing menthol on the area that hurts to help soothe the pain. \n\nif after a few weeks, and the pain is still there, and there is excessive swelling, go to a specialist immediately. you might be looking on something worse, like a ripped muscle fiber.\n\nto avoid excessive muscle strain and pains like this, try stretching first before performing any strainous activity like basketball.
132133
You need to talk to a personal trainer about your routine. There are terms we use called microcycles, macrocycles and periodization which are short-term and long-term variations in programs that work together to keep your fitness moving forward.  Each week's change in exercise focus gives the body a new stress to adapt to while providing a chance for the body to recover from the previous stress.\n\nHere's a sample:\nhttp://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Periodization.html\n\nJust as a side note, just because you don't feel delayed muscle soreness that doesn't mean you're not having an effective workout.  That's a misconception.\n\nIt's too lengthy to explain further for the purposes of this forum, but the concepts are readily available in several text books that focus on strength conditioning.
300563
if you are really that sore, then don't go. my suggestion is to work out a specific part of your body, for each day. like biceps one day, calves the other day. that way you aren't constantly straining the same part of your body over the course of a week or so. also, if one part of your body is sore, then you can do a routine that doesn't involve that part.
891659
It's probably because you gave your body time to rest and recover from the streneous exercise you had been doing. Now that your muscle tissue has rebuilt, it is stronger (well, the way you get muscles is first breaking them down and then they rebuild themselves stronger.) It has been proven that if you over-exercise, your body will become weaker and weaker unless you give it time to recover. Now that you have gained some weight, you probably also have more motivation than you did before to lose that weight and exercise again. Hope I'm of help!
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When doing vigourous exercise, the body cannot keep up with the amount of oxygen needed. So it carries a form of respiration which does not require oxygen. After the exercise however you have a oxygen dept. This means that even after you finish exercising you are still breathing heavily as you body needs oxygen to nuetralise the latic acid which is produced during anaerobic respiration (latic acid is the reason your muscles hurt while exercising)
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You need to talk to a personal trainer about your routine. There are terms we use called microcycles, macrocycles and periodization which are short-term and long-term variations in programs that work together to keep your fitness moving forward. Each week's change in exercise focus gives the body a new stress to adapt to while providing a chance for the body to recover from the previous stress.\n\nHere's a sample:\nhttp://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Periodization.html\n\nJust because you don't feel delayed muscle soreness that doesn't mean you're not having an effective workout. That's a misconception.  Your muscles become conditioned to respond to a specific stimulus and they adapt through various physiological processes.  Muscle soreness is simply one way your body is adapting to change in stimulus.  Studies theorize that changes in pH, microtears in the muscle and byproducts are primarily responsible for muscle soreness, but even though muscle soreness disappears after a few months to years of training, muscles continue to grow and adapt despite repetitive muscle soreness.  Just as an example, individuals who use anabloic steroids and agents rarely experience muscle soreness yet achieve incredible muscle growth.\n\nIt's too lengthy to explain further for the purposes of this forum, but the concept of cycles and periodization are readily available in several text books that focus on strength conditioning. \n\nHere's a great article:\nhttp://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/periodization.html
901204
Not necessarily. Depends on how many days a week you workout, and whether you use a split and what kind.\n\n My advice- if you want to permanently reduce DOMS- is to work each muscle more than once every 7 days, ideally every 4 or 5. Why is this? Yes, a muscle is completely recovered when all the soreness is gone. HOWEVER, some muscle fibers hypertrophy and then regress before some of the other fibers are completely recovered. In other words, for optimal gains you can never wait until you are completely and utterly recovered except during periods when you are giving yourself a break from working out. \n\nSo my advice would be to do a lighter workout while you are sore , and make sure that you work each muscle more than once in a 7 day period and eventually you will not have the type of soreness that will hamper your workouts.
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it could be muscle soreness, but this usualy occurs the following day.\n\nthe most likely factor is that you are not following proper form doing your exercises. this is generally 90% of the problem especialy if your back and neck is involved.\n\nif you go to a gym where there are trainers, i would suggest you take a quick course on proper exercise form, it will save you a lot of pain and will help you build muscle faster. dont feel bad, all newcomers at this make the same mistakes.\n\nto help in your problem, you can also apply ice for no more than 30 min to the area that hurts, it will help stop the swelling. after that apply something hot for another 30 min, this will cause increased bloodflow and will help repair the muscles that are in pain.\n\ngood luck!
1166996
No. This is DOMS, or delayed onset muscle soreness. It means you tore the muscle, and certain chemicals leak out of the muscle and cause pain. You can grow muscle with having DOMs or without - in other words if your muscle are not sore the next day it doesn't mean they didn't grow.\n\nJohn
864970
Your friend needs to stretch her legs really well to start with.  The muscle soreness can be caused by many things.  The term "feel the burn" was coin a long time ago in reference to working out.  It is true that if you work a muscle group intensely it will begin to burn.  That is the point that you are making gains though.  You are pushing the muscles past their normal work level and ability.  Again at this point I emphasize stretching.  Stretch before and after a workout.  Especially a cardio workout.  After a while your friend may even gage how well her workout went by how sore she is afterward.  One thing that definitely needs to be addressed.  Resting on a knee during lunges is bad form, and can cause injury.  She should also make sure she warms up before exercising.
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Smart-Alec answer:.... depends on how far you want to walk as to how much time is required!  :-0\n\nActual answer:  If you feel sore and awkward, it's probably because you stretched some muscles that are unaccustomed to this form of exercise.  A nice bath or shower will help relax the muscles and start the process of 'recovery'.  \n\nAs with any form or exercise / physical exertion or work-out program, you need to start off slowly, and gradually increase the duration of the work-outs as well as the frequency.
540336
If you worked out with weights I wouldn't. You have to give them time to repair and grow. If you workout again while they are still sore you'll risk injury. You might be able to get away with that if all you were doing was calisthenics. Give yourself a day or two.
883550
During the exercise the muscles build up a by product called lactic acid. This crystalises in the muscle and causes the ache. That's why a hot bath helps as it helps the acid dissolve and ease the ache.
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Your legs are sore due to lactic acid build up.  Lactic acid is the byproduct given off when muscles work.  It happens all the time in the body, but the amount increases more (of course) when we exercise.  Oxygen removes lactic acid.  That's why our breathing increases when we exercise, or exert ourselves.  It tends to happen more often, and last longer in people who aren't used to exercising.  Building muscle and losing weight aren't the only benefits of exercise.  Your lungs, heart, and vasculature (veins and arteries) also become more efficient.  That's why you experience less fatigue and soreness as you keep exercising and your workout becomes easier.\n\n  Yes, you should take a day or two off from your exercise.  Give your system a chance to excrete that built up lactic acid.  One of the best, and most enjoyable ways to ease the soreness, is to take a long hot soak in a bath mixed with epsom salts.  It's really cheap and sold in any drug store or Wal-Mart.  You'll feel incredibly better the very next day.  Then get back to working out.  It'll get easier and a lot less painful.
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What is the cause of the aches? Usually tired and overworked muscles respond best to heat. If the aches are not due to pulls or tears, warm up your body with a hot shower. Before bed take an asprin, jump in a warm shower and do light stretches while your muscles are warm. Dress warmly for bed.