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How long should I wait to exercise if my muscles hurt?
I did regular cardio day one, then strenuous weight training on day two... if I'm really sore the next two days, should I just rest and wait until I'm no longer sore, workout as usual, or just do a cardio workout? Thanks in advance.
I do cardio 5x per week. My strength training is 3x per week and my routine is 1 rep at the maximum weight with perfect form then 12 reps. at a lighter weight then 25 reps. lighter. this is done on machines so the only rest is when I place the pin in the next weight class. I then rest for 90 seconds and repeat this 2 more times. As for the cardio I use a heart rate monitor.
I'm glad you asked that question, because yesterday I did a big work out, and today my leg muscles have been killing me, I still went to the gym today, I just took it a little easier but I totally feel good but I'm hurting, but I can't stop, I gotta keep on trucking.
Tiny injuries called microdamage in the muscle fibers and connective tissue is caused by doing the strength training! About a day later, you'll start to feel sore.
It peaks within about 48 hours, and then it will gradually get better.
The good news is that when you do the same activity again, your muscles will start to get used to it. You will actually have no soreness or less soreness because now you've strengthened the muscle or connective tissue.
Pushing it on one day means you’re going to be too sore to hit the gym the next day, or the day after that. And that’s a serious issue, because consistency is the ultimate goal here. It’s way more important to be able to exercise every day or every other day than to just kill it one day and not be able to move for four or five days after that.
The basic fact that moving more often is better for you than going all gung-ho for a bit, and then proceeding to sit on the couch. You can't just say, I went hard a few days ago so I've done my time for the week, because your muscles don't operate like that. They respond better when they’re being constantly worked that prevents them from becoming weak and inactive!
If you start shaking or twitching during your reps, that’s a sure sign that you’re going to feel it big time tomorrow—so do yourself a favor and step away from the weights. But even something as simple as feeling more tired halfway through your second set than you did at the end of the first means it’s time to stop.
As soon as you start feeling noticeably exhausted, end the session. That way, you’ll be able to come back after a day of rest of the muscles you worked!
It peaks within about 48 hours, and then it will gradually get better.
The good news is that when you do the same activity again, your muscles will start to get used to it. You will actually have no soreness or less soreness because now you've strengthened the muscle or connective tissue.
Pushing it on one day means you’re going to be too sore to hit the gym the next day, or the day after that. And that’s a serious issue, because consistency is the ultimate goal here. It’s way more important to be able to exercise every day or every other day than to just kill it one day and not be able to move for four or five days after that.
The basic fact that moving more often is better for you than going all gung-ho for a bit, and then proceeding to sit on the couch. You can't just say, I went hard a few days ago so I've done my time for the week, because your muscles don't operate like that. They respond better when they’re being constantly worked that prevents them from becoming weak and inactive!
If you start shaking or twitching during your reps, that’s a sure sign that you’re going to feel it big time tomorrow—so do yourself a favor and step away from the weights. But even something as simple as feeling more tired halfway through your second set than you did at the end of the first means it’s time to stop.
As soon as you start feeling noticeably exhausted, end the session. That way, you’ll be able to come back after a day of rest of the muscles you worked!
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