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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Exercise and muscle aches
I have a problem. I think I'm becoming addicted to muscle aches from exercising. I had the aches after the first day of weight training at the Y last week, then they went away when I was doing just weights and yoga, then they came back after my cardio class last night, and stayed with me today after weight training again. I really LOVE the way it feels when my legs are a bit wobbly, or when I reach above my head to get something and I feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn.  SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. Hey Michelle - I always thought there was something cool about aching from a workout. It's so much better than feeling achey from sitting on your butt all day. Enjoy! SignatureBear Grrrrrrrrrrrr :o) 297/271/210 Highest weight 353 http://home.earthlink.net/~polarbear50/index.html > I have a problem. I think I'm becoming addicted to muscle aches from > exercising. I had the aches after the first day of weight training at the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to > push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. :: Hey Michelle - I always thought there was something cool about :: aching from a workout. It's so much better than feeling achey from :: sitting on your butt all day. Enjoy! Now that is sooooo true! Be careful: the more you work out, the harder it is to get sore afterwards. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > I have a problem. I think I'm becoming addicted to muscle aches from > exercising. I had the aches after the first day of weight training at the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to > push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. > Be careful: the more you work out, the harder it is to get sore afterwards. I've noticed that, and it annoys me, because I like it the same way Luna described. I do still get sore from lifting when I do a new exercise that isn't part of my regular routine. carla Some people extrapolate upon that soreness as meaning you should change exercises periodically. The jury is still out. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > > Be careful: the more you work out, the harder it is to get sore > afterwards. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > carla > Some people extrapolate upon that soreness as meaning you should change > exercises periodically. The jury is still out. Does a different exercise for the same muscle produce new soreness? And when you switch back to the first exercise after some period of time, will you get sore anew? I would think that since weights are supposed to "injure" the muscle, you should change when it no longer does that? Marsha/Ohio There's a whole lot of conjecture out there, but nobody knows for sure when considering periodization. Thus, YMMV. If you like getting sore, then try to get sore. Even something like changing rep schemes within the same exercise can cause sorness. Your body, your science experiment. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > > Some people extrapolate upon that soreness as meaning you should change > > exercises periodically. The jury is still out. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Marsha/Ohio :: JC Der Koenig wrote: ::: Some people extrapolate upon that soreness as meaning you should [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] :: think that since weights are supposed to "injure" the :: muscle, you should change when it no longer does that? Remember this: you don't need to get sore to make progress. Just make sure you're using challenging weights for the rep range and exercise you're doing. Increase the weight when it starts getting easy. I don't think changing the exercises based on soreness is a good idea, especially if that means moving to an inferior movement. Stick with compound movements that involve lots of muscle groups working together. I rarely get sore any more unless I just start doing set after set after set. I do tend to get stiff after a hard workoout. :: Marsha/Ohio > I do tend to get stiff after a hard workoout. When she gives me a massage. ::: I do tend to get stiff after a hard workoout. :: :: When she gives me a massage. Hahaha.....that's not what I meant, but that would be true! > :: JC Der Koenig wrote: > ::: Some people extrapolate upon that soreness as meaning you should [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I rarely get sore any more unless I just start doing set after set after > set. I do tend to get stiff after a hard workoout. For me, I seem to not get sore just from my weight lifting, in this my second week, even on the machines where I have increased the amount of weight. But any cardio activity I do that is new to me does make me sore. Even yoga, which does not look very strenuous when you're just watching, but since I have never done it before and I'm not very good at it, I have to fight for just about every pose. Even if yoga doesn't burn many calories or increase strength very much, I am excited about what it could do for me in terms of fine muscle control related to balance. People tend to lose that control as they age, from lack of the practice that we typically get as children. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. [cut] > For me, I seem to not get sore just from my weight lifting, in this my > second week, even on the machines where I have increased the amount of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > to lose that control as they age, from lack of the practice that we > typically get as children. Yoga should help in balance. Have you seen those boards (made by Reebok, among others) that have a ball in the middle of them? You balance on the ball. They're pretty brutal, and I've been thinking of using them to help with an ankle injury. SignatureBob in CT Remove ".x" to reply >Yoga should help in balance. Have you seen those boards (made by Reebok, >among others) that have a ball in the middle of them? You balance on the >ball. They're pretty brutal, and I've been thinking of using them to help >with an ankle injury. LOL! We have these at my gym. My trainer got me on one last week - after much protest from me, and while I first thought it would just be a waste of time, I'm going to make an effort to use it a couple of times a week. Thom the Tyrant had me doing squats with 5 lb weights once I found my balance. Paper If it's not one thing - it's your mother. 225/222/150 Then I'll just have to work out even harder. :o) Whenever I reach the top of my target on a machine, I add more weight for the next time, so that should help. Plus I'm going to keep varying what I do for cardio - yoga, pilates, kickboxing, swimming. Heck, I may even try some of the cardio machines, though I fear the boredom factor. It seems so far that every time I try something new, I have new aches in new places, which is cool. I'd also like to find a tennis partner, I seem to remember it from high school as a good way to get out aggressions. > Be careful: the more you work out, the harder it is to get sore afterwards. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to > > push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. SignatureMichelle Levin http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws. Look into power lifting or olympic weightlifting. They are very goal oriented. Both are life time endeavors. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Then I'll just have to work out even harder. :o) Whenever I reach the top > of my target on a machine, I add more weight for the next time, so that [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to > > > push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. Since i've been going for about 3 weeks the only way i've found to get the soreness back is to add more weight. Becareful though or you will end up like me incapacitated for a few days. > Then I'll just have to work out even harder. :o) Whenever I reach the top > of my target on a machine, I add more weight for the next time, so that [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to > > > push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. Work out steadily for about 3 years and you'll find it difficult to make yourself sore. SignatureMost of us probably aren't in danger of eating too little. :) Becky P. > Since i've been going for about 3 weeks the only way i've found to get the > soreness back is to add more weight. Becareful though or you will end up [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > > > push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle > burn. :: I have a problem. I think I'm becoming addicted to muscle aches from :: exercising. I had the aches after the first day of weight training [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] :: my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to push myself so :: hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. Good! Many get turned off at the soreness. Remember though, it's not necessary to get sore to make progress in weight training. It does let you know you're doing some of the movements right -- or at least hitting the target muscles. >I have a problem. I think I'm becoming addicted to muscle aches from >exercising. I had the aches after the first day of weight training at the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >feel that tightness in my triceps and shoulders. I'm being careful not to >push myself so hard that I get injured, but man, I love that muscle burn. Me too. After 7 months of gym membership I can really feel the muscle definition under the fat. Unfortunately, 7 months of complex carb eating did nothing to get rid of my fat. Down a pound - up two. I've only been low-carbing again since Sunday and already I feel a difference, and the scale shows it too. Paper If it's not one thing - it's your mother. 225/224/150 |
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