DOMS

[sydneyL]

So I am a new member here at the nerd rebellion and have just started to do the beginner body weight workout every other day with a light cardio day between to keep myself active and on track. (I'm a student, I have a lot of free time).

 

Currently I have really bad DOMS in my legs and arms, I have tried ice baths/ice packs and heating pads (hot/cold alternating every 10 mins) to relieve some of the symptoms and speed my recovery.

 

Just curious if there are any other ways to help relieve DOMS other than those two methods??? 

[Jett]

Hi! Beginner DOMS really suck, I feel you there. :/ What I found to be helpful is stretching a lot, both right after you work out, and whenever you're feeling the soreness really bad.

Also, counter-intuitively, doing a gentle workout can help, too! It's something about getting the blood flowing that helps, I guess.

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

JMitch is right, working out again is the best way to get rid of DOMS.

[bim]

DOMS is worst when you've just done something your body's not used to. After you've been doing a new workout routinely for a few weeks, it usually fades a bit. As long as it's a constant ache-y thing, not a sudden sharp stabby thing, you should be fine. Just don't wait until you're totally free of soreness to work out again, or you're likely to find yourself in a perpetual state of soreness.

[Noname123]

Try to get your hands on a foam roller. Roll before you workout, roll after you workout, roll on a house, roll with a mouse, roll on a box roll with a fox, JUST ROLL. 

 

It hurts like a mofo at first, I make the most painful eeeek pain faces when I do, but afterwards it feels SO much better. 

[originalpiratematerial]

I do sympathise, I've had days when closing the lid on a shampoo bottle has really hurt!  Keep going!