Alaysia Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Speak to me of how you care for your muscles and body after you workout. What do you do to ward off/lessen DOMS and to help your body heal? Do you use massage, nutrition, supplements, the Force? Quote "The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for." -Oscar Wilde Battle Log My Character Profile Previous Challenges: 1 ~ Current Challenge Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Eat plenty of protein. Loads of vegetables. Drink water. Do yoga. Have hot baths. Walk plenty. That covers it. When it's really bad, I very occasionally take ibuprofen for DOMS but that's rare. I tend to stay away from supplements. 3 Quote Link to comment
calanthrophy Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 What Sundae said. Also sleep a lot. Massages are great but expensive. If you've got a partner who'll take care of that for free that's the way to go. 1 Quote My band -- My acoustic stuff -- Blog -- Instagram Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Protein and sleep are the two big ones for me, with overall calories coming in second. If I'm short on any of the three, I don't recover well and the DOMs are worse and longer. If I boost the crap out of lean protein and sleep, it usually straightens me right out. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
wildross Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 What they said, plus consistent training. You are not only training your body to lift, but training it to recover. If you tell it "I'm expecting you to do this much work every day/every other day/etc" if will develop the ability to recover from what you are asking it to do (within reason). 1 Quote Warriors don't count reps and sets. They count tons. My psychologist weighs 45 pounds, has an iron soul and sits on the end of a bar Tally Sheet for 2019 Encouragement for older members: Chronologically Blessed Group; Encouragement for newbie lifters: When we were weaker Link to comment
miss_marissa Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Contrast showers! I usually do targeted areas (almost always my hamstrings and glutes lol) but it basically involves cycling between hot and cold water in the shower. It helps to promote blood flow to the area. You can also do full body, but those are more uncomfortable. https://www.girlsgonestrong.com/blog/recovery/hydrotherapy-how-water-can-help-you-recover-from-workouts/ Quote Current Challenge # 39 | #38 | #37 | #36 | #35 |#34 | #33 | #32 | #31 | #30 | #29 | #28 | #27 | #26 | #25 | # 24 | #23 | #22 | #21 | #20 | #19 | #18 | #17 | #16 | #15 | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9| #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 | Battle Log Instagram | Goodreads Link to comment
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