seraphsong Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 I did a weights day on Wednesday after Running Tuesday. Had to take a day off yesterday for a class, it was planned so all good.I'm still pretty sore in my triceps and quads after Wednesday, and I'm "supposed" to do weights again today. Should I:a - work through the soreness and do weights as planned.b - go for a run tonight and do weights tomorrow, essentially switching those planned workoutsc - skip this weight day to heal, and do some yoga at home to help stretch and keep the muscles warm, then continue with a run tomorrow and weights on sunday.I just need to know what will be beneficial and keep me from overtraining and hurting myself. I'm in this to win it this time, and I don't want to kill myself trying... Link to comment
161803398874989 Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 It's just soreness. It'll dissipate during the warmup. Barring sickness, injury or very important life stuff a beginner should NEVER skip a workout. Quare? Quod vita mea non tua est. You can call me Phi, Numbers, Sixteen or just plain 161803398874989. Link to comment
Shortkaik Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 My vote is A if it's just muscle soreness, you've let your muscles recover for a day, they should be good to go. However, if it's a bad kind of soreness - joint or something you aren't used to feeling sore after working out, then you might want to let it rest a bit more. Mmm... kaik.Twitter - flickr Link to comment
cline Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Same as others. If it's just a bit of soreness like "oh wow, I can really tell I worked that!" then I workout anyhow. If it's "holy cow I can't lift my arm or sit on the toilet", I would skip. If it's "I'm actually experiencing pain and need ibuprofen" I would skip ( actually, I'm stupid enough to keep working out but don't advise it) I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
BadWolf Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 I agree that if they're just sore, not straight up painful, then go ahead with your weights, but do warm up of course. If it is too painful then run. You could have alternating running/weight schedules each week. Current 6 Week Challenge Link to comment
Hermione Gainser Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 It's just soreness. It'll dissipate during the warmup. Barring sickness, injury or very important life stuff a beginner should NEVER skip a workout.this. "I'm just going to remember to not eat like an asshole most of the time" - MoC three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: one must squat.- Brobert Frost Half-Elf Warrior | Current Challenge New Battle Log | Old Battle Log Special thanks to AkLulu for drawing my awesome avatar! Link to comment
notanartmajor Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 A. Even bad DOMS is still just DOMS. You'll feel fine by set 2. Link to comment
Mama T Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 yep - i once read that there's two types of pain during workouts - fatigue pain, and injury pain. If it's not injury pain, you can work through it. If it's injury pain... you're injured. ...we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter. - Tom Robbins Current Challenge: Life, man. Link to comment
Guest Snake McClain Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 A. Even bad DOMS is still just DOMS. You'll feel fine by set 2.i wish i had known this when i first started. i always waited until the soreness went away. so i would go the first week and only workout once or twice a week because i didn't know better. *facepalm* so stupid of me. yep - i once read that there's two types of pain during workouts - fatigue pain, and injury pain. If it's not injury pain, you can work through it. If it's injury pain... you're injured. True. and funny. Unless you're injured. then it isn't funny. Link to comment
seraphsong Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Thanks for the responses. Definitely doing strength. Do i uave to go easy on the sore muscles. Or should I still push all out? Link to comment
Sloth the Enduring Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 When I'm starting out sore and achy I start with lighter weights before I do my working sets. “We might as well start where we are, use what we have and do what we can." – Caitlin Rivers Sloth: The Man with the Hammer battle log Link to comment
Artinum Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 My first workout saw me doing pretty much everything in Steve's list. It never occurred to me that I might need to build up to it. I did remarkably well but I did feel some sharper pain in my right leg that didn't clear up for a few days. I took an extra rest day for that. Aches/tiredness? That shows it's working - push harder! What happens when you play Final Fantasy VII with everyone called Cloud? It gets quite confusing... https://ff7crowdofclouds.wordpress.com/ Link to comment
161803398874989 Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Push, of course. You don't have any reason to half-ass it as you're working out anyway. Quare? Quod vita mea non tua est. You can call me Phi, Numbers, Sixteen or just plain 161803398874989. Link to comment
notanartmajor Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 As long as you warm up before you get to your work sets you probably won't even notice the soreness come heavy time. Link to comment
seraphsong Posted May 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Thanks, again crew. Just finish my strength workout, and I didn't even notice the soreness about 5 minutes in. Link to comment
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