Okay. I love my training. Tonight, I went 2.5 hours. One hour kajukenbo. One and a half hours judo jiu-jitsu. Now I'm sore. In fact, my collar hurts but I can still move it. No more burning pain from earlier this evening. Here's my question: What do you people use to recover after a workout? I've already increased my chromium intake (chromium picolinate = 200 mcg; chromium chloride in a one-a-day vitamin = 120 mcg). I haven't increased potassium. I get 100 mg in a one-a-day vitamin. I think that's real low. Near the end of my sessions, my calves and sometimes my Serratus posterior inferior (my ribs) and the lumbar region cramp. I think that might be dehydration. I try to minimize my carb intake for health reasons and trying to drop a little more weight to get faster. Any tips, training ideas, suggestions?
2006-07-20 20:23:00 · 6 answers · asked by ntoriano 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Delayed onset muscle soreness comes from microtrauma and not from lactic acid as many people think.The burning sensation in your muscles while exercising is lactic acid which your body removes and hopefully buffers when oxygen returns to the muscle.Microtrauma is tiny tears in the muscle and a high protein diet will ensure proper recovery and nitrogen retention.But don't expect instant relief.I use to sometimes take ibuprofen if I was hurting really bad.But rest and proper diet are the correct way to address this.Chromium more governs blood sugar and may not help.Try extra potassium,calcium and protein.This will lessen the duration of the symptoms.
2006-07-21 02:06:04 · answer #1 · answered by joecseko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rest, a normal person that works out needs one full day of rest. so if you have portien powder at home drink one serving before you go to bed(the protien stops your body from breaking down the muscule you just build up)a good 8 hrs sleep and you should feel better.
2006-07-20 20:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by pcf887 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best recovery is time. Keep taking your suppliments but give your body at least two days to recover.
2006-07-20 20:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by rexski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your heavy exercise is burning glycogen in your muscles and is causing pain and can lead to permanent rheumatic disease.
You must REST your body, it is the only way it will recover.The pain is your body telling you to quit so that you don't do permanent damage to yourself.
2006-07-20 20:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Jules G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stretch your muscles, take a warm shower then refrain from staying still tool long or u will feel a lot of fatigue and aching in your body.
2006-07-20 20:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever tried a heating pad or icy hot or anything like that after a work out?
2006-07-20 20:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Meagan P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋