Why am I more stiff 2 days after excercising than I am on the first day after excercising?

Answer 1

That's normal, in fact they say the 3rd day is the worst. what you need to do is exercise at a slower pace 1-2 days after. or you could be doing to much to soon.

Answer 2

If you work out while your muscles are still fatigued, you'll prolong the ache.

If you ache MORE on the second 'aching day', it's probably because the same muscles are fairly active during your 'normal' day (Gym work is a modern substitute for daily physical labour). Exercise is just intensive 'use' of a muscle or muscle group, so you might be adding a 'softer session', just by doing your normal daily activities, instead of resting enough to allow full recovery.

You might benefit from changing your workout so that you concentrate on different muscles, or train a wider range of muscles.

Try cutting down the intensity or amount of the exercises you do in the workout; the idea that you have to suffer or 'push yourself' in the gym is complete fiction. Overtraining is a very common problem; the reason most people don't use a Heart Rate Monitor is because it will usually show they are working too hard !

Complete recovery between workouts will increase the effectiveness of the workout; ideally, you should be working gently enough to train EVERY day (or even twice a day), so you should aim to ache as little as possible.

You should also try to stretch EVERY DAY, not just when you exercise. Stretching twice a day, ideally before and after sleeping, is also more beneficial than once a day.

Answer 3

Muscle soreness that occurs directly after a workout is known as acute muscle soreness. Muscle soreness that appears 12 to 48 hours after exercise is known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) or post exercise muscle soreness (PEMS).

Acute muscle soreness or inflammation can last up to an hour after exercise and can be caused by a reduction in normal blood flow to the muscle and a build up of metabolic byproducts like hydrogen ions or lactic acid.

The physiological mechanisms that cause DOMS or PEMS are not completely understood but the leading hypotheses are: (1) the Connective Tissue Damage Hypothesis, (2) Skeletal Muscle Damage Hypothesis, and (3) The Spasm Hypothesis.

Without getting into writing a novel about how the effects occur, basically studies have found that DOMS or PEMS is due to a disruption in the connective tissue of the muscle and tendinous attachments and then some.

Answer 4

When you exercise, your muscles literally pull apart. That's why when they get back together, they get bulkier and/or more toned, depending on the exercise. The soreness you feel is just from the muscles trying to stick themselves back together. Generally, wearing your muscles out every other day to this point is safe (24 hr. resting period). Most likely it's just that you worked really hard, and your muscles are telling you that they were pumped.

Answer 5

because u were usin ur muscles in a way that u r not us to and u need 2 work out again and as u work out u see that u dont get as stiff

Answer 6

It's because you broke down your muscle tissue (tiny tears in your muscle, which help the muscle enlarge) & you're releasing lactic acid which is still trapped in your muscle. It's good do some yoga, pilates, soak or a nice massage to work it out.

Answer 7

Not sure why more so on day 2 - but if you stretch before & after you should elimiate getting stiff at all...........works for me!

Answer 8

Thats completely normal, it takes time for the muscles to reach their full potential for soreness :D lol;

Answer 9

Its purely one's psychological approach to weight management!!

Answer 10

I'm the same way.

I think its because it takes a while for your muscles to actually grow...