Why do my legs muscles hurt the day after exercising?

Question

What does it mean? Does it mean it's getting bigger, or is it just sore, that's it?

So does it mean that my muscles are getting bigger? Because I don't want themt to, I want them to slim down!

So does it mean that my muscles are getting bigger? Because I don't want themt to, I want them to slim down!

So does it mean that my muscles are getting bigger? Because I don't want themt to, I want them to slim down!

Answer 1

when you excersie your pretty much tearing the muscle and building it back up, your sore the next day due to that. its a good sign, if it your pain level is to the extreem to where little movements are agony you over worked that muslce and you need to let it heal first before working out again. it does not help to over work your muscles, best to limit your work outs from 30 min to 1 1/2 and vary your workouts, most gyms have a personal trainer that can help you find what weight you should start at and go up in weight gradualy don't start out at 100 lbs squat and then go up to 200 youll need to gradualy go from 100 to 200 this way your building muscle and not just straining your body. if you havn't worked out in a while your going to be sore pretty much every time you work out, drink alot of water during your work out and after to keep hydrated that will reduce the sorness and keep moving dont' just sit after that also will cause alot of soreness.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It means that you are using muscles that aren't used to being used. Unless you are doign your work out wrong, in that case you are hurting yourself.

Make sure you are following the instructions for the exercises correctly, and stretch before and after exercising. Try taking some form of potassium, like a banana either before or after your work-out. This will help stop potential cramps, and help with the flow of lactic acid through the muscles.

Answer 4

The delayed soreness in your muscles does not come from lactic acid, but rather from myofacial muscular tearing. As the muscle is worked and it extends and contracts against resistance, blood and oxygen are pushed in and out of the muscle at a rate well above resting volume, causing what is known as a "pump."

As the muscle is gorged with blood and oxygen, it expands and slightly tears. The result is slight muscular bleeding. The delayed muscular soreness is the result of the myofacial tears and fresh blood for tissue repair replacing the blood and lactic acid left as a result of the "pump" during your workout.

If you have pushed yourself in a highrepetition exercise, you may have experienced "the burn" -- the muscular burning sensation that is the result of lactic acid buildup. It is a contributing factor to the "muscular pump" but does not contribute to delayed-onset soreness.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

after rigorous exercise there is depletion of ATP's in the muscles.ATP is d source of energy at d cellular level.now contrary to popular belief energy i.e ATP is spent not during d contraction of muscles but during d relaxation so as u exercise d availability of ATP's go down and at some point d muscle runs out of ATP's.now as d muscle needs energy it utilizes a process called as anaerobic respiration and d by product of anaerobic respiration is lactic acid which accumulates in d muscles.it stimulates various cells n cause release of various chemicals which causes pain.literally your muscles are telling you to stop as they are short on fuel.on the other hand you could have pulled a few muscle fibres but this pain is more localized.d pain which u feel d day after exercise is most certainly due to few muscle fibres which could get torn during exercise

Answer 7

Your sore. Once you excercise regularly, your body will adjust, and you won't be so sore, but every time you change your work out a bit might shock your muscles, then feel soreness the next day.

Answer 8

when you exercise, you damage your muscle. that is why they feel sore. when they are damaged, they heal by creating more cells to repair the damaged areas, thereby becoming bigger in the process. If you are sore, you know you are doing it right. just be sure to give yourself enough rest in between workouts. it is possible to overstress your muscles.

Answer 9

it hurts do to the lacti acid in our muscle, if would be hurting cause that part of the muscle hasn't worked out for a while, keep exercising and it will hurt a lot a lot less than if you don't

Answer 10

Well your leg muscles are being exhausted when you exercise. They are being stretched, thus indeed they are developing. I also experience similar effects after running.