the next morning after working out my muscles are sore?

Question

one friend told me when they are sore it means your muscles are tensing up and getting smaller?
another friend said their sore because there is slits in your muscles for protein to get in their and build the muscle?
which is true....please help??

Answer 1

2nd one is true. working out damages your muscles. The damaged areas grow back, but with new fibers, building the overall muscle.

the soreness is torn muscle fiber, and irritated nerves.

the saying goes no pain, no gain!

Answer 2

There is a couple of reason for muscle soreness after a workout, my friend.

First of all, the burning sensation you're feeling in your muscles after a workout is a buildup of lactic acid. The harder you workout, the more lactic acid you build up. This burning feeling usually goes away a short time after you rest a bit.

The muscle soreness the following day from your workout is because when you stress those muscles, you put microscopic tears in them. The body goes to work to mend those tears, and in turn, builds more muscle tissue. Thus you gain muscle mass, and strength.

Some body builders use Creatine, this helps reduce the amount of soreness in the muscles from your workout, plus it also allows you that little extra "push" in your workout. It helps considerably to build up muscle tissue from your workout. Usually you get either capsules or powder form. Read the directions before using it.

Hit that iron, and best wishes to you!

Answer 3

After working out you should not really feel any muscle soreness if you did it right and you did warm up before working out. If you suddenly start your work-out and have not been working out for a really long time your muscles might become sore. This can also be because you began your work-out suddenly and like that small little tears occur in your muscles. Watch-out how you work-out.

Answer 4

is an indication of a productive workout as it means you’ve trained intensely enough to break down muscle tissue.. and now, as a result, you will be rewarded with new muscle growth.

However, the human body is an amazing thing and even the beginner’s body will slowly adapt to the workload and eventually - these episodes of soreness will be less severe.
We need to constantly ’shock’ our body with new routines and progressive overload in order to constantly and steadily stimulate muscle growth. Expect the soreness to return everytime you try something new at the gym though.

Answer 5

did you recently start your exercise program?
if so, then it's probably due to being inactive and will take a while for your muscles to get use to working/stretching
start your workout program with stretches then go into your routine - making sure you don't overdo it - start with many 3 repetitions of 10
also make sure you don't do the same regime every day -
example - doing the same weight training every day - such as -
bicep curls @ 10 reps of 100 using 20 lb weights , leg press @ 10 reps of 100 using 40 lb weights

that may be a bit too much for starting out your program - try using less weights and / or less reps
and then the following day - do a cardio training - skipping, jumping jacks, and again - don't overdo it - start off slow and only do as much as you can - because only you know your limits and pain level

Answer 6

It means that your microscopic muscle fibres are being torn (they grow back don't worry). You're actually supposed to work out hard enough that your muscles are a bit sore the next day. Give them a day to rest though if you're doing resistance work outs so that you don't get any stress injuries.

Answer 7

Working out causes your muscles to tear and GROW not shrink. Think about it...body builders are huge; they obviously work out a ton to get that physique.