My question, is this pain normal, I dnt work out regularly just starting to. I can barely stretch and evertime I bend over or crunch my stomach muscles it hurts..Do I continue to work out, and the pain will go away or should I do less situps or stomach workouts.
2007-02-23 11:41:45 · 18 answers · asked by wesforde1980 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
YES, i was previously obese and situps and abdominal exercises hurt. This is fat burning and can also be lactic acid. Lactic acid is what fills your muscles when there is a lack of oxygen. Work it out more and be persistant. The pain lasts only a short time if you keep working out.
Best of luck to you and your exercize program.
2007-02-23 11:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy Y 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The pain is very normal.
When your muscles work out, lactic acid is created. This acid is formed because your muscles use up most of the oxygen in your blood, so organs don't get as much as they used to. Instead of using some of the oxygen for energy, the use the lactic acid. When you stop exercising, this lactic acid doesn't just go away. It goes back to your muscles, and can cause soreness for days.
This soreness is NORMAL! the stomach muscle is the only muscle in the human body that can be exercised infinitely without side effects (other muscles should be exercised only every other day) with proper posture.
Glad I could put my vast scientific knowledge to brighten someone's day!
2007-02-25 08:24:46 · answer #2 · answered by http://www.imsa.edu is my school 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it COULD be normal, IF your not doing your Warm Ups & the
Stretching like r supposed to do? And the fact you're just Starting
to get back into shape says alot! Maybe you didn't do the most
Cruciel things before working-out, but it's Imperitive you DO or u
my friend are going to harm yourself, pull a ham-string r serious.
I think u got off lucky this time, but r just starting back to workout,
so take it easy r body hasn't seen these forein objects for a while
take it easy it can only take so much 1st rounds.
Take a Hot Bath to Relax Muscles You Overworked,
"It's Good to See Guys Working Out" Properly,
Summer
2007-02-23 12:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by Diana D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you are a first timer at the gym I´m sure you instructor should advise you as to how many sit-up you do in a day. the pain is normal ,it will go away once your stomach muscles become tighter , I´m no expert I went to the gym a couple of times and I had the same effect. Sorry I can´t be of more help to you ,but I´m sure you´ll get better answers than this one
2007-02-23 11:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just wear and tear.
You need time to recover. Next time if you do less you will take less time to recover and can be consistant with your exercise.
It's not lactic acid...
ALSO there is NO need to do excessive amounts of sit ups. You might only need as few as 10 a day. The key is doing them properly. Get a personal trainer to show you how to hold your abs and how slowly to move. You'll be surprised.
If you get someone at the gym or a trainer to show you for the first few times (even if it costs you) you will get on far better.
If you exercise without knowing what you're doing you're really just wasting time and setting yourself up for an injury.
You can look up the info online but it's easier to be shown and learn as you're experiencing it rather than reading and trying to copy from a diagram or something.
2007-02-23 12:05:27 · answer #5 · answered by Fluffy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you just started working out? Don't overdo it. But don't stop working out or doing sit ups. Just do fewer sets with fewer reps. Build up gradually. Eventually you'll be able to do sit ups without suffering later. Also, keep in mind that it's not the number of sit ups that you do that is important, but the way you do them. Have one of the trainers at the gym show you the correct form. Do them slowly, keeping your abs tight as you go up and down and inhaling with your nose, exhaling through your mouth. I'd also recommend that you try Pilates. It really strengthens your abs and the exercises are gentle, but very precise.
2007-02-23 11:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by mariepphm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Don't do any more ab workouts until the pain is gone away. When you start working out again, make a gradual increase in the amount of time spent on each body part.
2007-02-23 11:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by scott h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are doing too many too quickly. If you are just starting out, you need to work your way up. You can't just plop down and do 50 after months/years worth of not working out.
The same thing happened to me, for the same reason. I not only tore up those muscles, but I had some digestive problems as well. Your body doesn't like it when you shock it like that! So...slow and steady wins the race.
2007-02-23 11:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you started out WAY too intensely. Give you're abs a week to recover, and then begin again SLOWLY, like maybe a fourth of what you did the first time. The muscles will get stronger if you build them slowly...now you have set yourself back a few days.
2007-02-23 11:51:14 · answer #9 · answered by momof2 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
By the sounds of it you over did your work out. The burning comes from a build-up of lactic acid in your muscles. Drink lots of water and stay away from milk and juice until your muscles feel better. And in the future cut back on your work out a little and then work up to your goals. You can cause your self damage by working out too much too quickly.
2007-02-23 11:47:21 · answer #10 · answered by despairbear 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋