Whenever I workout my muscles hurt like crazy the next day!!?

Question

I stretch slowly and carefully before and after lifting weights but it still hurts the next day every time. i've been working out 3 times a week (more or less) since January. I also do yoga on some of the in between days which helps. I don't really feel like i'm working too hard (last time i was kinda lazy and it still hurt).

Answer 1

Muscles build by being torn down and re-building stronger. Sooo if you're working out, you're always going to have muscles torn down and re built, that pain is part of it. You get used to it after a while, but you'll feel it at first.

Answer 2

ok well your body has two ways of making energy for musles theres the aerobic way and the lactic acid way (talk about that later) aerobic way is what makes most of our energy and is made by breathing
when we run out of energy molecules we run out of breath
so we need to use the other way of making energy which is the lactic acid way, this is used while you catch up your breath
this does not nearly make enough energy the aerobic way
now the lactic acid burns your muscles and causes you to be sore for however long you have been using the lactic acid way of making energy so the longer you use lactic acid as a way to make energy the more sore you become for later days

When we push ourselves physically, fibres in the muscles tear. The body's defence mechanism sends fluid into these areas, causing swelling. The swelling triggers pain receptors and you wake up stiff and sore.

Men have the highest tolerance for pain. Studies have found women report feeling more pain, more often, although scientists don't know whether that's down to physical differences or the fact that women can communicate their pain better.

Few Suggestions to Prevent this:

1. avoid beeing a weekend warrior where you do all your exercise during the weekend and be a couch potato during weekdays
2. do a bit of stretching. slowly bend over, reach to toes, hang forward for fifteen seconds. then lean over to each side, making a "C" for fifteen seconsd. then bend your knees and shift from side to side, stretching the groin muscles. Lastly, roll your shoulders around a couple of times.

3. start with a slow warm up beacuse cold muscles suddenly put to work are more likely to become damaged than ones that have been warmed up properly. so gradually increase your heart rate

4. drink LOTS of water

5. eat a high carbohydrate, low fat diet so your muscles have plenty of fuel

6. don't increase both intensity and duration during the same week.

7. get a massage

8. relax by taking an epsom salt bath or use the pool or hot tub for fifteen minutes to relax muscles.

9. maintain a regular intake of 1000 mg of vitamin C and 100-200 mg of bromelain, an enzyme from pineapples, for two days beacuse these are natural anti-inflammatories that will help prevent soreness and pain


hope this helps n good luck

Answer 3

kinda sounds normal. are you with a trainer? any chance you are lifting too heavy?
i have fibromyalgia and cant really lift anymore because besides the sore muscles i am overwhelmed with fatigue and fever - totally incapacitated!
i would say if its just a little sore, take some tylenol, maybe lift lighter weights, and just think of it as the price to look good. but if you are sore- like in bed sore, then maybe you could do something less stressful. since my diagnosis, i do yoga, swimming, pilates, walking, and a low carb diet instead of weights/cardio to stay in shape. just find whats right for you....take care!

Answer 4

Try doing more streching before and AFTER exercise.
Muscle repair can be accelerated by consuming protein / amino acid supplements.

If ya doing in a relaxed pace, its probably you have an injury somewhere, if it persists, consult a doctor.

Answer 5

there is this thing called the break down of muscle tissue, which you have done. When you work out you tear and break down your muscles thus you need to rest for at least fourtyeight hours. That muscle sourness is your body telling you that you need to rest

Answer 6

Take an aspirin, alternate cold for the pain, and heat for healing.