Too much muscle soreness?

I'm still trying to figure out why if I run 6 miles a day I am sore,
but if I run 9 miles I'm not in the least sore. Any takers on this one?

somebody said:

I'm still trying to figure out why if I run 6 miles a day I am sore,
but if I run 9 miles I'm not in the least sore. Any takers on this one?

the 9 miles was round in a big circle - the 6 was in a
straight line and you forgot you had to get back.

--
Jock

On 2005-05-31, KR penned:

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I had a really great workout on Sunday and my muscles are still
sore, almost to the point of being tender, today. Just wondering if
that is okay, is there such thing as too sore? Did I maybe overdo
it?

Today's Tuesday, right?

My worst soreness is typically two days after the workout, so you're
right on schedule as far as I'm concerned.

Typically, I feel fine the day of the workout. The next day, I can
tell I worked out. The following day, though, every movement is
painful, especially if I've been sitting still for a little while.

--
monique

delayed onset muscle soreness aka DOMS, i put in a nice leg workout last
thursday am. friday i felt sore, saturday i had to limp up and down the
stairs, sunday i didn't want to move, felt better monday and today i was
good enough to start it all over again

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I had a really great workout on Sunday and my muscles are still sore,
almost to the point of being tender, today. Just wondering if that is
okay, is there such thing as too sore? Did I maybe overdo it?

The line between training hard and overtraining can be a fine one. If
you think you've overdone it, go with how your body feels, back off for
a few days, and start a new cycle after that.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Don't some people say that if you are training well you shoul always
have some DOMS.?

I tend to be like this and often move around like an old man ( and I am
old) but usually press on regardless unless I need some pain killers.
Otherwise there might be quite large gaps between my training session.
Am I wrong. The amount of weights that I can lift are slowly creeping
upwards which is suppposed to be the idea - I think.

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Don't some people say that if you are training well you shoul always
have some DOMS.?

Yes, they do, but that doesn't make them right.

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I tend to be like this and often move around like an old man ( and I
am
old) but usually press on regardless unless I need some pain killers.
Otherwise there might be quite large gaps between my training
session.
Am I wrong. The amount of weights that I can lift are slowly creeping
upwards which is suppposed to be the idea - I think.

If you're happy, I'm happy, but most people today suggest that soreness
is neither good nor bad. DOMS seems to have little relation to
progress.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

I'm confused - even more so now.
So do I take it easy until the DOMS fade somewhat and then carry on? Or
do I just ignore them altogether?
I'm in no rush to get any target - I've been plodding along for some
three years doing mild weight lifting - basically because I felt like
it. though I started to improve my balance - and it has.
One thing is for sure whenever I try something slightly new in weight
lifting - the next day or so I have some stiffness and soreness getting
up after sitting for a while. This I would like to avoid.

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I'm confused - even more so now.
So do I take it easy until the DOMS fade somewhat and then carry on?
Or
do I just ignore them altogether?
I'm in no rush to get any target - I've been plodding along for some
three years doing mild weight lifting - basically because I felt like
it. though I started to improve my balance - and it has.

I'm sorry to disappoint you but there is no formula for this sort of
thing. For some people, some soreness is normal and expected, but for
other people, or other kinds of soreness, it can be the indicator of a
problem. You have to decide what of the many approaches works best for
you, and most importantly you have to learn to listen to your body
enough to know when discomfort of a certain kind means you should stop
and when it means you can and should push through.

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One thing is for sure whenever I try something slightly new in weight
lifting - the next day or so I have some stiffness and soreness
getting
up after sitting for a while. This I would like to avoid.

Then don't do anything new. The first time I did one-legged deadlifts,
I had trouble coming down stairs for more than a week. That didn't stop
me from practicing the movement and incorporating it into my routine
during some cycles.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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I'm confused - even more so now.
So do I take it easy until the DOMS fade somewhat and then carry on? Or
do I just ignore them altogether?
I'm in no rush to get any target - I've been plodding along for some
three years doing mild weight lifting - basically because I felt like
it. though I started to improve my balance - and it has.
One thing is for sure whenever I try something slightly new in weight
lifting - the next day or so I have some stiffness and soreness getting
up after sitting for a while. This I would like to avoid.

I always train regardless of DOMS and can't see that it makes any
difference. After the first few lifts, I don't even notice it any more. In
fact, if things do still hurt after the first few lifts, it's probably a
signal to back off. And I hardly ever get DOMS because of this--just when
(like you) I've started something new.

YMMV as always.

Hugh

--
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will attend no other.

KR said:

I had a really great workout on Sunday and my muscles are still sore,
almost to the point of being tender, today. Just wondering if that is
okay, is there such thing as too sore? Did I maybe overdo it?

Thanks,
KR

I normally feel pain in my tendons like my elbow join (the side that turns in)

I heard it is not a good idea to train if you are sore. Your muscles
are still trying to repair it self after the training session.

In article <[email hidden]>,

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I'm confused - even more so now.
So do I take it easy until the DOMS fade somewhat and then carry on? Or
do I just ignore them altogether?

Pretty much ignore them.

Next time, you might try a light workout (e.g. half the weight, same
or fewer reps) the next day. I've found that reduces or prevents
DOMS.

Seth
--
Who cares? Shut up and lift. -- Watson (the pencil neck) Davis

Seth Breidbart said:

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I'm confused - even more so now.
So do I take it easy until the DOMS fade somewhat and then carry on? Or
do I just ignore them altogether?

Pretty much ignore them.

Next time, you might try a light workout (e.g. half the weight, same
or fewer reps) the next day. I've found that reduces or prevents
DOMS.

I recently had a serious bout of overuse syndrome (got sent off to the
emergency room with suspected deep vein thrombosis 'cause no one thought
my arms could possibly have been *that* swollen just from working out).
Once all the exciting things were ruled out, my doctor suggested that I
try doing light weight reps of the exercises I'd be doing the day before
and after a workout. So, if I'm scheduled to work arms on Wed., I should
do the same exercises, but w/ light weights on Tues and Thurs.

I haven't tried it yet, but I have found that if I've overdone the squats,
that doing a few more the next day does ameliorate the suffering somewhat.

Martha

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Hugh Beyer said:

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KR said:

I had a really great workout on Sunday and my muscles are still sore,
almost to the point of being tender, today. Just wondering if that is
okay, is there such thing as too sore? Did I maybe overdo it?

Thanks,
KR

I normally feel pain in my tendons like my elbow join (the side that
turns in)

That you don't work through.

But you know that, right?

Hugh,

Not exactly sure what you mean? That I don't work through?

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Hugh Beyer said:

Geezer From The Freezer <[email hidden]> wrote in
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KR wrote:
>
> I had a really great workout on Sunday and my muscles are still sore,
> almost to the point of being tender, today. Just wondering if that is
> okay, is there such thing as too sore? Did I maybe overdo it?
>
> Thanks,
> KR

I normally feel pain in my tendons like my elbow join (the side that
turns in)

That you don't work through.

But you know that, right?

Hugh,

Not exactly sure what you mean? That I don't work through?

Sorry. I meant, "*That*, you don't work through."

I.e. you'd better not try to just work through pain in tendons.

Whatever.

Hugh

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Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will attend no other.

Hugh Beyer said:

Geezer From The Freezer <[email hidden]> wrote in news:42A96326.C2431DF4

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Hugh,

Not exactly sure what you mean? That I don't work through?

Sorry. I meant, "*That*, you don't work through."

I.e. you'd better not try to just work through pain in tendons.

Whatever.

Gotcha, no I normally leave it.