I missed feeling muscle sore

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I have started working out diligently for the past 20 days (see my Diary) My focus is lower body. Although since couple days ago I started incorporating more upper body, per good-insistence of a fellow forum member (yup, you know who you are :p ). For the first week, my legs are burning! I remember feeling so sore on my thighs and butt from the previous ay's work out. And I feel great! It's like I know that I am doing something and it is working.

The soreness of course gradually decreases, but I had managed to bring it back each time I exercise. Since 3 days ago, I started to loose that soreness almost completely....:eek:

I increased the count from 15 to 20, now from 20 to 25, now just added a 7 lbs on each hand for lunges and squats, but still doesn't really do it. :confused: I don't know if i can do more than 25 rep per set because my knees would be burning and start hurting (bad knees). I am affraid that when that feeling is gone, it means I am back to being flabby and lost all the muscle I just built.

Suggestion? Should I do more sets and keep the count? adding weight and lower the count or keeping the count? I have been eating quite well (I am even affraid it may be too well...). Only thing different is I haven't done running or any cardio machine since T-day (gym closed).

Any feedback appreciated. thanx!;)
 
ohh.. dont worry, i almost never get sore anymore from my workouts, just a bit stiff if i try to stretch at most. When you are a beginner you will be sore because you're body isent used to working out, but you're body will adapt and the soreness will decrease. A good rule is to not use soreness as an indicator of a good workout. Actually, if i now feel in really sore the day after i workout, i reduce the volume for that bodypart, because it means i might be overdoing it.
 
That initial soreness I think is just the release of unused muscles - as you workout I'd think you'd expect/want that to be less and less to the point where you don't feel it at all - means the muscle IS getting worked out. Past that, any soreness I think you'd feel (as Karky pointed out) would be the bad kind resulting from overuse and/or injury.
 
On top of what karky said keep your reps in the 10-15 range if you're trying to bulid muscle. And up the weight a bit, don't worry you won't become arnold lol..
 
Also, if its beginning to get too easy and you're not sure where to go with the weight, find a short weighted bar or slow your descent/ascent on the lunges. When I started doing that as opposed to dumbells for squats or lunges the burn came back :D you know...just a suggestion..if you're really missing it that much ;)
 
yeah! thx sparrow :)

Gym finally opens, I got back on my cardio and workied on thigh-machine. I varied my LB exercise, instead of using more weights or more reps, I did slow down and do pulses, & change the sequence. And they burn baby, burn!! :D Yeah, I think I will be sore tomorrow ^^b

(we'll see)
 
kiria said:
I have started working out diligently for the past 20 days (see my Diary) My focus is lower body. Although since couple days ago I started incorporating more upper body, per good-insistence of a fellow forum member (yup, you know who you are :p ). For the first week, my legs are burning! I remember feeling so sore on my thighs and butt from the previous ay's work out. And I feel great! It's like I know that I am doing something and it is working.

The soreness of course gradually decreases, but I had managed to bring it back each time I exercise. Since 3 days ago, I started to loose that soreness almost completely....:eek:

I increased the count from 15 to 20, now from 20 to 25, now just added a 7 lbs on each hand for lunges and squats, but still doesn't really do it. :confused: I don't know if i can do more than 25 rep per set because my knees would be burning and start hurting (bad knees). I am affraid that when that feeling is gone, it means I am back to being flabby and lost all the muscle I just built.

Suggestion? Should I do more sets and keep the count? adding weight and lower the count or keeping the count? I have been eating quite well (I am even affraid it may be too well...). Only thing different is I haven't done running or any cardio machine since T-day (gym closed).

Any feedback appreciated. thanx!;)
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Don't worry about it. Soreness is not an indicator of a good workout. Keep working hard :)
 
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