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samaldaas1

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Ok im really new to weight lifting, this is like my 3rd day maybe. Im starting off slow then going big ya know?

But the first time I went to work out, eh my body didnt cramp up and hurt so bad. But the second and third time, owe. It hurts to stand and it hurts to pick up stuff. I can barelly move because my abs are so hard to move, its painful to bend backwards(just leaning back ya know.)

Now heres my question.. What can I do to get rid of this pain. Is it because im not used to it yet? should I stretch before I weight lift? Should I slow the hell down? someone please explain :S

I got one more question though, is swimming a really good exercise to lose weight and to work out ur upper body. I now it is for my legs, when I swim a 500 free stroke and then a 300 breast stroke, its pretty painful. I cant even stand after that, and at the gym I can go to I can lift all the weights on the leg machines, so im taking thats a good thing lol.
 
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haha i got the same but i probably didnt do what most people would recomend, i just worked through the pain and eventually i got used to it now its better and i dont ache all over after only 2 hours :) and i definatly recon you should stretch before weights cause it just gives a bit more length to your muscles and therefore less likely to injure them ect.
um i guess you could just rest and ease slowly into working out and things will get better, or take my approch , but be carefull and listen to your body !!! :)
catcha
 
Depends on what your weight lifting routine is. How much are you lifting in terms of sets, reps and total weight. You may be pushing yourself too hard too fast - especially if you're new to weight lifting. I'd need more details to help out, but the general rule is, you really should feel "pain" after a workout. I know the popular adage is, "no pain, no gain," but nothing could be further from the truth. If you are lifting properly, you may have some muscle soreness but you shouldn't feel "pain." If you do, you should rest and then when you hit it again, slow things down a bit and ease yourself into your weight lifting program.

Travis Van Slooten
 
samaldaas1 said:
I do feel the muscle soreness, but it feels like im going to throw up everytime I stand up, I did 150 sit ups...
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HA HA!!! So that is what I got to look forward to. I plan to weight train after I reach my target weight.
 
Hey there,

You really shouldn't be feeling like your gonna throw up. You should start a bit lighter than what you are. Just learn the form with light weights and controlled tempo and up the weights weekly. And don't go even near failure, as you're a newbie and don't need that big stimulus to workand grow your muscles and will only be asking for an injury.
 
There is no need for 150 situps. Besides being unnecessary where do you go from there? Your just starting you need to start thing low and build up. What are your goals? If it is fat loss then all the situps in the world wont help you, if your bodyfat is already low and you wanna have bigger abs you should do various ab exercises. You can even do weighted ones for that matter. Situps focus more on your hip flexors anyways, look up ab exercise and try some others.
 
150 sit ups... too much unnecessary.

Do 80 sit ups in 2 mins. Once after you stretch all of your muscles, then go on to work on the muscles you want to (except abs) do the obliques... and more muscles, then 80 in 2 mins when you are finished and then RE-STRETCH to end your day.
 
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