To the OP, to help reduce soreness: 1) Stretch after you are done weight training for about 5-15 minutes. 2) drink lots of water (reduce cramps)
As for feeling sore, it's a nice feeling to have that makes you feel like you had a "good" workout. With this said, it does NOT mean that you workout less intense or weaker. Let me explain, during my bulking phase when I eat a tons with supplement; I am only slightly sore and when i am sore it persist for only a few hours. Now when I am on a "cutting" diet, I lift about 25% less than before (both in weights and time) but am a lot more sore and last for days.
Soreness may make you feel like you had a "good" workout but you do not need to feel this way to achieve gains. Throw the whole concept of "no pain, no gains!!!" out the window. Like someone else posted, measure your gains in terms of how many more reps or weights you can lift more OR in term of sized gained or definition/toness.
Good luck. Btw DOMS (delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) usually does not happens until a day or two after lifting.
As for feeling sore, it's a nice feeling to have that makes you feel like you had a "good" workout. With this said, it does NOT mean that you workout less intense or weaker. Let me explain, during my bulking phase when I eat a tons with supplement; I am only slightly sore and when i am sore it persist for only a few hours. Now when I am on a "cutting" diet, I lift about 25% less than before (both in weights and time) but am a lot more sore and last for days.
Soreness may make you feel like you had a "good" workout but you do not need to feel this way to achieve gains. Throw the whole concept of "no pain, no gains!!!" out the window. Like someone else posted, measure your gains in terms of how many more reps or weights you can lift more OR in term of sized gained or definition/toness.
Good luck. Btw DOMS (delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) usually does not happens until a day or two after lifting.