What's the rule of thumb for lifting with soreness?

[acg1587]

I'm just curious what the rule of thumb is because I'm starting my routine next week, and I'd like to know just incase!

If you're sore, do you still go lift? Or if you're sore to the point of limited range of motion, take the day off?

Thanks guys,
acg

 

[jetjaguar]

well u should definitely rest in between lifting days .. i would just lift light when ur sore

 

[Timmy]

If you're in pain, take a day off.

If you can't perform due to discomfort, take a day off.

If you're following a prewritten program, and are sore, consider training through it.

If you can train through the soreness, do.

 

[Karky]

yeah it depends how sore you are.. sometimes ive gone to the gym with my upper traps being sore, i work out, they start to hurt like hell, so i cut all the exersices that hurts the upper traps on that day, and continue with the rest as planned.

 

[malkore]

yeah it kinda depends. if a small muscle group is sore, I just don't do anything to isolate it (like sore biceps or forearms, I won't do any curls that day, just compound back exercises)

but if a major muscle group like chest or quads is sore, skip it.

and when I say sore, I mean tight/stiff, with minor aches. If a muscle actually is tender or really tight, skip it. that's a still very damaged muscle that needs at least another 24-48 hours to recover.
if your muscles are so sore you consider taking ibuprofen or soemthing, you over did it. fairly easy when starting out, which is why newbies shoudl only do 1 set the first week or two, then add a set for a week or two...etc, until you''re at your programs desired set range.