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Title: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: jaejonna on January 31, 2007, 01:50:15 PM

I played Basketball last night then did four super sets of Bench press w/ Flys... then just did cable crossovers (3 sets) ....I was planning to do chest on Thursday (today is back) because I didn't consider that a chest workout but today my chest is sore as hell.  So the question is , Does soreness equal a good workout ? I remember times when I would do alot of weight, heavy volume and not be sore.

What the deallio ?

discuss

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: The Heckler on January 31, 2007, 01:58:43 PM

Quote from: jaejonna on January 31, 2007, 01:50:15 PM

I played Basketball last night then did four super sets of Bench press w/ Flys... then just did cable crossovers (3 sets) ....I was planning to do chest on Thursday (today is back) because I didn't consider that a chest workout but today my chest is sore as hell.  So the question is , Does soreness equal a good workout ? I remember times when I would do alot of weight, heavy volume and not be sore.

What the deallio ?

discuss

two words: 'training board'  ::)

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: Knowledge on January 31, 2007, 02:37:08 PM

muscle damage maybe which will end up being muscle growth

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: Sergio Rules 77 on January 31, 2007, 03:34:03 PM

I've got a Flex article by Chris Aceto and he says "Muscle soreness doesn't mean muscle growth, it means you've got protein post mortem" WTF ::). Don't ask me what that means.

SERGIO!!!!

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: Bobby on February 01, 2007, 02:14:23 AM

'always sore' is a good thing no?

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: rccs on February 01, 2007, 02:51:15 AM

Quote from: Knowledge on January 31, 2007, 02:37:08 PM

muscle damage maybe which will end up being muscle growth

Of course!

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: Tapeworm on February 01, 2007, 03:57:20 AM

Quote from: rccs on February 01, 2007, 02:51:15 AM

Of course!

Assuming you don't fvck it up with poor diet, hydration, and rest.

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: rccs on February 01, 2007, 04:30:22 AM

Quote from: Tapeworm on February 01, 2007, 03:57:20 AM

Assuming you don't fvck it up with poor diet, hydration, and rest.

Of course!

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: Cooker on February 09, 2007, 06:11:28 AM

I think I have read a few studies that mentioned DOMS is not an indicator of muscle growth.  Wasn't this topic brought up recently?  There would be a lot of good information about this topic in that thread

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: Princess L on February 09, 2007, 10:42:49 AM

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=116745.msg1694583#msg1694583

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=106285.0

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=91473.msg1320816#msg1320816

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=50360.0

Title: Re: Soreness = Muscle Growth ?
Post by: pumpster on February 09, 2007, 10:49:42 AM

Not to get too involved yet again i believe that soreness in the context of conventional weight training does make a difference. Others don't believe it does.

In the absence of proof either way i think the answer is obvious: cover all bases with a conservative approach that covers all bases by assuming it probably does.