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Title: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: nodeal on September 04, 2008, 10:19:29 PM
it seems to me like i stay sore longer than the average person. for example, after a good chest workout i remain sore for about 4 days until it completely goes away. legs can stay sore for about 5 days until it is completely gone, especially after squats.

i dont know if this is really a problem, doesnt seem to be, just seems a little unusual.

anyone else stay sore for this long or is it just me?
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: thewickedtruth on September 04, 2008, 10:57:15 PM
soreness is usually indicative of a few things..

a new routine you've started, you're new to begin with, diet isn't enough to keep up with the needed recovery, or you've actually injured yourself...

If I'm sore it's either because i haven't been eating well or I have hurt myself now-a-days. Take a step back adn look at all those possible options and see what gives out first. Atlarge nutrition makes a product called ETS that I take. Outstanding for keeping delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) at bay.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: nodeal on September 04, 2008, 11:04:52 PM
soreness is usually indicative of a few things..

a new routine you've started, you're new to begin with, diet isn't enough to keep up with the needed recovery, or you've actually injured yourself...

If I'm sore it's either because i haven't been eating well or I have hurt myself now-a-days. Take a step back adn look at all those possible options and see what gives out first. Atlarge nutrition makes a product called ETS that I take. Outstanding for keeping delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) at bay.

how does ETS keep you from getting sore? what are some things my diet could be lacking that would cause this muscle soreness? one thing i do is eat a lot of fruits and veggies and whole grains so i dont think it could be any vitamin or mineral deficiency. i always thought i consumed a decent amount of protein, carbs, and fat in a 60 20 20 ratio, so i dunno...odd.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: thewickedtruth on September 04, 2008, 11:16:55 PM
how does ETS keep you from getting sore? what are some things my diet could be lacking that would cause this muscle soreness? one thing i do is eat a lot of fruits and veggies and whole grains so i dont think it could be any vitamin or mineral deficiency. i always thought i consumed a decent amount of protein, carbs, and fat in a 60 20 20 ratio, so i dunno...odd.
how much protien are you eating? what's your total caloric intake?

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Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: Emmortal on September 05, 2008, 12:02:20 AM
1-2 days tops during a typical routine, can get slightly worse when I change routines until I adjust.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: webcake on September 05, 2008, 01:05:34 AM
I've noticed a huge decrease in the severity of DOMS simply by stretching more. Like a lot of people, i always use to make just a token effort to stretch. Now, i make stretching a part of my workout. In between sets and after a workout, i stretch. DOMS is now minimal at best and i just feel better (less tight, pain, etc) just through the stretching.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: AVBG on September 05, 2008, 03:30:04 AM
arms & shoulders= never any soreness
back & chest= up to 2-3 days
legs= up to six days
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: Bluto on September 05, 2008, 04:17:38 AM
Couple of days.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: CalvinH on September 05, 2008, 05:59:26 AM
2 days for upper body.
3 for legs.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: nodeal on September 05, 2008, 10:18:17 AM
I've noticed a huge decrease in the severity of DOMS simply by stretching more. Like a lot of people, i always use to make just a token effort to stretch. Now, i make stretching a part of my workout. In between sets and after a workout, i stretch. DOMS is now minimal at best and i just feel better (less tight, pain, etc) just through the stretching.


stretching before your workout, or after? or both?

arms & shoulders= never any soreness
back & chest= up to 2-3 days
legs= up to six days

ok this sounds almost exactly like me except back will be sore 2-3 and chest will be 3-4. also 6 days is not uncommon for leg soreness. and i never get soreness in my shoulders either. glad im not alone here.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: flexingtonsteele on September 05, 2008, 10:49:16 AM
my hamstrings are the only thing that gets sore nowadays, nothing else!

I guess a good diet does help with recovery :)
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: IrishMuscle84 on September 05, 2008, 01:25:48 PM
Before, I would never get sore. This is gonna be my first full week back to training after a 2 month layoff. After doing chest Wed, and arms yesterday, WOW. Im fuckin sore as fuck. I would have to say my legs are the only muscles that get sore, and their kinda retarded cuz they wont get sore until 3 days after i train them.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: Emmortal on September 05, 2008, 01:55:49 PM
I've noticed a huge decrease in the severity of DOMS simply by stretching more. Like a lot of people, i always use to make just a token effort to stretch. Now, i make stretching a part of my workout. In between sets and after a workout, i stretch. DOMS is now minimal at best and i just feel better (less tight, pain, etc) just through the stretching.


I definitely noticed this as well when I started doing DC extreme stretching after my workouts, reduced DOMS considerably especially in my quads.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: danielson on September 05, 2008, 01:56:21 PM
Perpetually
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: webcake on September 05, 2008, 07:07:16 PM
stretching before your workout, or after? or both?

Between sets and after.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: pumpster on September 05, 2008, 08:32:04 PM
Length of DOMS also depends on training frequency; the more often the muscle's hit the faster it recovers based on repeated bout effect.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: Method101 on September 06, 2008, 11:10:43 PM
I trained legs last Sunday, and my legs were sore untill  wednesday lol.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: CAPTAIN INSANO on September 07, 2008, 06:54:07 AM
Trained Legs on Friday, always much more sore 2 days after training. Not when running Test, recovery is mindblowing
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: Charfman84 on September 07, 2008, 04:19:52 PM
After a leg or back workout usually about 2-3 days depending on how hard I trained or if I added extra sets.  Anything else is usually a day or no soreness.
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: ozman on September 08, 2008, 01:20:30 PM
2 to 3 days
Title: Re: how long do you stay sore for?
Post by: elite_lifter on September 10, 2008, 07:04:34 PM
Only noticeable soreness comes after leg workouts which are done once a week for a total of 22 sets. WTruth, don't know what you're claiming about nutrition and protein intake ???. My diet is on point and my protein intake is just over 250grams per day and I weigh 226.