how long do you stay sore for?

[nodeal]

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?

[thewickedtruth]

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.

[nodeal]

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.

[thewickedtruth]

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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[Emmortal]

1-2 days tops during a typical routine, can get slightly worse when I change routines until I adjust.

[webcake]

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.

[AVBG]

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

[Bluto]

Couple of days.

[CalvinH]

2 days for upper body.
3 for legs.

[nodeal]

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.

[flexingtonsteele]

my hamstrings are the only thing that gets sore nowadays, nothing else!

I guess a good diet does help with recovery

[IrishMuscle84]

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.

[Emmortal]

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.

[danielson]

Perpetually

[webcake]

stretching before your workout, or after? or both?

Between sets and after.

[pumpster]

Length of DOMS also depends on training frequency; the more often the muscle's hit the faster it recovers based on repeated bout effect.

[Method101]

I trained legs last Sunday, and my legs were sore untill  wednesday lol.

[CAPTAIN INSANO]

Trained Legs on Friday, always much more sore 2 days after training. Not when running Test, recovery is mindblowing

[Charfman84]

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.

[ozman]

2 to 3 days

[elite_lifter]

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.