Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....

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2007-04-23 10:07 PM
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Subject: RE: Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....
Enjoy it.
2007-04-23 10:07 PM
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Subject: RE: Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....

I don't feel muscle soreness after long endurance-paced work, although I may feel overall fatigue (i.e., feel like I want to nap).

I rarely feel muscle fatigue after even sprint or hill work, if it's work that I'm accustomed to doing.

On the other hand, my muscles will be very sore from even moderate work if it's something that I don't do regularly.

2007-04-23 10:47 PM
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Congrats - looks like your body is adjusting to the workload and stress.

Keep up the good work!

2007-04-24 12:20 AM
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Subject: RE: Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....
After a long run I want to take a nap, like dredwards said, but I don't get sore. But I am doing speed workouts/hill workouts once per week and I am really sore after those! New stress to my muscles.
2007-04-24 1:27 AM
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Subject: RE: Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....
Contrary to the "no pain, no gain" mantra you here in gyms, sports science has concluded that muscle soreness really doesn't mean anything. Well, that's not completely true. If your muscles hurt so bad that touching the muscle hurts, then you have seriously overworked the muscle and need lots of rest. This will occur very rarely and will involve some type of weight training. Also, if you start a new exercise movement that you're not used to, your muscles will initially be sore as they adapt to the movement. But the short answer to your question is that a lack of muscle soreness does not mean that you need to work harder. Your progress is key - focus on that. As long as you're improving, your training is going well.

2007-04-24 2:19 AM
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Subject: RE: Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....

You should consider your self lucky!

I am ALWAYS sore seems like.  I have been struggling with it forever.  Seems like no matter what I do I'm sore.  Probably becuase I constantly over due it, unlike what you seem to be doing- being SMART!  I neede now be to smat...sigh...I'm working on it.

Congrats on the progress...



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2007-04-24 7:00 AM
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Subject: RE: Feeling muscle soreness versus not feeling it....

I agree with everyone here.  When I was seeing a personal trainer, he said that his clients expect to be sore after every workout and they think the workouts aren't effective if they not sore afterward.  He told me that maybe after the first couple of workouts you might get sore, but after that, you shouldn't.

Sooooo, not being sore is a good thing.  I would go by the perception of exertion rather than soreness to determine whether you need to increase resistance, etc.

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