Workout Beginner Here! Any advice on how to deal with this HORRIBLE muscle soreness?

This pain is starting to discourage me! How can I work through this?Workout Beginner Here! Any advice on how to deal with this HORRIBLE muscle soreness?
Just keep going. Typically, the soreness is worse 2 days after you work out...not the very first day after. The best way that I've found to relieve soreness is drink a TON of water, and work out again. You are going to be very sore the first few times, its a given. Your muscles are literally tearing and rebuilding themselves. It's good though, dont get discouraged, it will get a little bit less painful every time. Your doing good for your body. Keep it up!!!Workout Beginner Here! Any advice on how to deal with this HORRIBLE muscle soreness?
when your starting out; dont go all out and push too hard or you'll hurt youself!!





There are muscle creams and heating pads to relax them if you are pushing them but you shouldnt need them --





workout every other day or maybe just 3 times a week to give your muscles a day or so to rest. But believe me it will pass and you will feel great and know that it was all worth it when the pounds start coming off %26lt;3





hope it helps
whatever you do dont stop working out! give your body a day of rest. the day after, work out but half the intensity and make sure that out you stretch out afterwards. If you are really hurting, ice packs should ease the pain. welcome to fitness world! :)
Wow-- sounds like you are really believing that old adage of ';no pain, no gain';....


hehehe


My suggestion is to be a little less brutal, to begin with.





And then to do the following:


(1)Keep hydrated. You don't have to drink enough water to drown a camel, as some might suggest, but do eat more fresh, ripe, juicy, organic fruits and raw veggies. These will definitely help with the 'cleansing' that is going on (the pain is partly your body releasing the lactic acid from your muscles... all those years of eating dairy and meat and other high acid foods).


(2)Keep your muscles warm. Ask any athlete to explain this.


(3)Have a nice warm post-workout soak in a real sucky combination of stuff that pleases you... how about taking a 1/2 cup of Epsom Salts (buy at the drug store) and adding about 10 drops of pure (unadulterated with solvents that is) essential oils such as Lavender or Sandalwood. Put some Panaway on muscles that are really achey... or Relieve It! (very warming and pleasant-- not at all like Absorbine Jr. or other linaments).


(4)If you come home with aches from the gym, do immediate hydrotherapy icing... place a styrofoam cup of water in the freezer before you leave for the gym. Peel it back as needed, and rub in small, contintuously moving circles on the painful parts for seven minutes (no more, no less). Then warm up the muscle with a warm washcloth, then gently massage with Virgin Coconut Oil. The bright red color indicates 'circulation' which =healing.





Enjoy your new muscles!





Away with Pain!!





~HealthiaCynthia


Certified Comprehensive Coach


Moderator for brand-new Yahoo! group


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you don't want to be a weightlifter right? lol you can still keep working out, with consistency the pain will subside. However, be sure that your pain isn't severe and you haven't torn anything. If it is very difficult to engage in normal acitivities (like going up and down the stairs without using the railing or wall as a crutch) then it would be wise to take a couple of days off. After you are back to normal, workout but not as intensely as you did before. Try half of whatever gave you pain and work your way back up. Oh and Tiger Balm (found in any drug store) is great for sore muscles, just don't ignore dabilitating pain!


And, warm up your muscles with a light jog (gets your heart rate up too) before and also to cool them down after. Don't forget to stretch!Good luck!
You're doing too much...back off...some minor soreness is normal but if you are in great pain, enough to discourage you from working out, you're over doing it...





Not knowing what you are doing, how much, or for how long, it's tough to be more specific than that...





Just take it easy, and don't work the same muscle group 2 days in a row...focus on a different muscle group(s) each day (in addition to your cardio) and let the one(s) from the previous day rest...that's how they get stronger...
Keep going, just lighten up. You should go heavy earlier in the week, then light later in the week. The soreness is caused by the buildup of lactic acid in your muscles. This is the sign of a successful workout. When your muscles work hard enough, they burn energy that causes lactic acid to build up. If you keep working out, but lighten up, the blood flow to your muscles will increase, removing the lactic acid. The pain should disappear within a week or two. Stretching will also help. Whatever you do, do NOT lounge around; this will only make it worse.
Not much you can do, but you can try contrast showers (going from cold water to hot water), light exercise and stretching to stimulate blood flow, and over the counter pain relievers (last resort!).





The intensity of soreness will decrease once you get used to exercising.
Be sure to strech before and after you exercise because the pain may be coing from u not streching properly or enough... It is normal to be sore but after a week or so your body should start etting used to it!
taking a hot bath helps you soothe your sore muscles.