For those who work out...

[soulflyer]

Whats the best rememdy for aching muslces the next morning after a good workout?

i normally massage them, but it dont help much.

Aside from that, the only thing i can think of is a hot bath, relaxes the muscles a little.

[MrPaNDoO]

i'm fat :)

[bigjoe]

more protien ? no pain no gain ......

[sensousglitter]

there's not much you can do really.
i guess massage, take a hot bath, use peppermint oil to soothe the muscles or spray on some muscle rub. and do some light stretching, nothing hardcore. just dont over-exert.

[soulflyer]

more protien ? no pain no gain ......


Protein builds muscle, it doesn't deal with the accumulation of lactic acid in the body.

[gbaby1401]

ummmmm i would say...stretch some more before the work out....

[gburgdesi]

run a mile or 2 and the soreness will be gone

[methodman535]

Why do you care? If someone bothered posting a solution you wouldnt have the ability to follow through on it anyway.

[Aurovon]

your muscle aches after your workouts? how long has this been hapening? if ur a begenner i can understand otherwise you might be overrtraining. either way i have not had a problem with this so i wouldnt know, but i heard glutamine might help...and how is ur diet btw?

[SharpenedMango]

i always do loads of streching exercises. still doesnt extinguish the pain tho....from what i hear feeling stiff is a bad thing. means u've done something wrong in ur workout (dont worry we all do it) so there is a way to prevent it all together....maybe more stretches? i dunno

[BoNeThuG]

i just cry that my muscles hurt and play madden for like 4 hours

[kg3000]

cool down after your workout, it'll get rid of some of the latic acid

[soulflyer]

your muscle aches after your workouts? how long has this been hapening? if ur a begenner i can understand otherwise you might be overrtraining. either way i have not had a problem with this so i wouldnt know, but i heard glutamine might help...and how is ur diet btw?


Aurovon, remember i box so my exercise is highly anaerobic. HEnce the copious amounts of lactic acid in my body. Diet is pretty much composed of me eating twice in a day, and if am training that day, i'll eat 1 hour before i train, and 2 hours after.

[sensousglitter]

Protein builds muscle, it doesn't deal with the accumulation of lactic acid in the body.
lactic acid would mean that you have cramps in your muscles, so they're not only sore, but you have cramps? the only way to fix that is loads of water and a sports drink to replace the lost electrolytes in your body.

[Aurovon]

i forgot bout boxing!

[soulflyer]

lactic acid would mean that you have cramps in your muscles, so they're not only sore, but you have cramps? the only way to fix that is loads of water and a sports drink to replace the lost electrolytes in your body.



Another observation - you are very very cute...and you're form the UK!!! where you from? lemme know so i can stalk you down! :p ;) ;)

[_InFaMouSx]

Whats the best rememdy for aching muslces the next morning after a good workout?

i normally massage them, but it dont help much.

Aside from that, the only thing i can think of is a hot bath, relaxes the muscles a little.
hot bath i say is the best but there aint much u can do..
just keep doing weights n wrkout for days on end then it wnt hurt the day after

[sensousglitter]

:Oops: spanks. i live in London, going to UCL in september! (yes, bitches, i got in! haha) don't strain your muscles too much, while stalking me.

[reaz]

Protein builds muscle, it doesn't deal with the accumulation of lactic acid in the body.


aren't you a med student? don't you know that the morning after your body is not aching because of the lactic acid but because of the torn and stressed out muscle tissue?

[sensousglitter]

aren't you a med student? don't you know that the morning after your body is not aching because of the lactic acid but because of the torn and stressed out muscle tissue?
exactly what i was thinking...

[ShivaChrist]

Whats the best rememdy for aching muslces the next morning after a good workout?

i normally massage them, but it dont help much.

Aside from that, the only thing i can think of is a hot bath, relaxes the muscles a little.

Have someone else massage them... :)

[soulflyer]

aren't you a med student? don't you know that the morning after your body is not aching because of the lactic acid but because of the torn and stressed out muscle tissue?


that is not the reason why they ache...The tears are so small and insignificant to cause that much pain. And as i said, i exercise in an anaerobic fashion - boxing being an anaerobic sport so lactic acid accumulates.

[reaz]

that is not the reason why they ache...The tears are so small and insignificant to cause that much pain. And as i said, i exercise in an anaerobic fashion - boxing being an anaerobic sport so lactic acid accumulates.

you're talking about the morning after.

assuming that you work out right before you go to sleep, that gives your body 7-8 hours to break down the lactic acid. yea. i am sure it's not lactic acid.

edit: wait. you were talking about kickboxing. hmm. i am still skeptic but i'll give you benefit of the doubt since i am not sure about how much lactic acid your body produces during kickboxing and how quickly it is able to break it down.

[soulflyer]

you're talking about the morning after.

assuming that you work out right before you go to sleep, that gives your body 7-8 hours to break down the lactic acid. yea. i am sure it's not lactic acid.

edit: wait. you were talking about kickboxing. hmm. i am still skeptic but i'll give you benefit of the doubt since i am not sure about how much lactic acid your body produces during kickboxing and how quickly it is able to break it down.


not kickboxing - boxing as in muhammed ali boxing...i'm an amateur boxer, light heavyweight division.

[reaz]

not kickboxing - boxing as in muhammed ali boxing...i'm an amateur boxer, light heavyweight division.


this is what your problem sounded like. it's referred to as DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm

[soulflyer]

this is what your problem sounded like. it's referred to as DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm



interesting....thanks for that!

[reaz]

interesting....thanks for that!

and as you can see here
http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/lactic.htm

lactic acid breaks down in an hour or so.

here is the deal; lactic acid inhibits muscle mobility when the max limit of the muscle is reached. once the tissues reach the saturation point the muscle is rendered immobile and the breakdown process starts. at this point you may experience cramps.

but as your initial post indicated it's not lactic acid but DOMS that is affecting you as it affects all of us when we work out intensively.