I was at the gym yesterday and an ex coworker asked me for a way to put his abs to work as it was going to be his ab day. Mwuuahhhahahaha.
Never ask me this.
I know the pain.
I know how to make you sore the next day.
SUPER SET them I said.
Do one ab workout then immediately onto another. Break for 60 seconds and then do it again. I have had confirmation today…
He is sore.
I feel like a evil wicked man. But I know he will be loving the results if he keeps it up.
Does it hurt?
ReplyDeleteWhen is too much, too much?
Your body is smart in the sense that it was built with human behavior in minds. Break something, and it will build it back. HOWEVER, break it bad enough, it will repair back either too slow, or very poorly, SO what does this have to do with being sore after a workout?
Well as most probably know your muscles are hurting because you have damaged them. The aches and pain felt the day after a workout is due to muscles being used that aren’t normally or that are over used more than the usual. Tissue tear and what not…
So here’s the deal. If you’re sore the next day, your muscles are repairing themselves, if you’re not sore; you haven’t necessarily worked too little. What’s happened here is your muscles are just at the point of being able to keep up with what you throw at them. If you are sore you need to let that muscle repair. Rest, and move onto another muscle, while the soreness is still there your body is still going through a mini workout and the body will actually burn fat while you sit there doing nothing. But don’t be a slacker and just sit back.
You will know what sore is good and what sore is bad. The bad sore means, you’ve overdone it, it will be sharp, painful and makes doing the same exercise really painful. Whatever you did to make a pain like that… Stop it! It’s not good! I myself have injured a shoulder muscle or tendon or joint and believe me that put a dampener on weeks’ worth of workout, you’d be surprised how often you use it for workouts other than shoulder specifics.
If you’re not there yet take it lighter, get your form right and gradually work your way up (if your chasing size) and don’t let the other guys at the gym be your benchmark. Remember they might be lifting a 100kg on a squat but be a 7 foot giant built full of mass.
Have your break days and eat a little more on these days, because this is when your body will want the rebuild fuel the most.