OK, I have decided to start running/walking as another form of exercise. I ran/walked 5 miles Sunday and now my body is absolutely aching. My question is, should I lay around until the pain subsides or would it help to get out there and run again so my body gets used to it? I would like to eventually go everyday but am not trying to now, just trying to go 3 times a week and build on that.
Rest and then start back up slow. Don't push it. Don't listen to this no pain no gain when it comes to jogging. You can pull and tear muscles and then your butt ain't going nowhere Jack.
I'm no expert, but I think the overall view for someone like you is... wait one day (and only one) and then walk again. When you're able to walk the 5 miles without much pain, you my be ready to increase. But when you increase, I think you'd want to increase from 5 miles to 7-8 miles, still walking every other day (not doing 5 miles every day).
Walk it off. Same thing has happened to me before, after not exercising for a long time then doing it will make your muscles inflame or something, and you need to walk for about 15-20 min for a few days and it'll wear off
Also... Spend some time stretching and stay hydrated, before, during, and after. Don't push it. I started running 3 miles a day and love it. You feel amazing afterwards.
depends on the ache. dull ache, keep at it. sharp, rest up a bit. i'm not a pro trainer but thats what i've done in the past.
My body is usually is some sort of exercise pain throughout the year. But generally when I start running, it will hurt for the first 10-15 minutes, but then the body will dull out the pain. When you are finished with your workout, it will hurt some more, but you will feel better about yourself knowing that you have withstood pain and kept yourself in shape.
yeah, in order for that pain to go away is either rest or going to jog again the next day, thats what i did, i was sore, really sore after the first day, the next day after i warmed up it didnt hurt, then the next day the soreness was half gone, your muscles just have to get used to it.
Rest, take it easy, try not to do anything too strenuos between jogs, when you don't feel anywhere near as bad, go back out there. And 5 miles on your first time? That might be pushing it. Start less and work your way up.
5 miles!?!? How long was your break? Usually you have to take baby steps. 1mile than 5 miles and so on...
I just tweaked (not terrible but I can feel it) my lower back doing squats this morning. Not cool. I've had lower back problems in the past so I'm hoping it isn't that big of a deal.
man, i wish i could do squats. my knees are fukked up right now. i've got chondromalacia. it's doesn't result from injury, just overuse. i can't bend w/o hearing snap, crackle, pop.
I know this might be a stupid question but I am just not seriously getting into this exercise thing. So, what are squats and crunches?
Ok guys as many of you know my Wife is a fitness guru/trainer. blah blah blah.. Here is her reply on your Issue LilPun Simple Answer: You body responds better when you ease into the activity. For example, if you were to cut logs, would you work non-stop until all the logs were finished and end up with blisters, or would you work on a few at a time and complete it over a few days and end up with callouses? You want callouses, not blisters. You need to allow your body to recover and adapt to the exercise. The Real Answer:. The level of stress you place on your musculoskeletal joints affect your tissues. The adaptive response of your body is to perform the movement with the least amount of stress. If you are deconditioned or if your tissues are unable to handle the intensity load, you will place undue stress on your joints and musculotendinous system. My suggestion is to slowly ease into the activity, by briskly walking instead of running. You're muscle fibers have undergone excessive mictrotrauma which causes that extreme soreness. I suggest performing self-myofascial release or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation to prevent the muscle fibers from tightening. The increased flexibility will help shorten the muscle soreness by allowing more blood flow to those muscle and surrounding tissue....
this is a squat link form is very important. try to make sure you can do one without the bar with ease. then, add the bar. then weights as you go along. you DON'T want to do this exercise if you can't do it properly. well, that goes for any exercise actually.
By the Way I'm like WTF when she replied to my e-mail on your question... I have no idea whats sup in the 2nd paragraph lol
Dude, that sucks. I know I have something similar in my right shoulder but it isn't very bad. I can definitely hear and feel stuff crunching around in there though. The thing that really pisses me off is that I could feel my form slipping. I just wanted to push two more out. Down on the first was I was like, oh ****. I knew I had ****ed it up. My back went the wrong way to compensate for too much weight and it tweaked. I'm going to stretch like nuts for the next few days and hope it eases out. I absolutely need to get a belt, I don't know why I haven't gotten one before. Another thing that pisses me off about it is that my son is supposed to pitch tonight and I wanted to warm him up since it is his first real start. I'm not sure if I can squat like that for 20 minutes.
hey, ever use a foam roller? those things do miracles for soreness. i don't know how they would work on a tweaked back but it couldn't hurt. actually, the foam roller hurts a lot. but it's a good hurt. they are basically pvc pipes wrapped in foam that come in various sizes. http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=475832
