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Do you work through the soreness after lifting weights after a long break?

Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:56 pm
Posted by NittanyLionsRoar
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Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:56 pm
Been months and just now trying to get back into it. I did a hard chest workout friday and can't even stretch my arms back at all. Is it okay to do chest again tomorrow? I'm doing the prison workout, chest arms and shoulders only.
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117676 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:57 pm to
Yeah
Lift through the pain baw.
Posted by Melvin
Member since Apr 2011
23535 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 8:59 pm to
Nah I usually wait until most of the soreness is gone before I work those muscle groups again.
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:01 pm to
Delayed onset muscle soreness is normal after not working out for a while. As long as it isn't injury pain, work through it. The soreness will dissapte with increased blood flow during your warm up sets.
This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 9:07 pm
Posted by SabiDojo
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:03 pm to
The other night I was doing handstands in yoga and my mats slipped out from under me and my kneecaps hit the mats hard. Underneath the mats is tile floor. I'm in some mild pain. Working upper body tonight and I'll see how it feels in the morning.

Not soreness, but you get the picture. Oh, and yoga helps soreness, imo.
Posted by UFownstSECsince1950
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:03 pm to
Why don't you workout back or legs?
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:05 pm to
quote:

chest arms and shoulders only.


Lol wut?
Posted by Boats n Hose
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Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:15 pm to
If it's really sore/not recovered I might lighten up the weight/do less reps but I'll still work it out again. It helps the soreness IMO.
Posted by Phat Phil
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Member since May 2010
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:17 pm to
Wait an extra day or two and you'll be good to go. I tried lifting weight when sore and it made it even more sore. Resting is important.
Posted by Spankum
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Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:22 pm to
I personally wouldn't work out again until some of the soreness subsides...I think you can get hurt pretty easily while working out if you are really sore...
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Member since May 2009
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:26 pm to
So you have not worked out in months but want to work out the same muscles in back to back days?
Posted by Amazing Moves
Member since Jan 2014
6044 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:26 pm to
That's the right answer. Abs are about the only thing you can workout everyday.
Posted by Chris Farley
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:30 pm to
There's nothing wrong with lifting when you are sore, but you're going to hurt yourself eventually if you don't do any abs or back.
Posted by xXLSUXx
New Orleans, LA
Member since Oct 2010
10305 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

So you have not worked out in months but want to work out the same muscles in back to back days?


? He worked out Friday. That would give him two rest days between workouts.

But yeah, OP:
quote:

chest arms and shoulders only.

is a terrible idea. Without working out complementary muscle groups (i.e. back) you'll develop a rounded posture and forward "hunch" that will cause back problems later on. And also, do legs bro. Everyone needs to deadlift.
Posted by baseballmind1212
Missouri City
Member since Feb 2011
3251 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 9:51 pm to
If you research anything about opposite acting muscles you'll learn that your chest can only grow so much without lifting your back. Eventually you'll suffer a pulled muscle at the least

But to answer OP's question if your feeling really sore go run. Run just enough to work up a good sweat before you workout. The soreness will greatly diminish
Posted by tunechi
Member since Jun 2009
10169 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:03 pm to
This you OP?

This post was edited on 12/14/14 at 11:04 pm
Posted by toosleaux
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Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:09 pm to
We got a friend a shirt that says chest & tri's on days that end in Y.
Posted by biglego
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Member since Nov 2007
76157 posts
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:09 pm to
I do crossfit on my non-lift days
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:13 pm to
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:24 pm to
xXLSUXx

Yeah I read that too. Are you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us? Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter? Is that your thing? You come into a forum, you copy some obscure passage and then paste it off as your own idea just to impress some mods and neg my friend? See the sad thing about a guy like you is that in 50 years you're gonna start doing some thinking on your own and you're gonna come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life: One, don't do that. And two, you dropped $150 on some ****in’ Cell Tech which you could have got for $10.50 in generic brand creatine.
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