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To sore or not to sore....
...from my own little experience - having started back in last April with free weights - I have noticed that everytime I push myself in my liftings going heavy with a max of 6 or 8 reps per set, I get sore mostly when:
- I "surprise"/shock the muscle by rotating and doing something different of what the muscle "expects" of.
For instance: on legs day, if I started the last workout with squats, then on the next one I start with leg extensions, or lunges, followed by squats, and so forth. In short: Rotation.
- In the beguinning, I 'd follow a routine by doing the same thing, in the same order, soreness was almost not an issue, my muscle "learned" quickly, you get the point.
Genetics plays a role in this too I suppose. I know I have more slow twitch fiber muscle than fast ones (from my running long distance years), my muscles can get used to endurance fairly easy, I might not be the strongest but I can go on the whole day, if you know what I mean. Knowing this, I try not to let my muscles
get accustomed to patterns, I try to shock them every time:
"Keeping them guessing", like somebody on this board said.
Now, everytime I workout I'm always sore the next day for that particular muscle group, some more than others but still sore...and most importantly I watching myself growing, I can see my muscles "swollen" soon after my workout...a good sign for growth? I hope so!
Correct me if I'm wrong....my two cents.
Corsaire
Borading party....AWAY!
...from my own little experience - having started back in last April with free weights - I have noticed that everytime I push myself in my liftings going heavy with a max of 6 or 8 reps per set, I get sore mostly when:
- I "surprise"/shock the muscle by rotating and doing something different of what the muscle "expects" of.
For instance: on legs day, if I started the last workout with squats, then on the next one I start with leg extensions, or lunges, followed by squats, and so forth. In short: Rotation.
- In the beguinning, I 'd follow a routine by doing the same thing, in the same order, soreness was almost not an issue, my muscle "learned" quickly, you get the point.
Genetics plays a role in this too I suppose. I know I have more slow twitch fiber muscle than fast ones (from my running long distance years), my muscles can get used to endurance fairly easy, I might not be the strongest but I can go on the whole day, if you know what I mean. Knowing this, I try not to let my muscles
get accustomed to patterns, I try to shock them every time:
"Keeping them guessing", like somebody on this board said.
Now, everytime I workout I'm always sore the next day for that particular muscle group, some more than others but still sore...and most importantly I watching myself growing, I can see my muscles "swollen" soon after my workout...a good sign for growth? I hope so!
Correct me if I'm wrong....my two cents.
Corsaire
Borading party....AWAY!
