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Novice 
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I've been lifting on and off for 3 or 4 years now, but only gotten really serious lately. I have two questions I should know the answer to: 1) Why arent my muscles sore after every workout? When I am done lifting, my muscles will feel like jelly, and I can't lift another weight. Usually the next day my muscles just feel weak though, not sore. Sometimes they will get sore, but not usually. Does this mean I am not warming up/cooling down properly? Or am I just not getting as effective a workout as I should every time? 2) I know you can't spot reduce fat, but it's really pissing me off that I can't get rid of some of this extra weight. I used to be pretty heavy, about 6'4, 250,(at one point I got up to 280 for a couple months) alot of which was fat. I started doing cardio and getting a better diet so I could slim down, once I hit 220 I strictly used diet to get down to 205. My plan was to get down to 205 and bulk up again with mostly muscle this time. Now I am about 210 and my body fat is lower than it ever has been, but I just don't seem to have much definition. Could this be because my skin is just stretched out? Is my only hope of getting RIPPED to put on 30 or 40 more pounds of muscle? Thanks guys I appreciate any help you more experienced pro's might have for me!     | ||
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 45 |
the soreness depends on what kind of lifting you're doing as well as how you're warming up. If you warm up properly you greatly decrease the chance of being sore the next day. If you're powerlifting you're gaining strength more than muscle and you won't be sore as much, while if you're bodybuilding you'll be sore quite often. As for the fat, could be excess skin, you oughta see a doc and find out if it's fat or just stretched skin ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 27 |
1 ) Soreness is not an idication of growth... You should make sure the are progressing with the amount of weight you can handle each week.. Thats what is important.. I would be interested to know how many sets you do... I have started becomeong more sore after I cut my sets down and I am progressing faster....
Have yourself measured and see what you bf is... Then let us know what it is.. Hope that helps.. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 100 |
If you have been lifting on and off, and not seriously, you could be lacking some muscular endurance. You have to work your muscles to their maximum potential in order to see the greatest results. You must do so whether you are bulking or cutting. If you are burning out before you max your muscles potential you might need to stick to core lifts/basic sets and reps for a period of two weeks. Progress after you have some muscular endurance. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 139 |
I'd say if you're not sore, you are lacking intensity. I used to have this problem. I'd pread out a workout over sometyimes 2 1/2 hours and feel fine the next day... then i started really digging in and got some pretty good results. I'm not necessarily suggesting HIT, but a little less rest can greatly help. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 140 |
If you're not changing your lifts around, the answer to number one is VARIETY. Mix it up. Muscles adapt, don't let 'em. Do something new with intensity, you'll be sore. ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 231 |
Hulk is correct. You do not have to always get sore in order to build muscle. If you find that you're not gaining any strength using your routine, then that's a problem. You are most likely overtraining. I recommend switching to low volume. HIT has worked great for me. I recommend it to everyone. If you any other questions, please ask. ------------------ Check out http://pub30.ezboard.com/bhitsgymofbodybuilding -HB- |
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posted December 07, 2000 11:00 PM