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A challenging workout of Jerks
011 months ago
Holy cow am I sore. I know I said I love being fit and SORE but this may be a bit over the top. Note to self – doing 50m lunges for 3 rounds and then doing 200 squats over 2 days is just not the smartest approach to fitness for me. Most people skip one of those days due to their schedule, but not me and now I am paying for it. I usually like the feeling of sore muscles — it means I worked hard but not sure this was what I call working hard. I am not hurt but I am hurting. I am going to go use a foam roller and roll out my muscles to help loosen it all up a bit —
Warmupx2
jumping jacks 20
10 Pass Thrus
10 Push Ups
10 Good Mornings
10 Whirly Birds
Skill
Shoulder Press
Push Press
Press Jerk
WOD
Max Handstand Pushups
then
Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1
Push press 3-3-3-3-3
Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5
Totals:
HSPU – 8
SP: 55lb, 65lb, 85, 85, 85
PP: 65lb, 85lb, 85, 95, 105
PJ: 65lb, 85lb, 105, 85 –
I had a rough time doing anything that required doing a squat or press with my legs, hamstrings. So I stopped before I completed my Push Jerk. My form was crap and I didn’t want to hurt myself. My soreness really got to me. In hindsight, I should have took a rest day today and did not listen to my internal voice. Note to self: LISTEN next time!
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
01 year ago
by Stephy
in Fitness/Exercise
I’m like a broken record — I am S O R E from yesterday’s workout. So sore that today, I cut short my bargain basement elliptical workout this morning bc I was just too fatigued and sore. It’s great that I have been doing this boot camp program for over 2 years and can still get super sore — that’s what I love about it. Your muscles never get used to just doing one thing and you end up being sore on a regular basis. That’s good right??
So what I am feeling now is called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS for short. Sounds serious doesn’t it? To me it tells me that I worked hard and am building muscle! A lot of people stop working out when they feel it — and although I may not go full on at 100% while my muscles recover/heal but I don’t just stop — sometimes it actually makes me feel better to exercise while sore.. but that’s just me.
DOMS is a familiar experience for athletes at every level and can be described as muscles soreness that occurs 24 – 48 hours following intense exercise. The sensation can range from mild discomfort to debilitating pain.
Delayed onset muscle soreness differs from the acute muscle soreness that can be felt during or immediately following a heavy exercise bout. This is usually attributable to an increase in hydrogen ions associated with lactic acid accumulation or edema that build up of fluid in the tissues often referred to by bodybuilders as being pumped-up.
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/delayed-onset-muscle-soreness.html
Managing Sore Muscles and Aches and Pains
01 year ago
by Stephy
in Fitness/Exercise
Managing Sore Muscles and Aches and Pains.
Live fit and SORE right? But how do you manage being sore — even though it’s a good sore…
You work hard all week, so when the weekend finally rolls around you want to play just as hard. There’s nothing like a few rounds of golf, a hike in the mountains, or an intense workout at the gym to reinvigorate you.
Weekend warriors be warned, though — Saturday and Sunday activities can lead to Monday soreness.
What’s Causing My Sore Muscles?
It’s normal to have sore muscles after you work out, play sports, or even do housework, especially if:
* You did an activity you’re not used to (like running a marathon when you normally jog just a few miles).
* You suddenly kicked up your exercise intensity level or increased the length of your workout.
* You did eccentric exercises, in which you lengthened instead of shortened your muscle (like walking downhill or extending your arm during a bicep curl).
These changes to your exercise routine can lead to tiny injuries called microdamage in the muscle fibers and connective tissue. About a day later, you’ll start to feel sore.
“We call that delayed onset muscle soreness,” says Ethel Frese, PT, DPT, CCS, associate professor of Physical Therapy at St. Louis University. “It peaks within about 48 hours and then it will gradually get better.”
The good news is that when you do the same activity again, your muscles will start to get used to it. “You will actually have no soreness or less soreness, because now you’ve strengthened the muscle or connective tissue,” says Allan H. Goldfarb, PhD, FACSM, professor and exercise physiologist at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Livin Fit and SORE
12 years ago
by Stephy
in Fitness/Exercise
Warmup x 2:
high knees
lunges
heel to butt
sprints
Core x 2
general stretching
planks
back extension jumps (lean over and then jump up)
50 push-ups
workout:
1 mile run
15,12,10,9,6,3
box push-ups x 2
15db lunges (aka HELL) (1 round at 25lb db)
65lb OH push press
45lb sandbag dead lifts x 2
Today’s 1 mile run was really tough on me. It was freakin’ cold outside..below 40 degrees and with cold air like that, my asthma kicks in majorly. I did manage a 8:11 min mile which is not too shabby but not as good as the previous 2 weeks. I was thinking today about how my body is sore – always sore. Is there a point where a maintenance program is in order or is this the norm? This week its my quads. They hurt when any sort of pressure is on them and then when I move them. I don’t mean hurt where it’s unbearable, just hurt like workout sore but a very hard workout sore. Is this normal? Is this a good thing? Do I need to give my body a break and do cardio for a week with very little lifting to give my body recovery time. I don’t know but that was what was going through my mind this morning especially when I was suffering through the lunges.
