Best ways to prevent/treat post work out sorness

Posted July 30th, 2007 by eyepatch

Hi, I've recently started a workout program similar to the "new me" program here at my local gym with the help of a personal trainer. A little background I haven't worked out in a long time, several years. After the first workout which at the time did not seem very intense, the next day I could barely move my arms above my head with them being incredibly sore, and my abs and hamstrings were also this way too. The second day after my work out it was even worse. I understand that this is some what part of the process of getting back in shape, but is there anything I could do to minimize or quicken my recovery time?

i agree stretching in fact!

On February 12th, 2008 will_i_am says:

http://www.myfittribe.com/jamcoretraining/men/warm.html

always always get themuscles warm first. this helps elasticity and response.
to do this i always suggest 5-10 minutes of a light walk on the treadmill or elliptical. get your heart rate up. but dont sprint, this will be counterproductvive.
also, stretching is good, static stretching is not. especially when you're cold. you can stretch statically a few hours after your workout. but to get your body warm and primed, do the warmup cardio, as suggested and then move onto DYNAMIC stretching. this isnt necessarily "stretching" as people think of it.

its movements that compile motion and much contraction of muscles, espcially helpful is those antagonistic muscle groups.
start with the jamcoretraining WARMUP.. jamo compiled this warm up of a bunch of different awesome core functional movements. FUNCTIONAL is one of the most important words in that last sentence :D.. this definitely helps accelerate "priming" of the muscles because you're using more muscles, and including the smaller muscles, and with "synergy" i believe is appropriately used in this context.

anywhozer:

SUMMARY: begin with 5-10 minutes of lighter cardio, get your heart rate up (which means your blow is flowing and helping to vasodilate which increases blowflow, nutrients etcetc. this helps prevent against injury directly and indirectly.
then move onto Dynamic "stretches", aka our "jamCore training Warmup".. :D

then you can throw in a couple RTC (rotator cuff) movements if its chest, back or shoulders day, or arms for that matter :D... and you're set"... dont forget to get acclimated to the weight especially if oyu're doing heavy lifts.

peace ladies/gents!

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