Muscles Series #2 - How to prevent muscle soreness after workouts - try this test

Want to prevent muscle soreness after your workouts? This simple trick can prevent DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness) before it starts. Don’t believe it? Give the science experiment a little try and see what happens to your muscle soreness.

This is part 2 of a 4 part series on your muscles.

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[louis]

This tip in the video worked for me nearly instantly.

I also found that if you finished your excersise at your desired intensity and sets, then reduce the weight by half, (if you can) and keep the reps the same, then repeat the exercise again for at least another 3 sets (don't rush), then you can reduce or completely prevent d.o.m.s.

[kristentaylor]

I like that you said experiment on your self, see if it works.Thanks

[russstephanson]

Thanks for the video. I will add as a person with a severe long term injury (Shattered bottom 1/3 of the tibia) one key is to massage muscle groups right after the workout then stretching. I have long term issues with the peroneal tendons, and digitorum longus tendons and this strategy has reduced stiffness by 75%.

[ht-vefe]

Realistically; after a few weeks you will not get sore at all as your body will just be used to being under that sort of stress day-in day-out. However, if you have absoloutely obliterated your muscles I found having a cool shower after and applying relevant cream to increase circulation to those muscle groups before sleeping helped me.

[rihamission]

Sometimes massaging worsens muscle soreness. Once I had muscle pain in my back for a month. I visited a doctor and he said I shouldn't massage, it will worsen it.

[salamsalamo]

Salam🙃
1-It 's impossible to avoid muscles sorness after workout, but you can reduce them.
2- I don' like self massage because it is tiring .
3-among the best way to reduce muscle sorness:
A-cold(ice) or heat(shower sauna..).
B-low cardio(jogging).
C-drink enough water(with mineral salt).
D-healthy and balanced diet.
E- sleeping enough.
F-reduce the level of stress in your life.
👍

[mikeporro]

Over did a lat workout and was miserable for days. I have one of those tubes u lay on and roll back and forth on, .This one has huge nubs on it like knobbies on a dirtbike tire. 3 sets of 10 rolling from low backto shoulder blades and i was immediately 75% better. Must have been trigger points..

[LuvilFrog]

Thanks whenever I finish gymnastics the next day I can’t move my neck or anything

[sipapito]

Which microphone did you use on this video? Did you edit the audio?Thanks!

[avia]

Have you ever heard of flow workout? Some MMA pro fighters workout everyday in gym keeping weight reps back or lifting lighter weights . I been doing that and feel more balanced on all my muscles.

[amyamy]

Great video, but i would like a video on how to go about the massageing type thing and also how to do it on more tricky bodyparts like the shoulders, back and stomach :)

Here is my personal experience:
So i did calf-raises yesterday and tried this (massageing thing) on one leg yesterday. Today i feel a bit of a difference but i think it will be easier for me to judge how well it worked tomorrow.
FYI i was slightly sore to begin with because i am trying to build some strenght. (this is why i will look at the difference tomorow as well to judge the effect).

difficult to massage the area porperly but easier than foam-rolling:
I wil say that massageing you muscles right after excercise is WAY worse than i thought (again don't know it it is because i am already a bit sore) it sort of reminds me of how you muscles feels toward the end of a workout just whereever you are massageing. Also it is not super intuitive how you should do it so it takes some experimentation, I tried looking up a tutorial but all i found was about foam rolling which i don't like because it takes way too much technique, is kinda excausting and you get very inconsitent results (probably due to poor technique). So i much prefer using a smaller ball to focus on a smaller area however as mentioned it would be great with a more indepth explannation on how to do it also how to do it on different muscle groups.

about an in-depth tutorial:
I am especially intrested in the shoulders and back because soreness in my back causes soreness in my shoulders and soreness in my shoulders leads to a tension-headache 2/3 times (which is super annoying because ime you get fewer tension headaches when you back and shoulders are strong and you have a better posture which are all connected).

Hope you all have a wonderful day, and good job reading through this overly long comment :P

[threefourths]

I hadn't worked out for about 4 years. This Monday that i went to the gym i worked out by doing a few lat pull downs and now my Arms are toast specifically the "fosa" and it's painful to move around with my crutches 😅 I definitely crippled my self even more 🤣😂😅 I'm on a wheelchair for a few days now recovering 🥲

Oddly no soreness on my lats 😅 I probably didn't work out right 🤣

[tjgrafiks]

my body is so weird. my muscle soreness doesn't hit me til 2-3 days after my workouts lol

[CloroxBleachTM]

If you are new to the gym, do NOT massage your sore muscles.

[nebathabba]

No offense but the quality is too good it looks like CGI

[RoccaaaHD]

Sorry, im not taking advice from someone who looks like a stick. He hasnt experienced muscle soreness once in his life, lol.