Why Are You Always Sore After Working Out? (Beginner Problems)

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Muscle soreness is one of the first rough experiences when people begin working out. But why does it seem to impact beginners more than anyone else?

In this video, we'll dive into the topic of delayed onset muscle soreness, why it's happening, and how your fitness level plays a role in it!

Any information in these videos should not be taken as personal healthcare advice. If you have questions about your health, please speak directly to your personal healthcare professional. #muscle #gains #doms

[darksmiley]

When I started exercising again, I just kinda worked through it. It wasn't as bad as the first time I ever worked out, but I was like okay, I know from experience it gets worse if I stop exercising today to rest, so I will do light exercisis and then stretch when I am warmed up again.

Also, warm-ups and cooldowns are VERY IMPORTANT EVERYONE!! Always warm up and cool down. Seriously, especially as a beginner, warm up before and stretch after a workout!

[thundrstruck]

I actually really miss DOMS. When I started working out 20 years ago my muscles would get so sore that I couldn't even lift my arms to touch my nose. Even after taking a decade or so off when I restarted my weight training I never got that same level of soreness again. These days it doesn't matter how hard I work or how hard I push myself in the gym, I never get DOMS. :(

[goose]

i think DOMS is really good in the beginning actually since it's positive feedback indicationg you did the exercise right.

[Danny-ehus]

I need that “keep pumping those muscle up baby” as an alarm 😂
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[fukuokasiennaayaka]

Day 3 of DOMS here. I was literally crying on day 1 after working on my squats. Can barely walk up and down the stairs. Even sitting up & down of the toilet killing me. I practice Yoga for years, recently trying PoundFit for first time and hit it hard and now I dont wanna do PoundFit again. 😅

[auricia]

This is a super interesting phenomenon, we can have a lot of strength already, but if we perform a new exercise with a different movement pattern, boom! soreness 😅

[someguyusa]

I switched to a total body calisthenics routine this week after mainly doing zone 2 cardio and weight training, and I feel like I got the crap beat out of me lol.

A relatively recent podcast with Andrew Huberman and Andy Galpin noted that DOMS may be due to the immune response post-workout which leads to increased fluid and pressure on the sensory receptors surrounding the muscles. Andy notes that if it were truly just muscle tissue damage causing muscle pain/soreness, then we would expect to feel the DOMS soreness immediately rather than 24-48 hours later as with any other tissue damage. I'm paraphrasing, of course.

A key takeaway though was that light exercise is helpful for relieving some DOMS soreness because it causes fluid and nutrients to flow more, and this helps with the pressure and the recovery process which both lend toward a reduction in DOMS. It is also why massage tends to alleviate soreness as well - the manual stimulation causes fluid & nutrient exchange. However, stretching a sore muscle was noted to be the exact opposite of helpful because of the stretch reflex of muscle fiber spindles.

[Xrtf]

Today is supposed to be day two of working out but I can’t move at all

[stiviajazi]

I fully agree, i've been working out 5 times a week for the last 3 years and for example i hit triceps twice a week, but every time i try a new patter (overhead push with rope for instamce from last workout) i got so sore in the long head

[Ottotheotter]

POV u just started working out and your calf’s and forearms are destroyed

[jakobpetrik]

Why do you sound like Fry from Futurama?? I can't unhear it lmao. I'm snickering writing this. Subscribed.

[SaryM]

It's so frustrating to finally come back to exercising lol

I lived the first 17 years of my life without ever being sedentary, but then I stopped for some years.
At the time, I was so used to like, everything, that the most amount of time I'd ever be sore for was the day after the exercise, and never extending into the second day. Now when I come back to it I feel it for days on end lol

I was always used to wait for it to chill a bit before I went at it again, but I'm realizing that if I am to do that right now, I might as well not even train at all

[TishaPisha]

Thank you for your video! I no longer get DOMS! I thought my workouts were no longer effective! I experience some tightness and very little soreness.

[Grond]

The worst is when you experience
D.O.M.S when you have to go to work and spend 8 hours of your day
Doing something you don’t want to do, but you can’t leave because you have bills to upkeep.

I was so sore during my shift from my workout the day before. all day I felt like punching someone.

Its like a sore itch that won’t go away. Very frustrating🙄

[mexicoelpaismasimportantedeAL]

I can even lift up my arms to comb my hair, they hurt

[thrash]

After not going to the gym simce covid and yesterday being my forst day back i feel this on so many levels😂

[adriaanmorosan]

Man I am 15+ years into training and my hamstrings always get sore from RDLs😂

[shaeidpatwary]

I have unbearable muscle soreness on my biceps, triceps, and chest… I cannot even drive or open a door or extend my muscles. I literally had to call off from work because I nearly cannot sleep at night! This pain is super unbearable that I can’t do normal tasks… I went very hard in the gym just to prove my strength and endurance which surprisingly was very good. But now that I over extend myself.. My body is seriously feels like the muscle tears inside… 😭

[TNG]

I went to the gym twice last week and my chest has felt like its ripping apart every day since. I hate it but at the same time its a sign of progress, gotta work through it.

[baynmunh]

Did burpee exercise yesterday COMPLETELY forgot about the soreness that comes after xD my whole body is in pain in every muscle, never knew how much my body was out of shape