How Sore are You?

One of the most common myths is that you should never exercise a sore muscle. Before you skip your workout, determine how sore you really are. "If your muscle is sore to the touch or the soreness limits your range of motion, it's best that you give the muscle at least another day of rest," says Alan Mikesky, Ph.D., director of the human performance and biomechanics laboratory at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.

In less severe instances, an "active rest" involving light aerobic activity and stretching, and even light lifting, can help alleviate some of the soreness. "Light activity stimulates bloodflow through the muscles, which removes waste products to help in the repair process," says David Docherty, Ph.D., a professor of exercise science at the University of Victoria in Canada.

The real expert says: If you're not sore to the touch and you have your full range of motion, go to the gym. Start with 10 minutes of cycling, then exercise the achy muscle by performing no more than three sets of 10 to 15 repetitions using a weight that's no heavier than 30 percent of your one-rep maximum, says Docherty.

These 2 weeks I’m shaking up my body. I felt that I was slowly reaching a plateau. So I messed up my workouts. Repeating muscle group workouts day after day, combined movement (upper and lower body), cardio with weights and more. I used to have one week recovery for each muscle group, so my new adventure finds me sore most of the time. My short experience is that working out with sore muscle takes you to the next level.

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