post work out soreness

luke brownlee

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I was wondering what is good to take for soreness the day after a workout. I am trying to lose weight but I am so sore the day after I can't string together consecutive days of cardio due to the soreness. If anyone can help I would appreciate it.
 
There are two types of soreness:
"good" soreness and DOMS ("bad" soreness).

It sounds most likely that you are suffering from "good" soreness, which is your body's natural inflammatory response to extended exertion. There are two immediate things that come to mind to help:
1) Fish Oil - take 3-5g EPA/DHA per day
2) Pull back slightly on the intensity of your training. After all, 5 days of training at 80% intensity beats 2 days of training at 100% intensity if you're too sore the other 3 days to workout.
 
Try Chain'd Out amino acid supplement while you work out or directly post workout. It helps with my recovery time between workouts. Also, don't underestimate the power of an ice bath or just ice packs. I highly recommend this for your joints post workout.
 
I take a protein shake after work out and as far as creatine don't wana touch it cuz I'm trying to cut weight, a lot of weight. And bcaas ill look into that.
 
Really? I heard creatine would hurt my results for fat loss because of water tension? At least that's what I thought I read somewhere. I'm probally wrong
 
luke brownlee said:
Really? I heard creatine would hurt my results for fat loss because of water tension? At least that's what I thought I read somewhere. I'm probally wrong
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"Water REtention" :D
And no. Water is not fat, and you won't retain water on Creatine if you use it at 5g/day on lifting days only, and continue use for more than a month or so.



freefall365 said:
BCAA

anyone use a 4:1,1 ratio with their BCAA's ? The 4 being Leucine of course.
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Yep, I prefer either straight leucine or 4:1:1 mixed in with some WPH or pepto-pro. Been using BC+EAA for a while now and really like it's efficacy.
 
Resolve said:
"Water REtention" :D
And no. Water is not fat, and you won't retain water on Creatine if you use it at 5g/day on lifting days only, and continue use for more than a month or so.





Yep, I prefer either straight leucine or 4:1:1 mixed in with some WPH or pepto-pro. Been using BC+EAA for a while now and really like it's efficacy.
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What does leucine do? Sorry for the questions just new to this.
 
bluehealer said:
Every day, I sip on it all day, it's good stuff. Increases endurance and aids in recovery. Hense the names, RecoverPro, Axcell.
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That's a good idea, i have a full tub of purple wraath sitting around because i couldn't drink it intra workout like i had planned.
 
Killerkanadia said:
That's a good idea, i have a full tub of purple wraath sitting around because i couldn't drink it intra workout like i had planned.
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Yeah sometimes I get real bad heartburn drinking it during workouts. I just keep a steady flow of it during the day and drink water during workouts.
 
That's what I planned on doing is since it calls for 3 scoops for plus 180,lbs I'm guna just guna put it in my jug o water and sip on it all day
 
Have you tried stretching after cardio? I know for me stretching helps not only after cardio, but after training as well.
 
Yeah I stretch in the hot tub after my work out.. I know that's kinda weird but it feels great and I stretch afterwards. The hot tub at my gym is 5ft deep kinda crazy but works
 
luke brownlee said:
I was wondering what is good to take for soreness the day after a workout. I am trying to lose weight but I am so sore the day after I can't string together consecutive days of cardio due to the soreness. If anyone can help I would appreciate it.
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Definitely consume Branched Chain Amino Acids before, during, and after your work out. Don't bother with capsules. Get some bulk powder. Mix it with a zero carb drink powder like Crystal Lite, add water and shake it up good. That's what I do for my intra workout drink. For pre and post I just dump some powder into my whey protein shakes.

Keep in mind too, that as your body becomes used to the exercise, your soreness will decrease somewhat. Try to plan leg days AFTER your cardio days, not before. Trying to run the day after doing squats is torture!
 
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