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muscle relaxants and muscle recovery

mylo

mylo

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do they hurt gains? i was going to take some flexeril after a work out tomorrow because of my sore/over worked shoulders after my workout. i know NSAIDS inhibit prostaglandins and therefore inhibit recovery but will muscle relaxants hurt? i'm pretty sure i can take something different like xanax instead (since it doesn't DIRECTLY relax muscles).

as far as i know, it can't be that bad, i mean GHB (HGH booster/rec drug) has been used PWO with no reported problems by many bodybuilders...
 
mylo said:
do they hurt gains? i was going to take some flexeril after a work out tomorrow because of my sore/over worked shoulders after my workout. i know NSAIDS inhibit prostaglandins and therefore inhibit recovery but will muscle relaxants hurt? i'm pretty sure i can take something different like xanax instead (since it doesn't DIRECTLY relax muscles).

as far as i know, it can't be that bad, i mean GHB (HGH booster/rec drug) has been used PWO with no reported problems by many bodybuilders...
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I wouldn't take it right after your workout. Take it before bed with some glutamine id say. I read glutamine before bed raises ur gh level
 
kokobeware2 said:
I wouldn't take it right after your workout. Take it before bed with some glutamine id say. I read glutamine before bed raises ur gh level
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thanks for the reply bro, but yeah i read that xanax and other GABAergic muscle meds increase HGH too. which is why i was thinking it shouldn't interfere with recovery, but still i need a professional's advice on this ya know, i can't seem to find any detailed research on this...
 
Flexeril works by inhibiting receptors in the spinal cord, preventing alpha motor neuron stimulation, and therefore preventing muscle contraction. There is no direct action of the drug on the muscle, I would think that this should not effect muscle recovery.
 
Bump for more answers. I have been taking 5mg vicodin for my fractured hip. Im able to train upper body and am taking 2-4 a day. Was wondering also
 
i just got prescribed this stuff a few hours ago for neck muscle soreness causing headaches....i'm just hoping it doesn't throw me for a loop when i take it...thank god the chiro was able to fit me in tomorrow to help me out
 
I'e been on flex and other stuff for back issuses, i take 10mg flex,10mg lor-tabs(20mg in morning)400mg nor-ronten(gabapentin) 4 times a day, I dont feel like this has hurt my work outs at all, with out this stuff i couldn't work out or work my job, like koko said wait on the flex post work out. i dose about 1 hour and a meal post work out. i stay away from nsaids as much as i can.
 
I take .5 Mg xanie before bed and recover faster amd sleep better than ever try not to take it every night though.
 
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