10
Oct
12

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

I’ve been working out for a long time.  Seriously.  Today I have one of the worst cases of delayed onset muscle soreness in as long as I can remember.

Yes the funny holding on to the stall walls, etc.  I asked myself a couple of times over the last 24 hours a few questions.

1) Did my minor shenanigans post Warrior Dash wreak that much havoc on my body?

2) Did I do one killer lower body combo on Monday?

I prefer to go with the latter as the main culprit with a kick in the pants from the first option.

You see for me, I’ve learned that when I’m eating really clean, as in, goal seeking week after week goal seeking, clean eating, just the smallest infractions wreak havoc on my digestive system.

I learned a valuable lesson, even on a relaxed day, I need to remember that my body prefers a pretty high standard of fuel.

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), also called muscle fever, is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise.[1] It is caused by eccentric exercise.[2] After such exercise, the muscle adapts rapidly to prevent muscle damage, and thereby soreness, if the exercise is repeated.[3]

What I really need…

 


7 Responses to “Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)”


  1. LiftingMySpirits's avatar 1 GymRockStar
    October 11, 2012 at 3:36 am

    I bet the Warrior Race had something to do with it, too. Just the combination of everything.

  2. Tim's avatar 2 Tim
    October 11, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Drink more water and take an ice bath. You’ll be shocked by how good you feel.

  3. April 25, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    I do not even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post
    was good. I do not know who you are but certainly you are going to a famous blogger
    if you aren’t already 😉 Cheers!

  4. June 13, 2013 at 4:30 am

    Spot on with this write-up, I absolutely think this web
    site needs far more attention. I’ll probably be back again to read through more, thanks for the advice!

  5. April 19, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your blog
    and in accession capital to assert that I get in fact enjoyed account your blog posts.
    Any way I will be subscribing to your feeds and even
    I achievement you access consistently fast.

  6. July 15, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    I see a lot of interesting articles on your blog.

    You have to spend a lot of time writing, i know how to save you a
    lot of time, there is a tool that creates unique, SEO friendly posts in couple of minutes,
    just type in google – k2 unlimited content


Leave a reply to Emelia Cancel reply