Hi Lifers,

Unfortunately, I'm still very sore, both upper and lower body. I've read that we shouldn't train if we're still sore. I did a HIIT instead of lifting tonight, but I'm wondering if I should go ahead and do a light version of training tomorrow. My biceps and shoulders are fully recovered but my pecs are still dead. I'm also rather slow getting up and walking around, so I'm not sure a LB would be a good thing either. Or, I suppose I could just do another HIIT and see what I'm like for Saturday.

I trained UB on Sunday and LB on Tuesday this week. Note to self: use half the weights you started with.


stiffgoat

Stiff, I'd take the day off. Those first workouts can be hard, and you went very hard and heavy - I'm betting you pushed the envelope and ventured into hyperplasia territory (new muscle not just tearing old muscle). Try HIIT the next day - just get sufficient calories, water and rest tomorrow.

My 2.5 cents
Nat

Stiff,

I am having the same issue as you I worked UB on Monday, on Tuesday I felt good sore, Wednesday I felt bad sore, and Thursday (don't really know, I slept the whole day :-), maybe that helped, but I'm feeling much better today. Its mostly my arms and chest that were bothering me and I contemplated just working on my back, but I just decided to do Upper and Lower tomorrow.

I too need to go a lot lower on the weights next time ...doing 5 sets is killer, and I don't think I even did the whole routine on one muscle part b/c I started to high possibly.


gl

I use a stair machine for my HIIT. I decided to push myself to the max yesterday and really challange myself. I managed to do it, but after I reflected I probably shouldn't of done it after my first day of legs

I had a bad day that involved running all over campus and many flights of stairs after that, so by afternoon my hamstrings were screaming. I turned on my yoga tape and did some deep forward bends. My legs were still a bit stiff, but I felt amazing and could walk without pain.

I would really recomend that days you are stiff, pick a time in the afternoon and follow a simple yoga tape, or do careful stretching to loosen the muscles. Make sure to have proper form and use any kind of modifications you need to so as not to overextend or do more damage to the muscle. It really helped though not only my legs, but I felt much more relaxed, destressed and energized

Great words of wisdom, folks, thank you.

I did do some gentle stretching after HIIT and felt better afterward, too. Some yoga poses would be good. I doubled my glutamine last might and this am and am feeling much, much better. Pecs are still sore, but everything else is either back to normal or just about. I think I will go ahead and do a modifed UB, very light weights and minus direct pec training. I work out in the evenings so I have some time to see. Plus, I've now got a truckload of hay to unload and stack, and 15 bags of feed. That might be enough.

badgoat