Thread: Muscle soreness....

Is muscle soreness the ultimate indicator if your training is working?

I get soreness when I move to a new routine but after a few weeks this tends to go and I don't get any soreness. Should I be changing my training more often because my body is adapting too quickly to that routine?

I love the feeling of muscle soreness 24-48 hrs after training. Is soreness a good sign muscles are being torn apart or bad that my body isn't clearing lactic acid quick enough?

What do you think...

Personally i think it depends how sore it is. When i first started i was going as heavy as i could with no real warm up, i would be sore but noticed my bench weight was going down every time i trained. That to me shows i was doing it all wrong. Now i get sore but with the warm up can keep doing the same so my change has obviously helped. Im about 20 kg less than i originally pushed but can keep doing it rather than dipping out each session.
However i just started jogging aiming to do a thing called the 'grime challenge' with my brother. My right calf muscles sore as, not sure if this is good or not at the mo.
This is just my guess be interesting to hear other inputs

Muscle Soreness, well DOMS ( Delayed Onset Muscle Fatigue) is an indicator your have trained efficiently and have torn the muscle fibers...but alot of the time when lifting really heavy in the 3-5 rep range you will very rarely get DOMS, again this is all down to the individual.

I'd stick to a routine for 6-8weeks then switch it up!
Alot of people think that after the soreness has gone then their muscle has repaired, but generally it will still take another 2days to fully repair which is why proper diet and supplementation and recovery is the key to growth