• FreeTrainers.com Forums
• General Fitness & Exercise
• still getting sore

Group: General Fitness & Exercise

still getting sore

oconee_jack Posts: 1 Joined: 2006/10/11	2006/11/13, 10:38 AM this is my 5th week on the free trainers begginer program and i was wondering is it normal to still get sore after this long i get really sore with the leg workouts i mean i can barley walk the next day
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2006/11/13, 11:14 AM Maybe you are overdoing it? Some people get sore very easily - others very rarely. try lowering your weights a little, you should be able to walk! -------------- There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less. Kurt Hahn
KC_72 Posts: 3,249 Joined: 2006/05/19	2006/11/13, 11:16 AM Are speaking of pain...or just sore...if you aren't injured...you'll be fine.I still get sore after doing weights for about 4 months now...not as bad as in the beginning...but still sore...a light workout and tylenol is a good cure for sore moscles..:)
gangstershoes Posts: 641 Joined: 2005/05/27	2006/11/15, 02:28 PM if it's soreness rather than pain, enjoy the fact that your body is making progress. Just don't overtrain, because you build muscle outside the gym.
ATIGER Posts: 992 Joined: 2003/02/26	2006/11/15, 02:50 PM My guess is that it will ease up. When I first started, I too was so sore that I could not even walk good or had trouble brushing my hair (sight to see). Now, I still get sore but if someone did not know, they would not be able to tell
Lonegirl Posts: 446 Joined: 2002/11/13	2006/11/15, 06:22 PM I look at the pain as a good thing....micro tears in the muscle means muscle growth and improvement. Just remember to rest (not just between sets) to allow for healing and growth.