Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 379, Messages: 54577

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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still sore

tre12
tre12
Posts: 38
Joined: 2001/04/25
United States
2001/06/21, 11:38 AM
you guys think it is ok to lift your shoulders while your pecs are still sore?
Mical
Mical
Posts: 19
Joined: 2001/06/14
United States
2001/06/21, 06:56 PM
In the April, 2001 issue of Muscle and Fitness magazine in an article by Arnold Schwarzenegger, he says: "Simple soreness isn't dangerous and shouldn't prevent you from continuing to train. But anytime you train through an actual injury and feel pain, you make the situation worse."

He also says: "The only general rule is to not work a bodypart that still feels sore from a previous session."

So, in my opinion, it would be ok to work your shoulders as long as you don't work your pecs while they're sore.

I hope this helped.

Mical.
jbennett
jbennett
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Joined: 2001/02/28
United States
2001/06/22, 09:29 AM
YES! In fact, to get all the lactic acid build-up out of those muscles, start your shoulder day with some push-ups and a set or two of light flyes. Its going to hurt a bit, but this will stretch out the pecs and get much needed nutrient rich blood to that area and decrease your recuperation time. This goes for any muscle that may be sore. It's OK to do a couple *LIGHT* sets of an exercise for a body part you did the previous day for stretching purposes only. If you're sore and not injured, go for it. Soreness won't last forever; a healthy body will.