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Best way to get sore?

krismike Posts: 56 Joined: 2002/03/17	2002/06/13, 10:50 PM Hey I am having trouble with getting sore after a workout now. I find that when i lift slowly and try to get a good pump on each rep i am not sore the next day, when I go fast my muscles don't have a chance to catch up rep by rep and I am sore by the next day. Is that a good way to do it? p.s I find I get better size gains on the day I am sore.
ischjli Posts: 408 Joined: 2002/03/13	2002/06/13, 10:55 PM What are your goals? Have you added sufficient weight? I find that if I am intense, and make an attempt to increase the weight reasonably each time I workout (mass gainer) then I am sufficiently hosed the next day. I wouldn't try to lift 'fast' per say, unless your form is impeccable, or your routine requires it like some powerlifting programs do. Best to get some negative too (slow on the way down). -------------- Ischjli "Seven days without exercise makes one weak."
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/06/14, 02:09 AM What creates the soreness from a work out is the negative or eccentric part of the movement. For ex when doing your biceps curl it's not when curling your arms but when you lower the weight, the same in bench press, squat etc Try to slow down and you'll see and feel it the next morning. Another good thing is that working this way will give you faster results as well. Also keeping the muscle for a few seconds blocked in a contraction (isometric or static work out) is a good idea as well. Post and tell me how you feel it! -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....