Aside from what other suggested, if you get muscle cramps then you need to supplement with magnesium or ZMA complex. Only you know why you pulled the muscle.Maybe your muscles didn't recover from your last workout completely or you rarely train them so they are weak and give out. When your muscles give up, more stress falls on ligaments and that's when serious injuries occur. Train smart, increase gradually. DOMS will pass and eventually you may even miss them...speedyforme wrote: ↑ Pulled a muscle in my calf the other day during a fitness class and was just wondering how do people reduce or try to quickly heal from soreness post workout?
I realize pulling a muscle and DOMS is different but I also deal with DOMS regularly as well.
Any specific foods or do you just use rollers?
Thanks. I'd say it depends. Most of the time it's calves due to a strenuous class once a week. Sometimes shoulders, quads or biceps etc.
Thanks. I only do classes at Goodlife and DOMS is pretty common for me in general but depends on muscle group that just got pushed harder. DOMS does mainly come from weight lifting in the classes but "injuries" or more issue related ones are related to this one class BODY ATTACK which is crazy cardio, jumping etc which probably causes me issues due to my lower back issues, flat feet etcdazz wrote: ↑ Aside from what other suggested, if you get muscle cramps then you need to supplement with magnesium or ZMA complex. Only you know why you pulled the muscle.Maybe your muscles didn't recover from your last workout completely or you rarely train them so they are weak and give out. When your muscles give up, more stress falls on ligaments and that's when serious injuries occur. Train smart, increase gradually. DOMS will pass and eventually you may even miss them...
Advil 800mg (2 extra strength) will sure help), but if you are in the gym doing bodybuilding I wouldn't suggest it as I believe it may slow down your muscle growth. Studies on that are inconclusive,but then there are some people who take certain supplements to bring back DOMS and swear it helps them grow. Go figure...
Hm I never considered deficiencies may cause cramping although it's rare I get cramps. It's mainly soreness in general.
You may very well not be deficient in anything. I'm just pointing out that cramping can be caused by more than one reasonspeedyforme wrote: ↑ Hm I never considered deficiencies may cause cramping although it's rare I get cramps. It's mainly soreness in general.
I just assumed I was not deficient in sodium since it's not too hard to get any. I don't add salt to anything in my diet though.
For the calf area and specific parts of the back, I use a lacrosse ball, hurts like a bitch but is more effective than a roller.
If you are eating well, you should be getting enough glutamine in your diet. A few studies out there failed to show any benefits of glutamine supplementation beyond that. And in regards to BCAAs, if you are consuming protein powders, it should have enough bcaa's already.
I go to classes Monday, then badminton at night, then Wednesday and Friday. Sunday is yoga.
Do you still get the DOMS?speedyforme wrote: ↑ I go to classes Monday, then badminton at night, then Wednesday and Friday. Sunday is yoga.
The main source is usually after Monday due to the high impact class.
Depends on how hard I work out. I've been doing these classes for almost 2 years now and it's on and off.
absolute BS... bro-science nonsense in every sentence your wrote! and even based on you contradicting yourself in the same sentense, it's obvious you don't know anything about it so it may be best you don't give advice.kenchau wrote: ↑ If you don't get DOMS, then you didn't work the muscle hard enough (to its capability). However, if your DOMS stays sore for several days afterwards, then it was overworked.
Ideally, DOMS should be felt around 24-48 hours mark, and subside within a day after, then you can work that muscle again.
That's if you're full out trying to constantly gain.
