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on_the_up! · 19-07-2006, 11:10 AM

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on DOMS...?

After i train, i dont get much (if any) soreness. Does that mean i'm not pushing the muscles hard enough, or is it a good thing?

When i started training, and for some time, i got soreness in the muscles i'd worked....and found it quite re-assuring.

Cheers

Ironman · 19-07-2006, 11:50 AM

Opinions vary on this mate - I used to think the same - however certain muscle groups never feel saw for me ie my chest is always sore for a week - however my biceps never get sore - yet they grow same as calfs. As long as you are training effectivley and gaining muscle and you are adding weight to your lifts then you have nothing to worry about.

on_the_up! · 19-07-2006, 11:53 AM

Cool, thanks Ironman.

Lifts are increasing all the time!

Like you say, some muscles feel a bit sore, whereas others dont so much...

invisiblekid · 19-07-2006, 12:05 PM

I asked a similar question to this on this forum and a couple of others I visit. I think the opinion was similar every where. As long as your lifts are increasing you *should* grow. Obviously, everything else has to be in place, but DOMS isn't a bad or a good sign.

If you search DOMS here I think I posted an article about it.

Its only a personal opinion, but I like DOMS - its make you feel like you did something - maybe I just like pain...but thats a different story all together!

on_the_up! · 19-07-2006, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by invisiblekid

Its only a personal opinion, but I like DOMS - its make you feel like you did something

Same here, which is why i asked!

Will just keep on eating well...and working hard!! i'll reach my goals!!

zander999 · 22-07-2006, 07:08 PM

i find the less volume i do the less DOMS i experience. however the less volume i do the more strength i gain in my basic lifts. now when it comes to building muscle over a period of time i think increasing your strength plays an important role. if you go from squatting 100 kg to squating 200 kg your going to be one big ass mofo! id worry more about constantly getting stronger than if your muscles hurt. i agree, its a satisfying feeling. but so is being able to say to yourself '' last year i could deadlift 150 kg, now i can do 250''.... get what i mean? just my thoughts!

alex

Lord Lucan · 22-07-2006, 08:31 PM

if some muscle groups hurt but other's don't i wouldn't complian! as said above aslong as the weight is going up and you are gaining then i wouldn't worry! there isn't a rule that says you have to be in pain when you have worked out also there isn't a rule saying that you will never be in pain from working out! it's all a personal thing, to repeat myself and ironman aslong as the weight is going up and you are making gains then everything is in order!
although if you were constantly in pain after every work out and the pain was excrutiating then i would worry!

OnePack · 24-07-2006, 01:42 PM

Doms doesn't neccessarily mean u are working hard enough, i never have doms in my shoulders for example and they have grown

19-07-2006, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
on_the_up! Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset Posts: 82	DOMS..... Hi, Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on DOMS...? After i train, i dont get much (if any) soreness. Does that mean i'm not pushing the muscles hard enough, or is it a good thing? When i started training, and for some time, i got soreness in the muscles i'd worked....and found it quite re-assuring. Cheers

19-07-2006, 12:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
invisiblekid Hitman Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,536	I asked a similar question to this on this forum and a couple of others I visit. I think the opinion was similar every where. As long as your lifts are increasing you should grow. Obviously, everything else has to be in place, but DOMS isn't a bad or a good sign. If you search DOMS here I think I posted an article about it. Its only a personal opinion, but I like DOMS - its make you feel like you did something - maybe I just like pain...but thats a different story all together! __________________ Most bodybuilders are actually insane. Albert Einstein defined insanity as "Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

22-07-2006, 08:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lord Lucan the sparrow never lands were the tiger roams Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: somewere in the pacific with a bikini clad destiny's child runin round Posts: 680	if some muscle groups hurt but other's don't i wouldn't complian! as said above aslong as the weight is going up and you are gaining then i wouldn't worry! there isn't a rule that says you have to be in pain when you have worked out also there isn't a rule saying that you will never be in pain from working out! it's all a personal thing, to repeat myself and ironman aslong as the weight is going up and you are making gains then everything is in order! although if you were constantly in pain after every work out and the pain was excrutiating then i would worry! __________________ The strength of the wolf is in the pack! It is better to die standing up than to live on your knees!

24-07-2006, 01:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
OnePack UK-M's Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 1,494	Doms doesn't neccessarily mean u are working hard enough, i never have doms in my shoulders for example and they have grown __________________ Thank you.

19-07-2006, 11:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ironman Sculpting the masterpiece Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,464	Opinions vary on this mate - I used to think the same - however certain muscle groups never feel saw for me ie my chest is always sore for a week - however my biceps never get sore - yet they grow same as calfs. As long as you are training effectivley and gaining muscle and you are adding weight to your lifts then you have nothing to worry about.

19-07-2006, 11:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
on_the_up! Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset Posts: 82	Cool, thanks Ironman. Lifts are increasing all the time! Like you say, some muscles feel a bit sore, whereas others dont so much...

22-07-2006, 07:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
zander999 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1	i find the less volume i do the less DOMS i experience. however the less volume i do the more strength i gain in my basic lifts. now when it comes to building muscle over a period of time i think increasing your strength plays an important role. if you go from squatting 100 kg to squating 200 kg your going to be one big ass mofo! id worry more about constantly getting stronger than if your muscles hurt. i agree, its a satisfying feeling. but so is being able to say to yourself '' last year i could deadlift 150 kg, now i can do 250''.... get what i mean? just my thoughts! alex