I absolutely love going to the gym and blasting through a great workout. It gives me a certain sense of power and strength to know that I’ve given my all to an intense workout! I really don’t think that there’s anything like it… 

Unfortunately along with the great feeling of self accomplishment I often find my body getting progressively more uncomfortable as muscle soreness sets in.  After 16 years of training, I still have not gotten completely used to the awful feeling of waking up the next day with sore, achy muscles.  Even worse than the initial muscle soreness, is the fact that the uncomfortable pain will typically intensify for 2 – 3 days!  This phenomena is know as DOMS or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.

Getting rid of delayed onset muscle soreness once it starts is not an easy task.  While there are things you can do to keep your muscle soreness under wraps after a big workout, it’s usually best to apply some common sense to your training program before hitting the gym. While I’ve come to expect a certain level of muscle soreness following an intense workout, over the years I’ve learned a few tricks to limit the amount of discomfort that I feel a few days after a big workout.

If you’re tired of sore achy muscles read Fighting Muscle Soreness and learn how you can limit the amount of soreness you experience after your intense weight training workouts!