Preventing Muscle Soreness
Posted November 28th, 2007 at 7:22 PM by Shannon Clark
Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise
Anytime you place an overloading stimulus on the muscle tissue (such as when you lift heavy weights), you are going to create tiny little tears in the muscle that basically are breaking down the fibres. When given rest, the muscles will rebuild themselves, growing back stronger so they can be more resilient in the future.
Along with this muscle tearing process, one thing that is often experienced by individuals is a tendency to feel some muscular soreness about a day or so after heavy lifting or strong cardio workouts. While you do not need to feel muscular soreness in order for it to have been a good workout, the two are often experienced together.
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Tags: fitness, foam rolling, health, massage, men, muscle fiber, muscle pull, muscle soreness, muscle strain, muscle tear, preventing doms, pulled muscle, workout pain
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