No real question here, I'm just going to describe my current situation and throw it out there to see what you guys think:
Last fall I completed BI and FLI, then got sidelined with some knee pain. For a number of unrelated reasons, I stopped training entirely for the past 4-5 months, but now I'm starting up again.
My problem is that I'm just really weak. After doing BI-A for the first time again last week, I got DOMS so bad that I was limping for the rest of the week. My gait was so messed up that I just didn't complete the rest of the week's workouts. (Just did a lot of gimpy walking)
This all happened even though I used almost no weight! For squats I only used the oly bar and for static lunges I only used bodyweight, each for 2 sets of 15. Granted it was my first weight training session in months, but come on! I am a normal sized (5'10", 160lbs, approx 15% bf) male in his 20s, untrained but otherwise healthy. (I am definitely a Lifter #1 from NROL, eternal beginner.)
I've checked out some of the training logs on the forum and it's clear that even other beginnners and females are putting up some decent weight without being destroyed from DOMS. This whole situation is just really depressing....
Sorry to hear that you've had a rough time with it, but don't give up! You'll be able to work through it, but it just may take you a little longer than others. I don't believe that anyone "can't" do some resistance training. You may have to splurge and get a massage or two to work through the soreness, but at the very least, buy a foam roller and use that to work the muscles when your sore. (You can find plenty of info about that on this and other sites.) You might have to reduce the # of reps per exercise, but it won't take you long to work up to the prescribed rep/set schemes.
I've overtrained when coming back after a layoff, so I know what you're experiencing. Don't get discouraged - you can overcome it!
Don't worry about the weights you're using. I know it's hard to look back at what you were doing before and look at what you're doing now and shake your head in disgust. I'm using weights that are far less than I used to, but I'm progressing with each and every workout. Last night, for example, I used more weight than I was planning on. However, it was no where what I used to use when I was in my 20s. Oh well, that's how it goes. I use great form and work on feeling the muscles working as opposed to simply getting the weight up.
Stick to it and you'll be fine.
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What's your nutrition like? I have found that with heavy lifting (or sometimes just a new program with different design) will really give me DOMS unless I take BCAAs (I use Xtreme Formulations ICE which has BCAAs and glutamine). I also make sure to really spend a bit of time stretching after my workout (all muscles, but extra time devoted to those that are prone to DOMS and tightness). Foam rolling can also help. Stick with it and it will likely get better after the first few workouts ... and your weights will go up too ... they are only bound to get worse if you stop, right?!
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I got DOMS so bad that I was limping for the rest of the week.
That happens to me every time I do a new workout. I did some body weight Jump Squats along with Dead Lifts in an EDT program last month and could barely for a week. Just keep at it. I usually find that the second workout helps get rid of the pain somehow.
That happens to me every time I do a new workout. I did some body weight Jump Squats along with Dead Lifts in an EDT program last month and could barely for a week. Just keep at it. I usually find that the second workout helps get rid of the pain somehow.
DLs in an EDT program...I'm amazed you were only down for a week. I think I'd be 6 ft under.
What's your nutrition like? I have found that with heavy lifting (or sometimes just a new program with different design) will really give me DOMS unless I take BCAAs (I use Xtreme Formulations ICE which has BCAAs and glutamine). I also make sure to really spend a bit of time stretching after my workout (all muscles, but extra time devoted to those that are prone to DOMS and tightness). Foam rolling can also help. Stick with it and it will likely get better after the first few workouts ... and your weights will go up too ... they are only bound to get worse if you stop, right?!
Well said Julie.
SVD, you know you're doing the right thing. Just keep taking the baby steps. Nutritional strategies might help some, but mostly just keep doing what you're doing. Your whole body will feel better when you're exercising and that alone is enough of a reason to continue.
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