Being sore after a good workout is not anything to be worried about, in most cases. Usually the pain is an indication that your muscles are working to repair themselves (and make more of themselves, yay!) after you worked them hard. Furthermore, it’s good to note the difference between sharp, stabbing, acute pain and just the dull ache. The sharp, stabbing pain does indicate that you should rest the injured muscle. Usually a pulled muscle does need to be rested, and iced as well to reduce the inflammation. However, if you get a dull ache after a workout, it’s nothing to be alarmed about and you can still exercise the next day – and sitting around being inactive really doesn’t actually help with the dull aches in my experience. Your muscle was made to, and wants to move.
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I almost feel sad when some part of me is not sore. It’s just a little bit addictive!
On the other hand, the first, second and sometimes third days after “Leg day” are often a bit too much of a “pleasure.” That’s about the only time I wouldn’t mind having a Hoveround. Those great big leg muscles take some time to recover from a heavy workout. OW-UCH!
yeah I agree with the recovery time with leg muscles – I seem to always have sore hamstrings these days, and I work on my feet! eeep! But still, so totally worth it
And yeah, if I don’t feel a workout afterwards, I know I didn’t get anything out of it and it’s a bit disappointing. heh.