Current Events > Can you still lift if your muscles are still sore?

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Im a newbie. I dont know if im doing this correctly so please let me know if im doing it wrong.

I went to the gym 3 days in a row. I worked my back, triceps and biceps on the first day. I did 3 sets of 10, the last few reps of the last sets are close to failure.

I did my back again because they didnt hurt on the second day. Did shoulder and chest and abs.

Third day i did all the leg muscles and then abs again because they didnt hurt.

4th day i rest, the triceps and sides of my pectorals really hurting. So i stayed in on the 5th day too.
Theres still a faint bit of pain now. But should i continue to lift tomorrow?
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Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.
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Use it for stamina/running/etc...
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HaVeNII7 posted...

Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.

dude you have to break it down by areas
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Yes but remember that having a rest day or two for your muscles to recover is key too. that helps with the gains.
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MrK3V posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.

dude you have to break it down by areas

Honestly Im just kind of excited. I want that lean athletic bod and I want it yesterday. The faster the better.
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Cobra1010 posted...

faint

yes imo. Soreness is because you're new at it as in your muscles are not used to training yet.

If the pain persists stop and get yourself checked.
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HaVeNII7 posted...

MrK3V posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.

dude you have to break it down by areas

Honestly Im just kind of excited. I want that lean athletic bod and I want it yesterday. The faster the better.

You don't have to break it down into parts but you can't go everyday either. You're gonna hurt yourself and then that will set yourself back.
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if its muscle soreness it should be ok to continue, i always did when i used to lift.

i would stop lifting if i got tendon soreness, however. that shit can be serious if you keep stressing it.
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spudger posted...

if its muscle soreness it should be ok to continue, i always did when i used to lift.

i would stop lifting if i got tendon soreness, however. that shit can be serious if you keep stressing it.

Shit your right. I totally forgotten about the soreness to be from tendons too. I remember pulling one in my forearm while playing tennis. Took like 3 months to heal. Especially when i went back too early and i damaged it again.

Shit is serious. Muscles take like a few days to a week to heal. Tendons can take months. Then bones can take years.

Man i wish we humans werent so weak and could heal faster.
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yillin posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

MrK3V posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.

dude you have to break it down by areas

Honestly Im just kind of excited. I want that lean athletic bod and I want it yesterday. The faster the better.

You don't have to break it down into parts but you can't go everyday either. You're gonna hurt yourself and then that will set yourself back.

This, give your muscles at least a day to recover and build back up.
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Yeah you can lift
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work harder until it hurts.
just like my back, we'll get through this.

even if we gotta do it without advil.
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Do this instead

Monday: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
Tuesday: Back, Biceps
Wednesday: Legs, Abs
Thursday: Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
Friday: Back, Biceps
Saturday: Legs, Abs
Sunday: Off
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Cobra1010 posted...

spudger posted...

if its muscle soreness it should be ok to continue, i always did when i used to lift.

i would stop lifting if i got tendon soreness, however. that shit can be serious if you keep stressing it.

Shit your right. I totally forgotten about the soreness to be from tendons too. I remember pulling one in my forearm while playing tennis. Took like 3 months to heal. Especially when i went back too early and i damaged it again.

Shit is serious. Muscles take like a few days to a week to heal. Tendons can take months. Then bones can take years.

Man i wish we humans werent so weak and could heal faster.

im stuck with some tendinitis right now, cant do pullups or play tennis. sucks.
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HaVeNII7 posted...

Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.

I read that the fastest you can go is to work on a specific muscle twice a week. So you can let it rest 3-4 days. The resting is just as important as working/tearing them. I suppose you can do full body on say monday then not lift and only do cardio for the next days then lift again on thursday.

But my current plan is to do upper body pt1 on day 1, upper body pt2 on day 2. Legs on day 3. Rest day 4. Then repeat.

And i run 3/4 mile and jog 1/4 on the treadmill for warm up on each day too.

But yeah, my problem is my muscle soreness putting me behind schedule.
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@Big_Nabendu

Thanks! That makes perfect sense. When working the chest, you usualy push out thus working the triceps too. And shoulders too.
And biceps and back go together. Yes that must have been my mistake.
Thank you for this plan. Is it okay that I put the off day on thursday then shift the rest down?

@spudger

Man i hope you make full recovery soon. I was scared when i injured my tendon because i didnt know when i would be fully healed. Waiting months without confirmation from a doctor is a very very long time. And didnt know how long to wait after all the pain went before started playing again.
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A good gauge is this:

If you feel soreness in the muscle but it mostly goes away once you've warmed up the muscle group and you can go through the exercise without any notable pain, you're fine. Make sure you're doing dynamic warm ups before you start hitting the weights though.

If it stills hurts after you've warmed up, your muscles are overworked or strained. Take a few days off at least and make sure you're getting good sleep. Sleep is super important!
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MrK3V posted...

HaVeNII7 posted...

Same as TC, but Ive been doing my entire body every day.

Shits getting tougher every day I go in.

dude you have to break it down by areas

Naw, compound/full body days are some of the best programs to start out on. Not every day though.

TC I think you might benefit more from that type of program so I'll throw some here for you to look at:

https://sites.google.com/site/strengthfaqs/noobstrong

https://www.powerliftingtowin.com/greyskull-lp/
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Also, it might be a good idea to visit the Fitness/Health board here.
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Cobra1010 posted...

Man i hope you make full recovery soon. I was scared when i injured my tendon because i didnt know when i would be fully healed. Waiting months without confirmation from a doctor is a very very long time. And didnt know how long to wait after all the pain went before started playing again.

thanks. its not too serious. i've had it before; I just have to lay off the workouts until it heals. sucks not being able to play sports though.
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Pogo_Marimo posted...

If it stills hurts after you've warmed up, your muscles are overworked or strained

This isn't necessarily true. You can be sore and not be overtrained.

You can and should work through soreness if it's what your program prescribes so your body adapts to the stimulus you're putting it under. You shouldn't base your training days based on how sore you are.
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tldr yes

my muscles burn semi-constantly
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