SL 5x5 as a Junior?

blamechance · 2016-08-29T04:59:50+00:00

If it's just muscle soreness then keep lifting. Unless it's something like real physical pain, I'd say keep going. In my experience I just pushed through the soreness during a session, and eventually it went away after 2-3 sets of doing whatever I was doing. I don't actually know if it's good/bad for you, but I'm perfectly fine and that's what I did.

Questionablechoice · 2016-08-29T05:11:33+00:00

If the pain shots through you like a bullet then you have an injury. If it's a present dull or ever present ache you have muscle soreness. If it's ache or consistent pain under load (while lifting) it's just soreness. If you have a burning sensation similar to putting your hand in a fire (under load) you might have a torn muscle but after 3 days at these weights it's unlikely.

You can combat some of the soreness by eating more. Your most likely not eating enough which increases you delays onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

Particularly post work out salts are important to reduce the problems. On workout days I eat 200 more calories which is basically a few pickles and some cheese.

This has helped me minimize the DOMS.

GC0W30 · 2016-08-29T05:31:54+00:00

That is completely normal when you start lifting, or even come back to lifting after more than a week or two away.

Within a few weeks it will get better.

Questionablechoice below makes a good point about diet. I'm not familiar with post-workout salt, but it's something good to research. Also, make sure you're staying hydrated and getting enough sleep for maximum gains.

Draki1903 · 2016-08-29T05:56:28+00:00

You're 3 days in. It's like this scene in the Matrix, your muscles hurt because you've never used them. Prolonged pain is fine, because it's usually just fatigue, but sudden sharp shots of pain are an injury, where you need to rest.
i've never lifted shit in my life and i'm not sure where to draw the line with pain

There will come a day when you will attempt to squat more than you can at that time. It is inevitable. You will fail. You must fail or you will never know how to recover form a failure. This is what the safeties in the rack are for - so you can not get obliterated by a 140kg barbell.

returnofthemack2 · 2016-08-29T08:08:51+00:00

lol you're gonna be sore for a while man, but the soreness gets more manageable over time. Make sure to constantly improve and perfect your form

trpthroway123 · 2016-08-29T13:54:19+00:00

If it hurts while you're doing it, there's probably an issue.

If you experience tearing, searing, stabbing pain, there's probably an issue.

If redness or swelling happens, there's probably an issue.

If it's just soreness, or burning, it's probably just normal. All those guys screaming "feel the burn" aren't kidding, your muscles burn when you hit the limit.

If the discomfort increases with stretching, since you're stretching the affected muscle, and then is less severe after, 99% chance it's just normal soreness. Stretching post-workout helps a lot in keeping the soreness down and mobility/range of motion up.

First 3-5 days in the gym are the worse when it comes to soreness, especially if it's your first time. When I take a few months off and come back, I sometimes struggle to shampoo my hair or walk down stairs because I'm so sore. That soon subsides, it's only the first few workouts.

As an aside, unless your technique is absolutely terrible or you're doing something very wrong, it's going to be difficult to injure yourself with the kinds of weights you're doing.

Title	SL 5x5 as a Junior?
Author	brothajones
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Date	August 29, 2016 4:00 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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