Joined a gym about a week ago and my whole body is sore. How long till DOMS go away?

redrogue12 · 2018-05-26T21:05:33+00:00

You learn to love the soreness. Embrace it.

But additionaly you can stretch, do some light work to pump some blood in your muscles. That will help you recover.

SickBrains · 2018-05-26T14:50:10+00:00

2-3 days

Isthr0w · 2018-05-26T20:48:55+00:00

DOMS will hit you when you first start working out, or work a new muscle, or take time off (1-2 weeks) the from the gym. It usually takes a day to fully hit you and depending on how long it has been since you exercised the muscle and how hard you trained it, it can be anything from uncomfortable to excruciating can't-get-off-the-toilet-can-hardly-use-stairs pain.

My best advice is to give the muscles a rest and push through the discomfort/pain, for 2 days. On the third day (4th if it is really bad) you want to work the muscle again. Start of slow and work your way up, don't jump in to max weight. The soreness should get better as you work the muscle, and depending on how bad it was might be gone by the end of that workout. Stretching can also help if it's bad or didn't go away. There are also dietary things that you can do to help recovery, you'd have to look into that as I just make sure I get enough protein and don't worry about it too much.

After that initial soreness as long as you consistently work your muscles (minimum once a week) you won't experience that again, until you take a break. There is some soreness other than DOMS that you can experience during or immediately after a workout but you will learn to embrace it as a sign of a good workout.

[deleted] · 2018-05-26T16:16:38+00:00

Just got back into busting my ass in the gym after final exams. Trained chest WAY too hard and was sore for 3 days, so I'd say 3 days~ish.

talexanderc · 2018-05-26T21:28:01+00:00

Need about a month of good lifting. Even those days you're sore you gotta stick to it.

GrandmasterHurricane · 2018-05-27T00:23:03+00:00

Soreness has a lot to do with your recovery practices. Yeah, sure you lift but u must also decompress. You need to eat the right amount of the right foods at the right times, drink water ALL THE TIME, sleep a lot, and stretch your muscles to relax them. Over time, the DOMS will go away or be barely noticeable.

F_Dingo · 2018-05-27T04:50:58+00:00

stick to it

I love a good soreness, especially after leg day

last week my legs were so sore that when i had to squat down for something i nearly fell over because my legs almost gave out. great feeling.

[deleted] · 2018-05-28T13:48:53+00:00

Soreness typically vanishes after 1 month, although it might reoccur after severe trainings or when you paused your training for too long.

Title	Joined a gym about a week ago and my whole body is sore. How long till DOMS go away?
Author	RM_Slays
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Date	May 26, 2018 2:46 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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