Ways to help with Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness(DOMS) ?

Poom · 24-01-2006, 01:40 PM

I box tuesdays thursday and saterdays so its hard for me to keep building muscle and strength and i dont like going to boxing unable to move. But im getting concerned that im losing muscle mass which is bugging me so i want to do more body building work but keep up the boxing.

Even if i say go to boxing tuesday then workout afterwards my lower back and legs , then on thursday im very immobile cause of the DOMS ,

I eat a high protein and carb diet
Take CEE
Flax seed oil , cod liver oil
3x Protein scoops total a day.

So is there any way to lessen the soreness ? i heard stretching after a workout is good ? I used to swim after a workout and that helped but i dont have access to a swimming pool anymore.

Cheers.

ps - I have googled this and found "warmup and warm down" are meant to be useful for curing this, but was just woundering if anyone can give me any tips that have worked from personal experience.

crazycal1 · 24-01-2006, 03:13 PM

always warmup-light stretching-then your weights or boxing-cool down and then thorough stretching :idea:

Nick500 · 24-01-2006, 06:47 PM

poom any chance of hitting the sauna? kills the doms alongside swimming as you know

Have you considered that maybe your pushing it TOO much and causing damage rather than positive hypertrophy (i.e. stimulus for the muscles to grow), so what you think is doms is actually damage?

Also, make sure you get your PWO in ASAP after your workout coz i know u slack at this

Nick

Andy1981iron · 24-01-2006, 08:12 PM

Off topic, but like the signature Poom!

'Wannabebig' has a become a bit of a cult figure!

:-)

Poom · 24-01-2006, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick500

poom any chance of hitting the sauna? kills the doms alongside swimming as you know

Have you considered that maybe your pushing it TOO much and causing damage rather than positive hypertrophy (i.e. stimulus for the muscles to grow), so what you think is doms is actually damage?

Also, make sure you get your PWO in ASAP after your workout coz i know u slack at this

Nick

nope no sauna here..

I dont think so cause i am getting good strength gains still , especially in the leg department which i get major DOMS from

yeah you are right i should get my PWO shake in always cause i do forget this sometimes.

thx for alls input and yea andy wannabebig is my idol he is best archtech

Keyser Soze · 25-01-2006, 10:46 AM

Do warm up sets, especially if bulking. I know they're time consuming, but they've prevented SO many injuries which were a LOT more time consuming....

I've found a banana after a session helps - could be the Potassium, I don't know, but it's proven very helpful, even after sessions where I'm SURE I've overdone something, one banana, no DOMS, no injury, nothing.

Try it.

KS

24-01-2006, 01:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Poom Making Progress Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 165 Rep Power:	Ways to help with Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness(DOMS) ? I box tuesdays thursday and saterdays so its hard for me to keep building muscle and strength and i dont like going to boxing unable to move. But im getting concerned that im losing muscle mass which is bugging me so i want to do more body building work but keep up the boxing. Even if i say go to boxing tuesday then workout afterwards my lower back and legs , then on thursday im very immobile cause of the DOMS , I eat a high protein and carb diet Take CEE Flax seed oil , cod liver oil 3x Protein scoops total a day. So is there any way to lessen the soreness ? i heard stretching after a workout is good ? I used to swim after a workout and that helped but i dont have access to a swimming pool anymore. Cheers. ps - I have googled this and found "warmup and warm down" are meant to be useful for curing this, but was just woundering if anyone can give me any tips that have worked from personal experience. ______________________ "Im hardly a bum im training to become an arctech" - wannabebig

24-01-2006, 06:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nick500 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,230 Rep Power:	poom any chance of hitting the sauna? kills the doms alongside swimming as you know Have you considered that maybe your pushing it TOO much and causing damage rather than positive hypertrophy (i.e. stimulus for the muscles to grow), so what you think is doms is actually damage? Also, make sure you get your PWO in ASAP after your workout coz i know u slack at this Nick ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication -

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24-01-2006, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
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24-01-2006, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Andy1981iron Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hull Posts: 833 Rep Power:	Off topic, but like the signature Poom! 'Wannabebig' has a become a bit of a cult figure! :-)

25-01-2006, 10:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Keyser Soze Under Construction Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 21 Rep Power:	Do warm up sets, especially if bulking. I know they're time consuming, but they've prevented SO many injuries which were a LOT more time consuming.... I've found a banana after a session helps - could be the Potassium, I don't know, but it's proven very helpful, even after sessions where I'm SURE I've overdone something, one banana, no DOMS, no injury, nothing. Try it. KS