recovery time

Alix Turner · Dec 12, 2011

alright, so you may think I am a bit mental for this one.. but I have a "why not?" streak in me and I went ahead and hired a personal trainer that contacted me on erslist.. and to be honest, he's been awesome.. but here's my problem. After our first session I could barely stand! i know people say to stretch and stay active.. so I hit a yoga class the next day and tried to get out for a walk but quite honestly, I spent the rest of those two days in a little ball whenever I didn't have to be somewhere.

Just thought I might get some advice, since this is a three day a week commitment, what have people from the board had the most luck with when it comes to dissipating the pain of recovery when you first start seeing a personal trainer or getting very involved in an activity? Long baths just aren't for me but is yoga my best bet? should I be going to the sauna?

hope you can offer some experiences that will help...

bcneil · Dec 12, 2011

If you are just starting or getting back into weights, its going to hurt the next day.
I only train each muscle once a week and do legs mondays. So they are just sore tuesday.

Also a protein shake an hour after a workout helps. And a cold bath.....some people actual take a bath with bags of ice.
Some guys will even pour table salt in the water to make it even colder.
It does help a lot.

Alix Turner · Dec 12, 2011

thanks guys, believe me, I will be trying anything outside of smearing myself in frogs blood and dancing outside in the nude for half an hour after every session. (if it didn't work last time, it isn't going to work now)

PlayfulAlex · Dec 12, 2011

In my experience, you live and learn about working out after any hiatus. You're just paying for some level of inactivity, and you can't make your recovery go any faster than it will. I suggest that you're working out too hard, for starters.

During my first date with my trainer, I did a double-room's length of walking lunges (ps...it doesn't hurt while you're doing it at the first workout) . Easy for him to direct me from his standing still position. Within one day, I could barely move my entire lower body; I could barely get up and down from the toilet, never mind take stairs. I was SO pissed.

On the next workout, I simply wouldn't do as much as he asked for. If he told me to do 25 reps, I did 18, and I told him why; "I've got a freaking life to live, and I need to be reasonably mobile, you idiot! And don't ever do that to me again!"

You really have to exert your boundaries with trainers...they aren't inside your body, feeling the feelings.

Also, you probably wanted your results super-quick, so you overdid it for those reasons too. Take it easy, you won't keep it up if it hurts too much, and then all of your time (and hard-earned $$) has gone to waste...

mercyshooter · Dec 12, 2011

I would come by and give you a massage.

PM me when you need one.

vancity_cowboy · Dec 12, 2011

it will start to hurt less after 3 to 4 weeks of training. it will start to hurt a LOT less at 6 weeks of training. there will still be some stubborn tight spots at 3 months that can take forever to heal/strengthen, but some day you will arrive at workout heaven where it's a good pain, not a bad one. the endorphins will start to kick in very early to offset the pain, say in 2 weeks? it depends a lot on the individual when the endorphins get strong, but that's what overcoming muscular pain is all about. congratulations on doing it, but whatever you do, don't lose faith in it, it's your life to live to the fullest :thumb:

***edit*** oh yeah, hot tubs are where its at. if you can find an hour where the hot tub in your building is empty, going through a stretching routine in the hot water is wonderful for a number of things: 1) pain killing, 2) stretching - being submersed in water overcomes a lot of the effect of gravity so you can ease into a stretch without the force of gravity pulling you too harshly into an over-stretching situation

threepeat · Dec 12, 2011

I have heard some light exercise on a stationary bike can help prevent the lactic acid from pooling in your body and help prevent soreness. I see on TSN interviews the Ottawa Senators seem to be on the bike all the time, so there could be something to this.

SexyBoy · Dec 12, 2011

Alix Turner said:
alright, so you may think I am a bit mental for this one.. but I have a "why not?" streak in me and I went ahead and hired a personal trainer that contacted me on erslist.. and to be honest, he's been awesome.. but here's my problem. After our first session I could barely stand! i know people say to stretch and stay active.. so I hit a yoga class the next day and tried to get out for a walk but quite honestly, I spent the rest of those two days in a little ball whenever I didn't have to be somewhere.

Just thought I might get some advice, since this is a three day a week commitment, what have people from the board had the most luck with when it comes to dissipating the pain of recovery when you first start seeing a personal trainer or getting very involved in an activity? Long baths just aren't for me but is yoga my best bet? should I be going to the sauna?

hope you can offer some experiences that will help...

That is actually the kind of rare workout you do want. It mostly only happens at the very start and then later on no matter how hard some people try they cannot get it again. That is why people change it up to get that to happen again. You will find after you recover that you are stronger and that stays for a very long time as long as you stay active after that.

Guardian Angel · Dec 13, 2011

SexyBoy said:
That is actually the kind of rare workout you do want. It mostly only happens at the very start and then later on no matter how hard some people try they cannot get it again. That is why people change it up to get that to happen again. You will find after you recover that you are stronger and that stays for a very long time as long as you stay active after that.

I agree whole heartedly. When I was body building you always pushed for that burn and feel the next day knowing you reached your limit and some. But you need to change the routine, still working the same muscle groups but just throwing a new hitch into the movement or angle.
The body seems to remember what you threw at it before so mix it up, rest the muscle groups from day to day and go get itl

Good Luck

G.A.

PlayfulAlex · Dec 13, 2011

Of course, no pain, no gain...we all know the old axiom of fitness. Ask any gym employee how many people overdo their first and early workouts!

However, let's give some thought and empathy for the need of the OP to be in utmost comfort for the work she's about to undertake, possibly on a daily basis. Going to the office and sitting at your desk when you're in fitness pain is relatively easy...most people have no idea of the demands of the job for the popular SP. Our OP will have a difficult time entertaining her visitors with a genuine smile on her face, never mind engaging in the physical and flexibility demands of her job, when she can barely move her body without grimacing. And, as a professional, I'm sure she's not going to want to perform at a level that's less than her best.

Let's be real here, gentlemen!

Alix Turner · Dec 13, 2011

Ingrid said:
ps- only half an hour dancing with the frogs blood? That hardly seems like a long enough time to really get the benefits. Try marinating overnight for best results.

but, my sheets!

I will try to get more of a warmup in before a session thanks!

Alix Turner · Dec 13, 2011

SexyBoy said:
That is actually the kind of rare workout you do want. It mostly only happens at the very start and then later on no matter how hard some people try they cannot get it again. That is why people change it up to get that to happen again. You will find after you recover that you are stronger and that stays for a very long time as long as you stay active after that.

Guardian Angel said:
I agree whole heartedly. When I was body building you always pushed for that burn and feel the next day knowing you reached your limit and some. But you need to change the routine, still working the same muscle groups but just throwing a new hitch into the movement or angle.
The body seems to remember what you threw at it before so mix it up, rest the muscle groups from day to day and go get itl

Good Luck

G.A.

PlayfulAlex said:
Of course, no pain, no gain...we all know the old axiom of fitness. Ask any gym employee how many people overdo their first and early workouts!

However, let's give some thought and empathy for the need of the OP to be in utmost comfort for the work she's about to undertake, possibly on a daily basis. Going to the office and sitting at your desk when you're in fitness pain is relatively easy...most people have no idea of the demands of the job for the popular SP. Our OP will have a difficult time entertaining her visitors with a genuine smile on her face, never mind engaging in the physical and flexibility demands of her job, when she can barely move her body without grimacing. And, as a professional, I'm sure she's not going to want to perform at a level that's less than her best.

Let's be real here, gentlemen!

you've all got a point with the pain gain thing.. I was just thinking the recovery time was going to F-up my regular life at the rate of three days a week

luckily this trainer knew exactly what he was doing.. and after a good laugh at my wincing in the effort to do some of the movements he also informed me he likes to weed out the saps and find out what a person is capable of and willing to do as well.. not by pushing them too hard but by making the first couple of sessions as thorough as possible.

thank god, because I may be a pussy but I am ridiculously stubborn when I have a goal in mind or I feel my pride is on the line

thanks for the advice folks.. anything that didn't involve voodoo or sacrificing living creatures is on my list of "to try's" from most feasible to least palatable sounding suggestions..

ihatemyskirt · Dec 13, 2011

lol I hired same trainer and I could not step up onto the street curb the next day nor could I stand up after I used the toilet without using the towel rack for assistance and forget about stairs at any normal pace.

Good times in the out of shape zone!!

Dgodus · Dec 13, 2011

PlayfulAlex said:
Of course, no pain, no gain...we all know the old axiom of fitness. Ask any gym employee how many people overdo their first and early workouts!

However, let's give some thought and empathy for the need of the OP to be in utmost comfort for the work she's about to undertake, possibly on a daily basis. Going to the office and sitting at your desk when you're in fitness pain is relatively easy...most people have no idea of the demands of the job for the popular SP. Our OP will have a difficult time entertaining her visitors with a genuine smile on her face, never mind engaging in the physical and flexibility demands of her job, when she can barely move her body without grimacing. And, as a professional, I'm sure she's not going to want to perform at a level that's less than her best.

Let's be real here, gentlemen!

Not everyone has the luxury of sitting at a desk, lots of civilians have to rely on their bodies for an income. Not just strength but flexibility as well. However I will concede that I can be grumpy as all hell when I do it.

Howard69 · Dec 13, 2011

Drink Coconut Water as a recovery drink immediately after your work out. It offers a quickly absorbed replacement of sodium and potassium. It can be found in most grocery stores and even has flavored choices. I think the plain coconut water tastes a little like the "frogs blood" you were talking about earlier. I also take a magnesium supplement when I am training for a long endurance race.

Good Luck with the fittness program.
H

Alix Turner · Dec 13, 2011

Howard69 said:
Drink Coconut Water as a recovery drink immediately after your work out. It offers a quickly absorbed replacement of sodium and potassium. It can be found in most grocery stores and even has flavored choices. I think the plain coconut water tastes a little like the "frogs blood" you were talking about earlier. I also take a magnesium supplement when I am training for a long endurance race.

Good Luck with the fittness program.
H

very veronica brought me back from the dead a year ago with young coconut water. I kid you not. I now SWEAR by the stuff and make a point of consuming it often, despite the fact that for the same price I could be drinking victoria gin (which I enjoy quite a bit more but rather less frequently)

Alix Turner · Dec 14, 2011

JessicaJames said:
The first 3-6 weeks are hell on an unconditioned body.
This is what I do .

2ltrs waters per day minimum

eat 5-6 meals (food plan) throughout the day your trainer better be able to make one up for you because who gives a shit what you do in the gym if your nutrition if off you will never accomplish going to the next level. I dont care what anyone says nutrion is the only way to grow muscle and get in shape the other stuff is a process which takes a lot of dedication and patience.

600 mg of magnesium (at bed time)
omega 3 oil by the spoon ( I drink cod liver oil) 2 x per day

Do you have really bad pain where you can barely sit down to go to the bathroom ? 3 tablr spoons in one cup water 3 x per day before meal BRAGGS APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

I drink Xtend by Sciavation its like $40 totally worth it and completely helps with mucle aches drink it durring your work out.
Drinking water is still the best way to flush out toxins and get your blood moving. I think alot of the dicomfort is not being familiar with muscle pump which can be uncomfortable.

Drinking anything with calories even if its natural will hinder muscle gain . EAT your calories and your body will not ache . Drink water instead of coconut water your trainer will tell you to cut it out anyway I know mine would scoff.

Go for it woman I know you can do this thing!
xoxo
Jessica

http://jessicajames.escort-site.com

Me this morning sorry about the hair lol

Dear mother of god I was paying complete attention until I scrolled down far enough to see your photo

you are so hot.
I know as much as to ask about a diet plan and to drink even more water.. everything else I will give a shot at reading again later.. or get a eunich or something to read to me that will be able to focus

Alix Turner · Dec 14, 2011

Alize said:
Coconut water a Must, it is an item that is in my fridge all the time!

Loads of epsom salt in your bath and Soak.

Hate having to sit still in the bath! love this photo of you. how did the photographer keep you from smiling long enough to take it?

Alix Turner · Dec 14, 2011

alinburnaby said:
I just had to google up a "pussy exercising" picture

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