If my body isn't sore the next day, did I still get a good work-out?!
Question: This is my third week of working out. I work-out for around 2 hours every day, and take sunday and monday off. The first week, I was dead and my muscles were sore, so I KNEW I was working them out and it was working.. But lately no matter how hard I push myself it seems like my muscles are never sore. Am I just not pushing myself hard enough? Or am I not sore anymore because I'm in shape?
Answers: This is my third week of working out. I work-out for around 2 hours every day, and take sunday and monday off. The first week, I was dead and my muscles were sore, so I KNEW I was working them out and it was working.. But lately no matter how hard I push myself it seems like my muscles are never sore. Am I just not pushing myself hard enough? Or am I not sore anymore because I'm in shape?
That pain is probablly DOMS, delayed onset muscle sorness. It's common when starting exercise or increasing the amount you do, but after 2 or 3 weeks people get used to the exercise and it doesn't hurt any more. If you are still exercising the same as when you started you are doing good. People say no pain no gain, this applies to the 'pain' while you are carrying out the exercise, the burn in your muscles as they beg for oxygen.
Edit:I agree, 2 hours a day is a lot. Do you do the same exercise every day? alternating between days of tough and days of light exercise is a good way to go, or days of cardio and days of weight lifting. Of course keeping the 1 or 2 days rest.
first of all,
2 hours per day is WAY MORE THAN YOU NEED and it will do more damage than it will good. 1 hour is max... and you should have atleast 3 days of rest if you are a beginner.
to the main question,
being sore doesn't mean anything. soreness is just microtears in the muscle that hurt the next day when they heal (DOMS : Delayed onset muscle soreness)... if it doesn't hurt, it does not indicate anything. some people never get sore, while as other get sore all the time after a workout.
don't sweat it... you're still getting a good workout. but 2 hours... please, reduce it to 1 hour 4 times per week... please... and focus on nutrition and diet as much as exercise.
If you're following the same exercise regime as you were when you started, the chance is that you've built up the muscle to cope with that exercise.
My advice is to push yourself a little bit harder.
But not too much!
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keep it going your doing good, change up your routine we have many muscles that we have to work on
strength training 3 days a week is good, 2o minutes
each time, do not forget the cardio, important in
loosing fat, keeping our heart healthy and happy
keep your metabolism at a good rate, will help
loose body fat.