A lot of the time with exercise and training it’s not what you do but rather how you do it.
A patient/client was in my clinic earlier this evening. She was complaining of intensely painful hip flexors and quads following a week of higher intensity training and the introduction of some new exercises. She thought that she had sustained an injury. Well, she did on a small scale. However, I explained that what she was experiencing was commonly known as DOMS – i.e Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.
During exercise of higher intensity and duration than one would normally do, the body is under stress that it is not familiar with. The muscles become damaged to a point where repair may take longer than the normal 36-48hr period with normal training that one is used to. This is the DOMS phenomenon. And I personally LOVE it! That post exercise soreness that lasts two or more days.
Vicky, here’s you challenge…
I don’t know what training you have planned for tomorrow, but whatever it is, make sure you take yourself right out of your comfort zone so that you end up with a serious case of DOMS.
Enjoy!!!
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