Preventing Soreness after Exercise As we wrote in this prior post, muscle pain is expected after certain kinds of work out. Of course, temporary soreness is a small price to pay for long-term health and fitness. But if you can reduce pain easily, why wouldn’t you? Fortunately, there are many ways of preventing soreness after […]
Why Do Hard Workouts Make You So Sore? Vigorous exercise will give you sore muscles, no secret there. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, also known as DOMS, is a fact of life when embarking upon any new exercise program. And with so many new gyms focusing on high-intensity interval training (HIIT), people are experiencing a whole […]
Sleep Before Anything Else Sleep is one of the best recovery methods we have. And yet it is often the most overlooked, with good reason. Competitive athletes prioritize sleep and nutrition 100% of the time, but not everyone has this luxury. Professional strength-athletes often do little except workout, eat, and sleep. They will typically get […]