Questions tagged [muscle-recovery]
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Effect of protein intake on muscle recovery
"Protein shakes" and other high-protein dietary strategies are believed by some to improve muscle recovery times after workouts. However, there is some opinion to the contrary: that protein intake ...
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Can someone who takes steroids get muscle mass even without lifting?
My impression given what I read on the internet about it was that steroids help your body recover much faster after workout. So for the recovering to work, you still have to damage your body in the ...
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What happens to your muscles when you stop working out for several years?
I go through spurts of working out. I'll decide to get a gym membership, achieve decent results over six months, and then, for whatever reason at the time, I'll stop and won't exercise at all for ...
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What is the most effective way to improve a saggy belly?
I used to have a fairly flat stomach but I had a baby 4 months ago by c-section and my lower abdomen is quite saggy. What can I do to lose the extra weight there and get it taut?
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How do daily push-ups (as in army bootcamp) lead to muscle growth
Accepted knowledge in these communities and with most trainers is recovery days are when the body grows. And that sans recovery days you're only breaking down muscle fibers without letting them grow ...
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how to correct forward neck posture?
I am "software programmer". I recently noticed that i am victim of forward neck posture. I know my computer realated job is reason for this. I am trying to correct my posture. but while doing this i ...
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What is the best way to recover after a long bike ride?
I just did a long bike ride (75 miles) and my legs are starting to hurt alot (tightening up, soreness, etc). The ride was about 10 hours ago and this was more than i have ridden in the past.
What is ...
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Cold Bath After Training - Recovery Techniques
I am a sprinter around the grand old age of 21.
At our track, there is a lot of debate of whether cold bath (or ice bath if you're brave enough) aids recovery of the muscle. What are your opinions?
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When does maximum muscle repair and growth take place after a strength workout?
Every strength routine includes rest days between workouts, so that the natural processes of tissue repair and muscle growth are allowed.
I guess this process of repair and growth happens mostly ...
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How long does it take for muscles to recover?
I lift weights to get stronger and to look better, I wonder how long does it take for muscle to recover after workout. I do typical workout routine for every muscle group, I work out every muscle ...
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Using a Foam Roller
Recently a personal trainer recommended I use a foam roller for muscle massage and flexibility. Most research I've done on the web simply states the roller 'massages the muscle' or 'breaks down scar ...
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Bodybuilding - Myofibrillar and Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy - Building muscles
I'm training for two years, trying to develop muscles (for astethics, being big and not for strength training).
I read that in order to do that I should work more on my sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. As I'...
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Should I wait until my muscles are 100% free of any signal of soreness before training for strength again?
I am trying to avoid injuries at all costs while still training for strength. I seem not to have the greatest recovery ability (42 yr male, healthy but unable to sleep more than 6 hours a day on ...
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how to keep the chest tendon injury free while training heavy bench press?
Here and here you can see me bench press 200 Kg.
I don't bench 200Kg 440 Lbs all year long. After reaching the 200, it goes down gradually back to 160 and then 160 for 2 reps and slowly up.
I use ...
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Do I need continuous sleep in order to maximise muscle growth?
I’ve been getting 7-8 hours of sleep every night. However, I occasionally wake up once or twice to go to the toilet (twice is very rare).
It’s quite easy for me to get back to sleep, therefore these ...
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Can psoas muscle cause lower back pain?
Can tight psoas muscle cause lower (lumbar) back pain? If yes, which exercise would be best to recover? Thanks.
How do you differentiate if the pain in lower back is because of tight psoas or due to ...
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Need to gain strength to gain muscle?
I've been strength training 4 days a week for about 8 months. My goal is to increase mass. The usual recommendation for this is to do three sets of 8-12 repetitions for most exercises, and that's what ...
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is it necessary to do exercise that target only one muscle a day
I live in India and have joined 4-5 gyms in last 4-5 years in different cities. Every time people do and also suggest me to do exercise that target only one muscle per day. e.g. on Monday only biceps ...
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Intensive training after 8 years
Long time ago I used to run in the mornings, workout in the gym 2 days a week, and some martial arts. I was not a gym freak at all but I had some nice definition.
Now 8 years later (and 30 years old)...
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Is it necessary to have a rest week?
I have seen fitness programs that focus six days of workout per week, and following three or four weeks have an entire recovery week. The term "recovery" is misleading, because you still workout six ...
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What is a muscle knot?
After starting lifting, or perhaps it was from bad posture at my desk job, I got what I think is a muscle knot and I'd like to know more about them.
What causes muscle knots? On both a higher level ...
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Long overtraining - What is the solution and how much time is needed to recover?
A week ago, followed by 4-5 months of high intensive training I decided to take a break from the gym.
I felt very disappointed and discouraged as I was training very hard and there were no gains, ...
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What additional nutrition should I consider when starting to train in Muay Thai?
I'm working out 3 days a week for 1 hour - Muay Thai kickboxing + the same amount of time pumping iron at the gym. The Muay Thai involves:
Full contact sparring
Leg and arm conditioning (taking hits)...
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Exercise to isolate the leg stability muscles used when walking backwards
Particularly as you place the ball of your foot down and transfer weight onto it.
From this image I believe it's #3, and #18-20. These correspond with Sartorius, Gracilis, Adductor Longus, and ...
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Sexual arousal to speed up recovery?
Is it a viable post-workout method to make one's self sexually aroused for prolonged periods of time?
Studies show that sexual arousal increases test. in both males and females and etc. I assume this ...
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What specific exercises can be done in a swimming pool to aid recovery after a workout?
I'm looking for some exercises that I can do in a swimming pool that will help my muscles to recover after a workout.
I've seen footballers on TV walking/jogging in the swimming pool the day after a ...
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Scientific base for the construction of the army and special forces physical training plans
Recently I took some interest in the military and various armed forces around the world. Ive read some books written by US Marines, SEAL and SAS members. I was very impressed by the training they ...
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Don't feel muscle soreness until after a day [duplicate]
so, I only get this with my legs (meaning my quads and hamstrings and inner thighs) and my glutes...so here is my squat routine:
120kg - 2 sets of 6 repetitions followed by 1 set of 4 (it is really ...
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Does training of some major muscles groups enhance overall muscle growth?
There is a popular (e.g. link 1, link 2) theory, that is, if you train big muscle groups (e.g. legs, chest), it will increase the overall growth of muscles all over the body; the trained muscle will ...
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I'm trying to build mass, and I had a great upper body workout yesterday, but I only got about an hour and a half of sleep last night
Does this completely negate my workout? Is there something I can do to compensate for it today? I know it was only one session, but I just absolutely hate the feeling that the entire session wasted. ...
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Why is it important to recuperate between workouts?
After intensive workouts muscle soreness is a common phenomenon. I heard, that it is important to recuperate before working out again.
However, I had the following experience: During a two week bike ...
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How Can I remove my muscle weakness? Please advise
I’m new to this site and was wondering if someone could advise
After exercise (running) I’ve been left with a lot of weakness in my calf muscles (making it difficult to walk) and arm muscles ( so ...
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Are protein powders unhealthy for a teen athlete? [closed]
I startet working out 5 months ago. Until now i havent used anything that didnt come from my kitchen table. Yesterday i ordered from bodybuilding.com a 5 lbs gold protein and 15 quest protein bars. Im ...
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Eating enough carbohydrates to build muscle
There is an issue I always surpressed my mind of: the necessary carbohydrates per day.
One thing I learned a while ago is the importance of consuming at least 20 gram of protein per 3-4 hours in ...
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Why do we ice after strenuous exercise?
Inflammation is an essential part of healing. From Wikipedia:
It has been further theorized that the acute localized inflammatory responses to muscular contraction during exercise [...] are a ...
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BodyBuilding - Plateau and a new Workout Plan - Intermediate - Advanced
I have been traning my current session since December, that is about three months.
If I consider my whole 3 years of traning sessions I would say this one to be the best. I learnt some new ideas ...
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Is casein a better choice for people with limited recovery ability?
My body takes several days to recover after each full-body workout. Several things may play a role on this fact (lack of abundant sleep, mid-age, whatever) but in any case it is very noticeable and I ...
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Best way to work the back without putting myself out of commission?
I love doing back weight exersises, especially the Seated Cable Rows with a narrow grip with the stack set at my body weight of 210lbs.
On two occasions I've performed 3 sets of 10 reps and I feel ...
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My experiments to my body
I'm doing an experiment with my own body. Experiment is such that -
Do push ups until your you fall on the ground and cannot push your body up further. Do squats until your legs vibrate very fast. Do ...
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What is the minimum amount of time someone might need for muscles to recover?
I know there have been answers to this question, but I'm looking for something specific.
The workout has just been completed. Now, what is the minimum amount of time required for the muscle group ...
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I feel recuperated immediately the next day after an intense workout. Okay to workout more?
This question kind of seems like the "am I working out too hard?" question, but it's a bit different.
This question asks about whether or not one should trust their body or a timeframe.
I worked my ...
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Does massage therapy help rebuild and gain muscle faster?
I was wondering if massage therapy can help rebuild and gain muscle faster. Or is it just for relaxation? I want to go to a massage center this weekend after a month of training.
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Intermittent Fasting Post Workout
I have lost around 33 pounds using intermittent fasting (skipping breakfast by substituting BCAAs). Since then, I have started lifting, first with Starting Strength and now with Texas Method, ...
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Stretches to help recovery after weight lifting
I've read that stretching after a session of weight lifting can help with recovery time.
Is this true? It seems counter-intuitive to me as any real weight lifting session will result in micro-tears ...
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How to find out timing of supercompensation?
Supercompensation refers to the post training period during which the trained function/parameter has a higher performance capacity than it did prior to the training period (source). One should train ...
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Frequency of ''Full body'' training [closed]
I've been thinking about doing full body 4 or even 5 times a week.
Can this be optimal for muscle growth and endurance?
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Training history 5 months of starting strength, hated it and tried ...
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Efficiency of my workout program [closed]
I've been lifting for 6 months and I follow this program:
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Front SquatsDumbbell LungesLeg extensionsLeg PressOverhead PressLateral RaisesFace Pulls
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Bench PressIncline ...
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After intense workouts, my muscles only start to cramp 2 days after the work out, but when I was younger, I got cramping the day after. Why?
I'm a 34 year old male. My fitness level is above average, but I won't say it's much more than that.
Unsurprisingly, after intense power workouts, especially after a while of not working on a certain ...
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What is the quickest way of replenishing glycogen stores post-workout?
I've recently taken up training for cycling quite intensively, and I was wondering what would be the fastest way of replenishing my glycogen stores before the next day's workout?
I've drawn up a ...
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Conceptualizing role of recovery in muscle building
I am trying to figure out how to think about recovery when wanting to muscle build. So far I've been going about seven weeks a day, but seeing videos of people like Tom Platz, Mike Mentzer and Dorian ...