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June 7, 2017 By Trishala Chopra 17 Comments

Is DOMS stopping you from workout?

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The moment I recommend intense workout to my players, they start saying this:-

“My body is paining, the workout which we did yesterday was not for me”

“I guess I did wrong workout, my body is paining today”

“I guess I pushed it beyond my capacity, is that the way it should be?”

In none of the above cases my players said, let me workout today and see if it is still there. Everyone says that I just cannot do the workout today, I need a break. So a question arises here is, should you workout with so called post workout pain?

Let me clear out some facts!

Technically, Soreness is of 2 types:-

(1) Acute muscle soreness

– Which is felt shortly after the workout but it disappears in few hours.

(2) The pain or the numbness which you feel post workout is not a pain. It is DOMS!

DOMS- Delayed onset muscle soreness.

– DOMS is typically begins within 12-24 after exercise and it can last up to 72 hours.

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What happens during DOMS?

DOMS develop as a result of microscopic damage to muscle fibers which are involved in the type of exercise you are doing.

This damage can be because of the excess stress on particular part of the body during the exercise regime. DOMS is basically a side effect because of damage to the repairing process of the body.

Does lactic acid play an important role in DOMS?

Well, I have heard this quite often that the pain in my body is because of lactic acid accumulation. Just to get the facts out lactic acid does have an important role in acute soreness but not DOMS.

It has absolutely nothing to with your DOMS.

What causes DOMS?

Activities which leads to lengthening of muscles with excessive force leads to DOMS.

These are the most common examples of activities causing DOMS:-

– Jumping exercises.

– Aerobic exercises.

– Jogging.

– Crossfit.

– Strength training exercises.

– High intensity interval training.

Severity of DOMS completely depends upon the type and intensity of force applied on that muscle during that activity. Higher number of repetitions causes more DOMS then lower number of repetitions.

Can DOMS occur to everyone?

 

Well, yes DOMS can occur to everyone who is exercising. It is a myth that DOMS can occur to only those people who are new to exercises.

It can happen to people who are working out since ages as well but, the only difference will be the severity of DOMS.

If you are exercising since long time, your body gets adapted to it as a result your performance will not be affected completely.

If you keep training yourself for the same activity for years, you become less susceptible to DOMS in that particular exercise or activity.

Is soreness the only cause of DOMS?

Well no. Here are some most common symptoms of DOMS other than soreness:-

– Swelling in the area of extreme pain.

– Stiffness of joints.

– Tenderness.

– Reduced strength.

Should you workout the next day with soreness?

Most of players say, they just can’t workout because of the pain. If the pain is extreme and unbearable it is okay not to do extreme exercise but, it completely okay to do some light workouts or something as simple as stretching.

If you try and workout the next day, the symptoms of DOMS will start vanishing while you are performing the activity but there are chances that they might reoccur post workout (In your recovery process).

Don’t work out on the same muscle groups after DOMS. For example, if you are having severe soreness post jogging then you can workout on your upper body the next day. There is absolutely no need for – NO WORKOUT!

If the symptoms are extremely unbearable and excruciating then yes, do not workout.

How to ease DOMS?

 

  • To reduce the symptoms, apply ice pack on the area where it is paining.
  • Gentle massage.

These are just to reduce the symptoms but the complete healing can take place only after the exact diagnosis.

How to prevent DOMS?

 

If you undergo severe DOMS on your first day of your workout you probably have might done something wrong.

Check for these points before doing your next workout:-

* Proper form:-You need to be extremely careful while doing exercises especially the one with weights.

* Progression should be extremely personalized:- It should always be started at a slow pace and it should be light with least repetitions (2 different people cannot do the same intensity exercises- It should be personalized)

* Intensity plays a very important role:- It should be started with low intensity depending upon the muscle strength and then it should be gradually increased.

Once you start taking care about these points and train yourself, your body will start preparing itself for the same exercise in future.

Remember the old adage that says there is NO GAIN, WITHOUT PAIN!

DOMS cannot be completely avoided but, the severity can be reduced by taking care about the points mentioned above!

– Light pain cannot stop you from working out.

– Sometimes working out the next day makes you to recover faster!

So the crux of this entire article is, please do not skip workouts because of your soreness! Go ahead and do some light exercises or target a different set of exercises!

 

 

About Trishala Chopra

Dr Trishala Chopra believes in fitness not because she is a lifestyle coach but because she has personally got into a fitness regime when she was constantly being ridiculed for being on the heavier side with extreme acne issues. The ridicule and criticisms were the tipping points for her to change herself and today she is glad she has reduced by more than 50%. By qualification she is a Doctor of naturopathy/alternative medicines, a post-graduate in Nutraceuticals and both these degrees has helped her gain extra knowledge about all fields in the Health Care industry. She has additional skills in the areas of Therapeutic nutrition and Ayurveda. Her fitness mantra is practice what you preach. She believes that for a healthy lifestyle, it is very important to have a healthy body and mind. This according to her can be attained through balanced nutrition and proper exercise. As a lifestyle coach, she helps individuals achieve their targets with respect to nutrition and exercise.

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Comments

  1. Pradip vatwani says

    June 8, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Really nice to see that a knowledge related to the health and our body small things even differences between them also described well

    It’s easy to say no for workout but why it’s happening
    It’s clarify after this.

    Reply
    • Trishala Chopra says

      June 8, 2017 at 9:58 am

      Hi Pradip!

      What is lacking in today’s era is lack of knowledge and awareness in common people. I believe that every statement which your coach tells you should be supported with ‘why’ it is happening because after all it is for your body ? I am glad you liked my article. Keep reading. #betheforce

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      • Himanshu Rane says

        June 14, 2017 at 8:09 am

        Totally agree with you Trishala. Nice article. Even I am suffering from a chronic shoulder sprain. Will this help me overcome it ? Let me know.

        Reply
        • Trishala Chopra says

          June 23, 2017 at 7:01 pm

          Hi Himanshu!

          Well the shoulder sprain is like a spasm. You can try icing on it but if it is extreme then i will suggest you to visit a physiotherapist ?

          Reply
  2. Rahul says

    June 8, 2017 at 11:42 am

    Thanks for writing this . Always wondered the old saying no pain no gain is true or not . Well written and helpful.

    Reply
    • Trishala Chopra says

      June 8, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      Thank you rahul!

      I am glad you know the reason behind your sweet workout pain now ?

      Keep reading
      #betheforce

      Reply
  3. Sapan Kansal says

    June 8, 2017 at 2:11 pm

    Good article Trishala. Really informative and helpful. Looking forward to many more such articles.

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    • Trishala Chopra says

      June 8, 2017 at 2:19 pm

      Thank you sapan!

      Keep reading and keep growing your knowledge!

      #betheforce

      Reply
  4. Ajay says

    June 8, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Thank you for writing this . Very helpful to understand about DOMS.

    Reply
    • Trishala Chopra says

      June 8, 2017 at 7:57 pm

      I am glad you liked it.

      Keep reading!

      #betheforce

      Reply
  5. Vishal Kakar says

    June 8, 2017 at 11:28 pm

    Hi.. This is absolutely an eye opener for me. I am a runner and I often get these pains in my legs. Generally I take the next day off but going forward I am going to focus on the upper body. Like simple cardio etc… Thanks Trishala.

    Reply
    • Trishala Chopra says

      June 8, 2017 at 11:51 pm

      I am glad this helped you!
      Training different muscle groups would be a great idea!

      Keep reading!
      #betheforce

      Reply
  6. Nilesh says

    June 9, 2017 at 5:54 am

    DOMS good information provided thank a lot ?

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    • Trishala Chopra says

      June 23, 2017 at 7:01 pm

      Thanks Nilesh!

      Glad you liked it.

      Keep reading.

      #betheforce

      Reply
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