What am I doing wrong?
What am I doing wrong?
Shhhhhhhh wrote:
What am I doing wrong?
Nothing at all.
http://pectoralismajormuscle.weebly.com/uploads/1/8/0/6/18068263/9092042_orig.pngYou are sore where you are supposed to be sore.
Also, soreness is not an indicator of effort or overload.
Alan
Thank you!
What does soreness mean then?
Soreness is the result of inflammation caused by microtears in the muscle's connective tissue. It is predominantly felt in muscles used in an eccentric contraction. It typically occurs when you're doing something new.
It's not a good indicator of workout effectiveness or even the location of desired results. Squats work the glutes but have you ever had sore glutes? As far as running goes....your first workout of the season will likely make you more sore the next day than subsequent workouts because it's a new stress.
Races will make you sore, especially early season races because of the max effort involved. All out sprinting will almost always leave you sore because of the degree of eccentric contractions. This is why two races of similar speed will feel different based on the end result. IE: a 16:00 5k maintaining pace at the end feels different than a 16:00 5k sprinting at the end.
Alan
It's also why one should train eccentricly
Runningart2004 wrote:
Soreness is the result of inflammation caused by microtears in the muscle's connective tissue. It is predominantly felt in muscles used in an eccentric contraction. It typically occurs when you're doing something new.
It's not a good indicator of workout effectiveness or even the location of desired results. Squats work the glutes but have you ever had sore glutes? As far as running goes....your first workout of the season will likely make you more sore the next day than subsequent workouts because it's a new stress.
Races will make you sore, especially early season races because of the max effort involved. All out sprinting will almost always leave you sore because of the degree of eccentric contractions. This is why two races of similar speed will feel different based on the end result. IE: a 16:00 5k maintaining pace at the end feels different than a 16:00 5k sprinting at the end.
Alan
So basically you contradicted yourself.
Why would anyone not get sore glutes?
May be time for you to dial back on your "expertise"
"Squats work the glutes but have you ever had sore glutes? "
You're a real pain in the butt, you know that?
(Sorry Alan. Too easy.)
