Last year I seriously hurt my back with way too much couch time. I was unemployed and doing all my side ventures from my laptop, and so not only was I sedentary, I was in extremely bad posture. The warning signs were there, but I did not understand the significance. I was more and more…
Tag: pain
First (Little) Badge of Honor
Not much to see really. Just some breaking in of my hands while my gloves break in, but man, my hands hurt. Between playing with my Century Bob XL and a lot of punching practice last night in class, my hands are pretty stiff. I think the main reason is I am hitting harder now…
The Value of Muscle Soreness
When it comes to delayed onset muscle soreness after a workout, whether it is good or bad is dependent upon the severity and whether you learn from it. Some of the value the soreness offers includes: Gauge what’s getting a workout and what may be missed. I was happy to feel light soreness along my…
The Second Day is the Worst
I mentioned in my post on DOMS about that muscle soreness from workouts that typically starts 12-24 hours after a workout. For me, it’s the second day after a workout when it peaks, so when the first day is really bad, I dare not think of the next day. Over the years I have certainly…
~The DOMS~
Well, I woke up this morning an hour earlier than usual feeling good, tho I made a point to claim that remaining hour of sleep! As the day progressed I started to get the first hints of DOMS. I knew it was coming, and I was ok with that. What is DOMS you say? No,…