Wyndru
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- Apr 9, 2009
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Yeah let them rest a bit til the pain goes away. Soreness usually peaks at 2-3 days after the exercise, then it should start tapering off. To get the most from your strength training, you probably don't want to exercise sore muscles (your body's telling you they need to heal back up), but it's probably safe as long as it isn't limiting your motion or causing pain that you'll compensate for (by sacrificing form, etc. I'd go light on sore muscles, maybe just to get them warmed up and get blood pumping through em.
I just did upper body tonight, and also did some body weight squats. It hurt quite a bit though, so I didn't even bother putting the bar on my shoulders.
I was in a lot of pain earlier today though, people kept asking me what happened because I was walking like an old man haha.
Oh well, I'll see how I feel on Thursday. It already feels better tonight.