Comments on: How to Relieve Sore Muscles

By: lördag 100320, vilodag | CrossFit Nordic

lördag 100320, vilodag | CrossFit Nordic — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:03:53 +0000

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03/15/10 – Strength and Sprints – Day 15 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:17:47 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:44:36 +0000

You can’t physically shorten your blood vessels. Caffeine does dilate them, shorten them no.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:48:13 +0000

I use DOMS as my way of measuring if I’m over training or not. If I don’t get much then my muscles don’t seem to grow much so I usually don’t do any weights for a week. This really helps me avoid plateaus.

This leads me to think that it is more to do with muscle growth then lactic acid or muscle repair.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:28:41 +0000

Coffee as a muscle relaxant? Pshhh, caffine dilates + shortens blood vessels, which is good for your pain–but not for strength building. Plus caffine may keep you up and you may not realize how tired you actually are, and a lot of sleep is integral for getting big.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:28:16 +0000

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Never gymless (part 9) « No Magic Pill — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:35:54 +0000

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By: Short-e

Short-e — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:07:45 +0000

Hi all. I find the morning after exercise warm sesame oil self massage before a shower helps followed by some gentle stretching / yoga.

The massage instructions I follow from here:

http://mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/newsletters/ayurvedic_abyanga.html

You can actually do this daily and its really great.

By: S-252

S-252 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:17:14 +0000

If you’re not opposed to supplements, and your soreness is primarily caused by lactic acid buildup, then beta-alanine is _THE_ supplement you should take. Beta-alanine forces your body to synthesize carnosine (a dipeptide built out of histidine and beta-alanine), which is a powerful acid buffer.

I haven’t had sore muscles ever since I started using beta-alanine. It’s both cheaper and more efficient than taking carnosine supplements. Win-win.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_alanine

By: How to Relieve Back Pain from Muscle Soreness

How to Relieve Back Pain from Muscle Soreness — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:42:44 +0000

[...] are a few theories as to why this occurs, and Mark’s Daily Apple has a good article on these causes or theories. But what can you do to help ease the [...]