Muscle Gain - Why Muscle Pain And How To Avoid It

Many people have gone through the agony of muscle pain. Especially when working out, the chances of muscle pain and injury are higher because weight lifting places muscles under great stress. This has to be carefully monitored if the maximum benefit from the weight training is to be had. Now let's take a look at what causes muscle pain during muscle building and how this can be overcome.

Why do Muscles Pain:

Many people who start lifting weights soon complain of having muscle pain. This becomes a major reason for quitting the muscle building routine. But this need not be your fate. Muscles pain for the following reasons;

1. Not warming up: when you fail to perform proper warm up exercises before your workout, you automatically increase the chances of muscle pain and injury. Warming up gets the blood circulation at a higher pace and readies your body. In the absence of warming up, you subject your body to intense working conditions from a complete state of rest. Muscle injury becomes inevitable and muscle pain becomes the least of your problems.

2. Stretches: stretch exercises exist for every muscle set. These exercises prevent muscle stiffness and should follow warming up, but again most people just eagerly move right to lifting weights. The muscles undergo severe contraction but never get any relief from the stress. The result is extreme pain which outlasts the resting period.

3. Cool Down exercises: this is the opposite of warming up and to be performed at the end of workouts. Your body reaches high metabolism and circulation during the workout. Your muscles get heated far beyond the normal range. Cooling down helps to bring the body to steady state of rest. When exercise is abruptly discontinued, the body cools down too rapidly and both muscle pain and muscle injury result.

Avoiding and Curing Muscle Pain:

There are a good number of ways to avoid and also get relief from muscle pain. Top of the list are;

1. Warm up, stretch and cool down: for starters, you should ensure that you're not walking straight into muscle pain and injury with your muscle building routine. Devote a solid 20 minutes to warming and another 15 for stretching. When you take breaks between sets, stretch again. Conclude your workout with stretches and then cool down. You should also take 20-30 minutes for this. The time that you invest in this regime will not only pay off by giving better texture of muscles, it will also improve the growth.

2. Get a massage: if you're suffering from muscle pain, one of the best things to treat it and get relief is to get a massage. You can ask your spouse to give you one or go to a masseuse. Getting a weekly massage is a great way to keep the circulation flowing throughout your body and relaxing your muscles.

3. Heat Generating Ointment: heat producing ointment like Eucalyptamint, is great for fast active relief from muscle pan. After you've applied the ointment, be sure to cover up the area with a warm piece of cloth. Don't wrap it tightly, just cover it so that the heat stays inside your body and soothes your muscles.

4. Take over-the-counter Medication: take over-the -counter medication like aspirin with some war water. Rest in a room where you can keep your body, especially the paining muscle, warm.

5. Sleep Comfortably: sleep is also crucial to not only prevent muscle pain but also for healthy muscle growth. Getting a good night's sleep in a comfortable bed is very important to help you heal your muscles after a workout. Be sure to get in about 8-10 hours of sleep daily.

• Juliana Breckinridge
• 02/02/2009, 8:59 AM
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