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Steve from Nerdfitness.com/blog created a post titled “I Worked out and Now I’m so Sore. Help?” This post discusses an issue that every new weightlifter deals with, which is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS. DOMS is the result of completing a strenuous workout that causes micro tears in the muscle. Moreover, Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness typically occurs to those who are novice weight lifters and people who have taken a few weeks off of working out. According to Steve, soreness is typically at its highest point roughly 48 hours after a workout session.

              The poster also argues that a high level of soreness after a particularly strenuous resistance strength training session is desirable for novice weightlifters because it is a clear sign that a weightlifter pushed themselves to the limit. However, your body will quickly adapt, and DOMS should no longer occur at a certain point in your life as a dedicated weightlifter. So, that means that DOMS will no longer serve as a way to tell a lifter if they have pushed themselves enough to grow their muscles. Therefore, it is important to get to know your body and how it reacts to various exercises in order get the most out of your workouts. Or simply, workout hard enough to stimulate your muscles to grow, but not hard enough to where it may cause injury that would stop you from working out the rest of the week. The key here is balance. Steve, the blogger, also has some good tips on his post that will help you recover and deal with DOMS. To view his post, go to: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2016/02/11/i-worked-out-and-now-im-so-sore-help/#more-443353