Modder_J

Hey all,

Is it normal not to feel the burn after a workout, but not be able to lift most things for the rest of the evening.

I'm finding that the next day I don't ache at all really ... even adding some more weights in/doing more and different weights.

I'll have to write down what I do, which I think might be wrong ... but I'm difficult like that :P

Roughly (cos I'm hitting the bed in a min, and I'm not sure alll of the workout names):
Monday:
Chest press - warm up of 10 reps, then max weight to do 12 reps, then max weight to do 10 reps then max to 8.
Some sort of backwork out pulling a bar with both hands towards me - again 10 for warm up, max weight for 12, 10, 8
Another one I can't remember, seated position pushing a bar up works the shoulders and tri's - warm up of 10, max weight for 12,10,8
Seated lat pulldown - warm up of 10, max for 12,10,8
Tri pulldown - warm up of 10, max 12,10,8

Tues:
Cardio

Wed:
Bi curls - warm up of 10, max for 12,10,8
21's - 3 times using the same weight
Hammer curl - warm up of 10, max for 12,10,8
Various situps for abs

Thurs:
Kung Fu
Tai Chi

Fri:
Combination of Mondays and Wednesdays workouts
Kung Fu
Kick Boxing



I think one reason for not gaining size is not eating enough.
... but looking at the workout it sounds a lot, but surely if it was too much I'd be worn out and achy all the time?

pani_k

iTrader: (1)

well it depends how intensive you are and how much you are pushign your body to its limit.

also if u have a good protein intake then your body will recover much quicker.

2wdsaph ben

i would ask person who works at the gym or another body builder about different exercises. i think you will find you are doing too much on one exercise and you need to do some variations of it. l

ike chest i do flat bar, incline bar, bit of flat dumbells then peck deck, after all that i ache like mad for couple of days, if im feeling lazy and only do 2 different variations i dont feel lke ive trained

Modder_J

I think my bi's were aching a tad more last Wed.

I did more work soley on them, not just the bicep curls. I tried hammer curls and 21's (although it ended up as 63's as each time I got to the 21st rep I couldn't lift any more ... rested for no more than 2 mins, and did 21 again)

Modder_J

Bit of an update:

Monday:
Changed to do Tri, Chest and Shoulders (get the ones I'll need most for the end of the week out of the way)

I thought I'd try bumping the weight up a bit ... almost 2 extra plates on each set :S.

At the end of it all, I felt fine, my arms were a little shaky when trying to lift them up, or pushing a door open was a bit odd :P

I'll keep trying a different routine (doing Bi's and Back today).

Felt a bit of a burn yesterday in the chest ... but thats gone now.

ballin

iTrader: (1)

muscle soreness has no correlation to the intensity or effectiveness of a workout!

Modder_J

Hope your right

Yesterday I worked on the bi's and back ... and I really did work on them.

Woke up this morning without any ache's etc ... I'll continue the different routine and see if theres any changes

marky_g

u sure ur lifting the weights right

bad form can mean ur not gettin the correct work out?

personaly i only seem to rely ach on legs