JB2K wrote:
> (if this is a duplicate post, sorry. It's been over an hour since the
> first time I posted and I still don't see it here)
>
> First off, let me say that I have never worked out for longer than 3 weeks
> in my life... ever. Thus, I am 29 years old and 235lbs (6' 1").
>
> My buddy finally talked me into working out with him during lunch, which
> he has done for the past several years. This past monday, we started
> working
> out, and we did our chest, bi's and tri's. I started with what I
> "thought"
> I could handle, and I was wrong. We keep track of the weight and reps on
> a spreadsheet he uses, and I had to continuosly drop the weight I was
> doing
> because I couldn't finish 10 reps. It got to the point where I had
> complete muscle meltdown, and I couldn't even finish the first sets when
> we began working our tri's.
>
> It's Thursday now, and since Tuesday morning, I have been unable to move
> my
> right arm past a 90 degree angle. I can't touch my face, I have to eat
> with
> my left arm. He said I needed to work it out more, but seriously, I can't
> even bend down to do a pushup without my arm giving out on me.
>
> Is this normal for a first timer? I want to believe him and continue,
> because I don't want to appear like a wuss, but it's my arm, and I don't
> like it that if I go beyond 90 degrees it's so tight it hurts like a
> mother.
>
> Any comments???
Hi,
What you describe is unusual, but not impossible. If you rarely every work
out and you have just started heavy exercise, expect your muscles to be
sore; very sore!
The more you work out, the smaller this pain will become. Eventually it will
almost vanish. There are many 'syndromes' to new people at the gym. One is
exhaustion after a small number of sets. Another thing is recovery time
between workout which is large (yet slowly decreases). The last one is
soreness in between workouts, which can sometimes prevent you from doing
fundamental things like walking up the stairs or running comfortably.
Keep up the good work and don't push yourself /too/ hard at the start.
Roy
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Roy Schestowitz
http://schestowitz.com
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