{"id":1348,"date":"2020-04-27T07:48:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T07:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/4-reasons-you-no-longer-feel-sore-after-working-out\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T07:48:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T07:48:42","slug":"4-reasons-you-no-longer-feel-sore-after-working-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/4-reasons-you-no-longer-feel-sore-after-working-out\/","title":{"rendered":"4 reasons you no longer feel sore after working out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people believe that if you no longer feel sore after working out it means your workout was ineffective or you didn\u2019t push yourself hard enough, but this isn\u2019t necessarily true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just because you don\u2019t feel muscle soreness as intensely as when you first began working out doesn\u2019t mean the exercise is no longer benefiting you. There are a variety of reasons why you don\u2019t feel sore anymore. <\/span><\/p>\n

In this post I\u2019m going to cover four of the main reasons why you no longer have aching muscles after your workout. But before we dive in, let\u2019s remind ourselves why we might get achy muscles or delayed onset muscle soreness in the first place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness?<\/b><\/h4>\n

The pain you feel in your muscles 1 to 2 days after a workout is called delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). DOMS arises from difficult workouts that cause micro-tears in the muscle. It’s the tears that cause the feeling of soreness. Don’t worry though; while it sounds like intentionally tearing your muscles would be a bad thing, these micro-tears cause the muscle to grow and become stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more: Is it ok to train with sore muscles?<\/a><\/p>\n

Ok, let\u2019s jump into the top <\/span>4 reasons you may no longer feel sore after working out…<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Your body is adapting<\/b><\/h4>\n

Your body is an amazing machine and it adapts very rapidly to whatever challenges you put it through. So whether or not you feel DOMS post workout largely indicates how accustomed your muscles are to the intensity and type of exercise you were performing before the soreness began. It doesn’t necessarily indicate how successful your workout was. As your body continues to get stronger, and your muscles adapt to the new type of movements you\u2019re doing, you won\u2019t feel as sore afterwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. You\u2019re fuelling your body properly<\/b><\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re combining working out with eating healthy food, your body may be reacting positively to the quality fuel you\u2019re giving it. Did you know that food plays a role in how sore you’re feeling after a quality workout? For example, eating the right protein after you workout is key to helping your muscles repair and recover properly. So if you are focussing on eating well you may find that your muscles are getting what they need to help them repair and bounce back quicker.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. You\u2019re getting enough sleep<\/b><\/h4>\n

Getting a good night\u2019s sleep does more than just make you feel like you have more energy the following day. Quality rest helps with releasing growth hormones, as well as tissue repair which both play an important role in restoring and repairing your muscles after a workout. If you\u2019re not getting enough sleep you are more likely to be sore after a workout because your glycogen levels may have dropped a bit as a result and your body utilizes glycogen to contract your muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. You\u2019re stretching pre and post workout\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re warming up and cooling down properly and you notice that you’re not feeling sore the next day then keep it up. Without stretching, you can damage your muscles or end up straining your joints. Stretching helps your muscles maintain their strength and flexibility and prevent you from overworking your muscles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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So there you have it, four reasons why you may no longer feel sore after a workout. So next time you workout and feel good the following day, don\u2019t be fooled into thinking that your workout wasn\u2019t effective.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope that helps bust another misconception around strength training. Remember, if you have any questions please email me.<\/span>\u00a0I love hearing from you and always answer your messages personally. Send me an email anytime at contact@alexia-clark.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Many people believe that if you no longer feel sore after working out it means your workout was ineffective or you didn\u2019t push yourself hard enough, but this isn\u2019t necessarily true.\u00a0 Just because you don\u2019t feel muscle soreness as intensely as when you first began working out doesn\u2019t mean the exercise is no longer benefiting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,27],"tags":[55,56,57],"class_list":["post-1348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-gb","category-uncategorized-gb","tag-muscles-gb","tag-exercise-gb","tag-strength-gb"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/DSC00627.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexia-clark.com\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}