What
Causes Muscle Soreness?
Most weight trainers do not know the reason their muscles get
sore after a workout. Muscle soreness is not caused by lactic
acid, as many people believe.
- It
is caused by microtrauma to the muscle fibers.
- This
causes calcium molecule leakage from the muscle fibers (as
well as an accumulation of histamines, potassium, prostaglandins
and local edema).
- The
sensation of pain and soreness comes due to the pressure
of localized edema (fluid retention) on nerve endings, not
by the muscle damage itself.
- Negative-accentuated
training often results in severe muscle soreness as it causes
the most muscle damage.
- Muscle
soreness can be an indication of growth.
- Light
training of the same exercise can help decrease it.
- It
is possible to train when the muscle is sore.

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