*HYDRATION!!!sweat off all that water you drink before your workout so you need to replenish after! I kinda think of it like my gas tank, use all the gas and it wont run but all you have to do is fill it up to get going again! :)
*POTASSIUM!!! I don't know about you guys but when I hear potassium I immediately think Banana's, thank you Honey i shrunk the kids!! You lose these electrolytes and potassium doing lots of thing like sweating or from being dehydrated (again with the water!). Bananas and any other food or drinks with potassium or electrolytes will help ease your muscle pains!
*PROTEINS!!! Proteins are the ultimate step to building up and renewing your muscles! Weather you drink a recovery shake after a workout or just eat high protein foods like fish and chicken. These will help your muscles bounce back quickly by using the protein to heal themselves.
*FOAM ROLLING!!! Well as this hurt almost as bad, if not worse than your soreness it will help for sure. My sister and her husband swear by it (I knew if I didn't put it in here she would comment about it ...here you go Ash!). These foam rollers just basically give you a "deep tissue/muscle message" that's helps with the soreness, they are great for stretching and they help with balance! (Hurts like hell...but it's worth the "hurt good" pain)
*REDBULL!!! this is the one that might just be in my head... I worked for redbull for a few years and nothing helped my sore muscles after mascoting a game like a redbull. I decided to look into this theory a little more so i didn't sound so crazy :) supposedly the taurine in the redbulls increases the amount of potassium in your body and it helps with muscle fatigue. BAM! I knew I wasn't crazy!
Well, those are the things I know I do ...or think about doing while i'm trying to sluggishly climb the 3 stairs to my office after leg day...YES 3!!! 3 Painful steps of soreness (don't judge)!!! I hope this helps you guys out when you're having those 2nd day pains! <3
Last night I got out of bed and almost got a calf cramp. The first thing I thought was "banana!" and my second thought was "water!"
ReplyDeleteI am a firm believer that you have to do the exercise that gave you the soreness to work it away. If my legs are sore after lunges, I do more lunges in the morning to work the lactic acid out of the muscles.
ReplyDeleteSeriously enjoying the blog. I'm going to look into the foam rolling.
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