I went to the gym last Friday to run through some of the exercises I plan to do over the next few months. Golly, did I pay for it?
It's been a while since I suffered 'next day' aching and I wasn't expecting not to be able to use my arms for three days!
I thought the pain was due to the build up of lactic acid during exercising and that cooling down would be sufficient to prevent it. Now, after two days of considerable discomfort, I learn that I was suffering from DOMS or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness.
The good news is that I can now straighten my arms again. Thank the Lordy I decided to warm up/practise before starting to train properly.
I was back in the gym again yesterday to try out a few of the cardiovascular machines - have I told you how much I hate CV exercises? I have? Good.
Posted by dompannell at July 17, 2007 7:37 AM