Dealing With Muscle Soreness
Feb 15, 2012
You’ve just had a killer leg workout and you know that in 2 days from now, your legs will be so sore that you’ll barely be able to walk down a flight of steps. This may indicate that you had a good workout, but what can you do to reduce the soreness from making the rest of your day a chore to get through?
1. Stretch - After weight training, your muscles can get very tight and want to hold themselves in a sort of contracted state. Stretching them helps to relieve this tightness and alleviate soreness as well, keeping you flexible and mobile.
2. Massage - You can either go the full body route by a massage therapist, or you can gently massage the muscles you can reach on your own. A massage will help to relieve knots, cramps and tightness in your muscles, as well as help to expell lactic acid and ammonia that builds up during exercise. 
3. Supplement – Glutamine is an amino acid that has been shown to greatly reduce soreness from workouts and help to repair muscle tissue. Anywhere from 5 to 15 grams taken after your workouts should do the trick.
These simple, yet effective methods will help your body to recover after grueling workouts so your soreness doesn’t have to keep you from getting back in the gym. You’ll have no reason to fear the steps after a leg workout!
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