How can we minimize post workout soreness?
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Oct 17, 2014
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Physical Therapist, Greg Schultz, discusses how to best minimize post-workout soreness.
How can we minimize post workout soreness?
There are a lot of ways we can combat muscle soreness after workouts. And I spoke about it briefly before but to reiterate again, there are a couple of different components. Usually the soreness will occur 24 to 48 hours after the workout. That’s due to a buildup of lactic acid and other things in the muscle after we do a heavy workout. We try to get them enough protein in their system right after a workout so the muscle that’s depleted can get that protein pulled in right away and it helps restore the needs of the muscle. We also work on hydration as well. The cool down period when we work on stretching. When the muscle’s warm the stretching component itself will help flush some of that out. Massaging helps to reduce some of the onset muscle soreness. We use a lot of ice baths or contrast baths where they can switch hot and cold and a lot times anything you can do to increase the circulation of the muscle to help push some of that lactic acid out of the muscle will be beneficial to reduce that soreness the next day.