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Hi /fit/ Im new to working out and I have a question. Does muscle soreness mean that you should lay off working that area until its back to normal or does it not matter and you can just work through the pain with no risk?

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>> Anonymous
depends. what kind of sore is it? is it muscle fatigue in which event that's good or have you sprained or injured something?
>> Anonymous
That would be your muscle breaking down, you need to let it heal, you can in fact carry on working that area, but not so much otherwise you'll end up with an injury.
>> Anonymous
Golden rule of thumb. Don't train the same muscle less, then 36 hours apart.
>> Anonymous
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>>296322
Its just soreness but I'm afraid it can get injured if I ignore it
>>296357
Sorry a little slow, do you mean don't train the same muscle for at least 36 hours or make sure I work it within 36 hours of the last workout?
>> Anonymous
which muscle or group specifically is it?

you should work through it anyway and remember to warm up and down, etc. leaving gaps inbetween training is good advice. what's your routine, etc?
>> Anonymous
>>296374


Abs, How do I warm them up? Im not to good with the terminology but I will give it a shot, first 50 situps, then 20 of the side pushups on both sides, then 20 where I extend one leg and bring it back and raise myself touching my opposite elbow with my knee, each side. Then 30 of what was described to me as bicycles, 30 leg ups then another 50 situps. If /fit/ can tell me what these are all called so I don't look like a tard all the time please help.
>> Anonymous
>>296406
Oh well you're doing ok then. It's almost guaranteed likely it's a muscle burn which is a good thing. Everyone has alot of differing opinions on this but personally what works for me is as many repetitions as possible for any movement. I do mine in front of TV and after every work out and split them up into bench crunches, standing lat extensions and probably (but not always) some roman chair pull ups which is roughly what you're doing. Hitting upper and lower abs and then hip flexors. I wouldn't specifically warm them up because they'll come in somewhere in your general warm up routine. What you're doing sounds good and targeting all areas. You might want to throw in some core work too. Again I do this at home on a swiss ball in front of TV maybe twice a week, not too often. Your gym will more than likely have a class in this and it's good to know about if you can.
>> Anonymous
>>296406
OP here

todays a Fail day for me, I meant 20 side situps, that change anything?
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>>296457
20 each side is good. just increase as they become easier but keep it medium range impact as you don't want to overdevelop obliques really (i said lat earlier and that's wrong sry), although this might depend on what you like. are you doing them standing? if not, stand with one hand on the back of your neck to support it, legs slightly apart, take plate and extend up and down in a short range of motion making sure you focus on area and don't over-extend or put pressure on your lower back. kind of like what this girl is doing but free hand on back of neck a plate instead of pulley. great excercise, very targeted, and easier in my experience.
>> Anonymous
>>296497


Like I said, Im a newfag to this, by side situps I mean a regular situp but your knees are pointing either left or right.Im gonna have to find some kind of exercise dictionary for all these terms.
>> Anonymous
>>296513
I'm not clear on what you're asking but yes, it's a type of oblique crunch so focusing on the oblique muscles. if you're happy with that technique and you're isolated correctly and not putting pressure on your back, then yeah, continue and up repetitions as much as you can. keep the movement slow and look for as much burn as possible. abs are a funny muscle group with lots of layers so the more work they get the better.
>> Anonymous
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a site i found that might be helpful
http://www.ab-core-and-stomach-exercises.com/abdominal-exercises.html