Happy Veterans Day11 Rounds
11 Wall Balls 20/14 11 Sit UpsL1 As Rx’d
L2 Lighter MB, 10 foot target
L3 Lighter MB, 8 foot target
Muscle soreness is part of any intense weight training program. You can’t escape the discomfort, in time you will come to crave it. There aren’t any magic pills, creams or rubs available to alleviate the pain associated with stiff sore muscles.Types of Muscle Soreness
There are two types of muscle soreness that you will encounter Crossfitting, Acute Muscle Soreness (AMS) and Delayed Onset Muscle Sorness (DOMS). AMS occurs late in a WOD or immediately post WOD (think Tabata squats). DOMS is the soreness you begin to experience a day or two after the WOD / exercise (think glutes after lunges). The soreness is a result of overloading, which creates a stimulus to both get stronger and to learn to use your muscles more efficiently. The important element of muscle structure to DOMS is the tiny protein hooks that cumulatively create a muscle contraction. During exercise sometimes these protein hooks are going to be trying to pull in one direction, but being overcome by a stronger force. In this case some of these proteins are going to be damaged, literally torn apart. These tears are different than what we normally consider a muscle strain or tear, which happens to muscle fibers. The tears which cause DOMS are happening to the proteins that make up the muscle fiber itself. What’s happening is that tiny tears are getting inflamed. Inflammation is a natural part of the healing process, its what brings repair materials to a damaged area and its what makes it tender and painful. Inflammation takes time to set in so you will find that it gets worse before it gets better. Days 2-3 are usually the most painful. Depending on how much your muscle is strained DOMS can last anywhere from 2-3 days to 14 days. You already know when you are going to get sore. Days when you go heavy, because your muscles are going to struggle to create enough force to lift the weight. Days when we do big volumes of exercise, because you will accumulate many more of tiny muscle tears that create DOMS. When you are doing an exercise you haven’t done for a while, or ever, you can expect to be sore because your body won’t be adapted to that kind of stress. Certain movements create more muscle soreness, things like slowly lowering yourself from the rings, or controlling a deadlift all the way back down to the floor. The time you can definitely expect DOMS to come around is the day following your first workout after some time off. To reduce the pain, you need to reduce the inflammation and speed recovery of the muscle. Your best bet is to eat well, hydrate and sleep a lot. Movement helps as well. If you do nothing because you are sore, your body can’t flush the inflammation out of your tissues, so it kinda just stays there. Foam rolling is going to speed your recovery process as well, and is very important to do to before you work out if you are already sore. Why is it important to understand DOMS? This is how we get stronger. Recovering from an episode of DOMS, the muscle grows back stronger to better withstand the demands you have placed on it. It is important to remember that a sore muscle is a damaged muscle in the process of healing. When you are sore you are less able to produce force, which makes sense because some of the parts that make it work have been ripped to shreds. If you have DOMS and you ask your muscle for maximum output, you might only get 70%. Good news on DOMS, the first time is the worst. After that first really rough bout of DOMS you actually get better at recovery as well as stronger so you heal faster and hurt less. Bad news though, if you take a prolonged break from training, DOMS is waiting for you when you start up again. The most important thing to know about DOMS is that it is a regular part of exercising, and as a Crossfitter it is a regular part of your life. (courtesy of CFSouthbay)
Mike Ro
Happy Veterans Day y’all.
8:45 time as RX
Thank you Dom! Nice work today.
Totally forgot to wear my 20# vest I had put in my truck for Veterans Day. I was pretty bummed after the WOD when I remembered. I might have to wear it to tomorrows WOD just to make up for it….You always got to put out a little more on Veterans Day for everyone that has served. Embrace the suck!
that’s an awesome time Dom
This would’ve sucked with that on. My personal 20lb vest is over by the foam rollers for the next one.
good work today nooners. 7:47 RX’D. happy veterans day
Bastard
9:04 -slow sit ups
Duffy 9:10
Preston 9:14
Jk
Nice work today Paul. Nice work with the Flags as well. Good day to finally get them up.