Super sore after burpees

[def1]

Hey guys I was looking through the faq and saw the 100 burpee challenge and I decided to give it a try. I usually dont do burpees and have never done 100 but I pushed myself to do it. This was on friday, ever since then my shoulders have been unbearably sore, they feel super tense and it hurts every time I move them.

Is there anything I can do to help with recovery, this is probably the most sore I've ever been in my life.

 

[War Wagon]

Hookers and blow... and if that doesn't work you can try ice in 20 minute intervals and ibuprofen.

 

[TeddyRoosevelt]

Do more burpees.

And yes, that was a serious answer.

 

[Mike Hagger]

Do more burpees.

And yes, that was a serious answer.

His shoulders are sore from burpees and your answer is to do more? C'mon man.

You did something new. Your body wasn't ready for it. You've probably got delayed onset muscle soreness. Take aspirin, ibuprofen specifically, and don't train upper body. The pain will subside in a week or less.

 

[dannysmith]

Doing very light upper body work will help bring blood to the sore areas, and thus helping with the healing process.

Take ibuprofen, maybe some light dumbbell overhead presses, and some jump rope. Always what I do on sore days.

 

[squatsquatsquat]

You've probably got delayed onset muscle soreness. Take aspirin, ibuprofen specifically, and don't train upper body. The pain will subside in a week or less.

Is this really a thing? Do people actually take pain killers for DOMS?

 

[Mike Hagger]

Is this really a thing? Do people actually take pain killers for DOMS?

Me personally, no. I drink Jack Daniels.

 

[dannysmith]

Is this really a thing? Do people actually take pain killers for DOMS?

It helps me on my worst of days, but most of the time, foam rolling, stretching, and a high protein diet helps the most.

 

[Modern Warrior1]

Is this really a thing? Do people actually take pain killers for DOMS?

This.

 

[Tankimus]

Is this really a thing? Do people actually take pain killers for DOMS?

I sure as hell hope not. They should enjoy it.

TS, stretch frequently.

 

[def1]

Thanks guys, the soreness has gone down a bit, I'll probably do a few rounds of jump rope later and some other light upper body workouts. Stretching helps too.

 

[TeddyRoosevelt]

His shoulders are sore from burpees and your answer is to do more? C'mon man.

You did something new. Your body wasn't ready for it. You've probably got delayed onset muscle soreness. Take aspirin, ibuprofen specifically, and don't train upper body. The pain will subside in a week or less.

Yes. Of course that is my answer.

He has DOMS; he isn't injured. He has DOMS most likely because he performed a new movement, probably not because he lacks the ability to recover properly over several days from doing 100 burpees.

He is recovered; he is sore. He is sore because he sucks at burpees. He should do more burpees because he sucks at burpees. He should also do more burpees because it will, while not immediately, help the DOMS subside.

Your answer, essentially, is to: give in to the weakness and lack of pain tolerance, take drugs, and fail to train the upper body for a week.

That methodology of thinking is why people fail to progress.

He has DOMS from doing 100 burpees. You shouldn't be encouraging him to take a week off because he has some residual soreness; you should be encouraging him to improve.

So, yes, that is my answer.

 

[Eric Brown]

Some people are unfamiliar with active recovery.

 

[Cratos]

Is this really a thing? Do people actually take pain killers for DOMS?

This.

I sure as hell hope not. They should enjoy it.

TS, stretch frequently.

Are you guys srs?

People take ibuprofen for DOMS all the time.

If I'm still sore the night before a lifting session, you bet I'm taking an ibuprofen.

Brb, doing Smolov without NSAIDs. Not.

Some people are unfamiliar with active recovery.

This.

 

[Tankimus]

Are you guys srs?

People take ibuprofen for DOMS all the time.

I wouldn't recommend taking pain killers consistently every time someone gets sore from a workout, that's my personal opinion. Consistent stretching and small amounts of burpees or push-ups would probably reduce his soreness in a few days. TS isn't on a grueling program like Smolov, he did more burpees than his body is used to.

 

[Mike Hagger]

Yes. Of course that is my answer.

I understand what you're saying and I agree.

Burpees to me, are pretty violent, and not what I would consider an active recovery movement.

I probably should have said, train upperbody also to encourage blood flow to the shoulders. Thus recovering quicker. After a few days do burpees again but 1 set 100 might be a bit much.

 

[Karelin Lift]

Drink water.

 

[grrthetree]

NSAIDs decrease inflammation as well as decrease pain, why not take them?

 

[turbozed]

NSAIDs decrease inflammation as well as decrease pain, why not take them?

Inflammation is your body's natural repair system. One could argue that counteracting that system would inhibit muscle repair and hypertrophy. I've seen some studies that suggest this, although it was mostly in the context of bodybuilding and damage to muscle tissue caused eccentric parts of lifts.

 

[LegioTitan]

Inflammation is your body's natural repair system. One could argue that counteracting that system would inhibit muscle repair and hypertrophy. I've seen some studies that suggest this, although it was mostly in the context of bodybuilding and damage to muscle tissue caused eccentric parts of lifts.

I believe ol' Ivan Abadjiev strictly forbade his lifters from taking any anti-inflammatory for this reason. But given the circumstances... take that for what it's worth.