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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

With the wealth of knowledge we have here due to the sheer diversity of people, let’s share tips and get niiggly questions answered...

Mine. Does stretching after a gym session really prevent with aching the next day?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does meditation really help prevent you going batshit crazy?

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

If memory serves stretching has pros and cons, and isn't always recommended. I use warming up and cooling down, which seems to help with my DOMS/ aches. Protein consumption also helps.

Some of it is unfortunately inevitable.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Does meditation really help prevent you going batshit crazy? "

Helps some people and some batshit crazy. It's worked wonders for me (for some of my batshit crazy)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I stretch off and warm down but find a sauna helps too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can recommend meditation...

Great for depression and anxiety x

Just to switch off from the world x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"With the wealth of knowledge we have here due to the sheer diversity of people, let’s share tips and get niiggly questions answered...

Mine. Does stretching after a gym session really prevent with aching the next day?"

As I understand it stretching afterwards helps disperse lactic acid that builds up when muscles work. Of course a good massage may be an alternative....

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over a year ago

"If memory serves stretching has pros and cons, and isn't always recommended. I use warming up and cooling down, which seems to help with my DOMS/ aches. Protein consumption also helps.

Some of it is unfortunately inevitable."

On a slightly more serious note, I do @20 minutes stretching (spinal mobility) routine straight after my 40 mins of cardio and before my 30 mins of weights. I rarely ache afterwards, but if I have an enforced break I start getting bad cramp in my calves.

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By *enn68Man
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

I use rollers after workouts helps a lot with doms and is painfully therapeutic in a way warm ups and warm downs are very important also once every 2 months a sadistic sports massage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I cycle to and from my gym to, which is probably a bit of a warm up and a warm down.

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

"With the wealth of knowledge we have here due to the sheer diversity of people, let’s share tips and get niiggly questions answered...

Mine. Does stretching after a gym session really prevent with aching the next day?"

Can. Foam roller or tim tam works great though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never stretch before a workout.

Do you ever see a lion stretch before they start chasing their prey?

Didnt think so

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No stretching after working out doesn’t stop the aches. You eventually learn to appreciate the after work out ache though.

Stretching after a warm up increases your range of motion, increases the blood flow to your muscles and improves your posture.

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over a year ago

Stretching helps reduce the lactic acid built your in your muscles (which if left in causes the aching). However stretching will only do so much. If your working legs then I’d do a 5-10 min walk on treadmill before stretching (this keeps blood pumping round body to the leg muscles, and it’s the oxygen in the blood that neutralises the lactic acid)

You need to couple it with consuming protein (which will help repair the muscle) and massaging the worked area will also help (increases blood flow to the muscle which helps reduce lactic acid).

Last point! A warm up is just as important as a cool down!! So if you don’t want to be sore the next day do a proper warm up (warm ups increase muscle flexibility so will reduce the amount of tiny tears your muscles have during a workout) the more tiny tears you get in your muscles the more sore it will be the next day!

Sorry for long message

Hope this helps

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"With the wealth of knowledge we have here due to the sheer diversity of people, let’s share tips and get niiggly questions answered...

Mine. Does stretching after a gym session really prevent with aching the next day?

Can. Foam roller or tim tam works great though

TimTam? I assume you don't mean the Australian chocolate biscuit. I bloody hope not, I'm missing out

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

"Does meditation really help prevent you going batshit crazy? "

It helps you to be more at peace with the bat shit crazy. A better kind of crazy

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

"With the wealth of knowledge we have here due to the sheer diversity of people, let’s share tips and get niiggly questions answered...

Mine. Does stretching after a gym session really prevent with aching the next day?"

I stretch throughout. Once my body is warm and hot. It gives a chance for breathing to settle too so more oxygen into those muscles which helps. I usually ache a bit on second day not the next x

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