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webzsci

Morning after day 1

I opened my eyes this morning and the first thing I felt was hesitation. I did not want to move. I have been told horror stories of the pain after the first CrossFit day. So I just waited for a minute. I finally got up and I have to say it sucks. I hurt bad. However, it is not as bad as I had imagined it would be (things seldom are as bad as we make them up to be in our minds). Do not get me wrong. It is the worst pain I have felt from a workout (not including injuries). But I can tolerate it. I will be back for day 2. Any words of wisdom, stories about day 1, challenges overcome, any type of inspiration would be greatly appreciated.

Posted Sep 3, 2013, 2:05 PM UTC

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JohnTesh•

Wait till day 2.

Oh, the DOMS!

Just kidding. Eventually you will get way less sore from workouts. Keep at it, and just remember to be honest with yourself about when you are pushing yourself safely and when you are pushing yourself too far. Don't injure yourself, but also don't be afraid to be sore. Welcome to the crew!

And also, I was serious about DOMS. Sometimes day two is way worse than day one.

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shawn672•

It took me abouttttttt 6 months before DOMS went away, to be fair though I was VERY out of shape when I started (and overweight of course). You'll use muscles you may never known you had, it really sucks at first but fight through it and I PROMISE it gets better. After about a year, I may get sore for a few hours the day of but after a good rest and STRETCH (this is key), I'm back to normal.

Good programming also helps too, which my box seems to have most weeks :)

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inevitably_alone•

DOMS?

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CanWeBeMature•

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness

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inevitably_alone•

Thank you so much! TIL

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xealous•

Oh jeeze! Ow!

I'm thinking it might be good to do some yoga on "off" days... I'll give that a go the next time! :)

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shawn672•

When it hurts to sit on the toilet.. just know that your quads will thank you in a few days but in the mean time it's going to be sore ;)

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webzsciOP•

I was waiting to reply until I experienced these DOMS you speak of...FML. Yes, I see. Thanks for the advice :)

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JohnTesh•

No probs. take good care of your shoulders and knees, and get plenty of sleep and water!

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ecir2002•

I tell everyone this that ask about being sore after a wod. Take fish oil pills, have a clean diet, and make sure you get your 8hrs of sleep. Eventually you will stop feeling as sore.

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webzsciOP•

Thank you! The first day I slept like a baby but I hurt too much on day two. I have fish oil pills and I am working on a clean diet. I am still researching the right diet and trying to find resources.

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ecir2002•

I have a few sites that I use for paleo recipes. If you'd like I can post them later tonight after I get done with Crossfit. For a diet pretty much eat every 3-4 hours and make sure they aren't big servings. For breakfast 2 eggs and bacon, have a snack like an apple or celery or grapes, lunch have tuna or chicken with a side, have snack number 2 maybe some almonds, then dinner where you'd want your most amount of protein.

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webzsciOP•

Yes please! That would be helpful.

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ecir2002•

OK I'll try to post that in about 4 hrs when I get home.

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creviston•

The second day is always worse than the first.

There's all kinds of dietary and supplement recovery advice people have, but for me the number one thing is to KEEP MOVING.

I get DOMS often. Last week we did 55 pistols on each leg on Monday, and then 180 squats on Tuesday. My legs were destroyed and I was walking like a grampa.

When it's just muscle soreness, the best thing for me is to show up. work through it and do the next workout. Usually by the time I'm done warming up, I forget that I was sore, and soreness isn't a factor in my workout.

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webzsciOP•

I can now relate to this! I did not think I was going to make it to Tuesday's workout after Monday. But I showed up and once I got moving all was better (I was going to say all was well but that is not the case, it just was not as bad as I thought it would be). Today I hurt a lot though-more than I did when I posted this.

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xealous•

Yesterday was also my first day! :D Yay! But today, omg I hurt all over... well not so much hurt but am very sore - it's even painful to go through the motion to sit down! The hubby is also feeling it too and we've been giggling about it all day in a crazy and delirious kind of way.

I am overweight and unfit but I'm no a stranger to exercise (we even did the Insanity workout in preparation for Crossfit) so today has been a bit of shock - I have never hurt this bad before from any type of exercise... and this is coming from an ex marine engineer girl!

I'm hoping my body has recovered a little by tomorrow otherwise I can foresee my 2nd visit being a bit of a struggle! XD The soreness after day 2 will be interesting!

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webzsciOP•

I can relate to the giggling. Sitting is tough too. I am just amused by how much I hurt. These levels of soreness are new to me. I have had a pretty sedentary lifestyle the past few years because I was a grad student. I would workout occasionally (yoga, swimming, jogging) but for months at a time I would not be able to do much. My second visit was tough at first but then it somehow got better. Today sucks though after two consecutive days. Anyhow good luck to you and your hubby!!!

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gregorythomasd•

48 hours after is always the worst. My bet advice- keep doing it. Once you make it a routine, you will recover quicker and get used to the (good) aches and pains.

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webzsciOP•

Thank you! I will keep with it. It has been 48 hours now and you are so right. I am lucky I have a flexible schedule. I cleared it today and I am hanging at home doing not much.

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Eupatoria•

I thought I was very fit when I started. Well, I couldn't sleep properly after day 1 because of pain. After day 2 I was very close to taking Percocet left over from oral surgery. Days 3-10 were just pure pain hell; I was just sore all over. I tried everything for the pain too. Took Epsom salt baths, stretched, rolled out muscles, was already taking magnesium, you name, I tried it. But then it got better as if by magic.

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