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Vin asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 1 decade ago

What is the best cure for sore muscles?

I'm starting to workout again and while I didn't over-do it, I'm still a little sore. Any help/tips would be appreciated. Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Cure? Heating pad and ibprofien. Also you can take some L-glutamine to help muslce recovery. You can take this everyday to help prevent it too. Along with stretching after your workout.

  • 1 decade ago

    It will take a while for those sleep muscles to get into the swing of things. Always take a long hot bath after a workout or a long hot shower. It sounds too simple to be true, but it will really help a lot. When sitting down massage your arms and legs before working out and afterwards. Will keep those cramps at bay!

  • godre
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    1 decade ago

    Soak in a warm bath with epsom salts. Massage the sore area. The soreness is caused by lactic acid build-up. Drink plenty of water.

  • 1 decade ago

    Take some Ibuprofen to help with the inflammation and pain. Do some stretches. And take it easy on the workouts until you get some relief. Workout, but make sure you don't push yourself too much and stretch.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Lots of water to flush the lactic acid from your muscles. Hot baths, jacuzzi, stretching in the sauna are all useful in getting rid of soreness.

  • 1 decade ago

    lighten up a little. take a day off if you want to. use lighter weights or lighter weights and higher reps for a while. or just gut it out. it'll eventually go away. but the last option is the leas desirable because it could net negative results.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I like having sore muscles.. unless its my back

    but soaking in warm water helps (as stated above). so does stretching

  • 1 decade ago

    sit in a steam room when you are all done working out for about 30 min! it will take alll the toxins out of your skin and will help so you are not sore hours after you work out

    Good luck :)

  • crush a motrin, it is an anti inflammatory, and put it in a glass of any liquid other than alcohol. then crush another and mix it i lotion and get someone to massage the sore spots. It helped for me while liftig and playing football.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Vin,

    You aren't new to working out. You are feeling a "good" hurt. The best way to get rid of it is to go back at it tomorrow!

    Have fun!

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