DOMS & Cardio

[^J-Rod^]

As a person trying to build muscle, often I experience Delayed onset muscle soreness quite badly in the two days following training regardless of the body area. I often try to intersperse Cardio sessions with weight sessions, but have always wondered what effect this would have on muscle growth/recovery.

For example, After doing a legs session on monday, I am always sore on tuesday, but does that prohobit me from doing an hour of cardio, Say cycling for an hour with resistance. While this would increase bloodflow, it would clearly continue to break down tissue, thus would it be overtraining.

What is the best form of cardio to do the next day after a legs session, if any?

And is this recommended?

As I eat the same on activity/non activity days, I always feel like I may gain fat If I don't do cardio.

 

[Waimea_Boy]

DOMS is mostly caused by breaking down connective tissue and not actual muscle spindles. The connective tissue (I'm not talking about tendons or ligaments here) is just as important and cardio shouldn't be breaking down much connective tissue. The #1 remedy for DOMS is light cardio, so I'd keep doing it.

If you want to decrease DOMS, try shortening the amount of time doing eccentric lifting. Also, do NOT take anti-inflammatories for DOMS. They decrease the soreness but also negate most of the gains that you just worked for in the gym. That inflammation is vital for muscle growth following working out.

 

[^J-Rod^]

Light cardio, does that mean resistance is a no go?

 

[Waimea_Boy]

You're fine to add some resistance to the bike, but don't go nuts. Better to drop the resistance a bit and increase the time accordingly.

 

[^J-Rod^]

just came back from a ride. Was real good, feel rejuvenated. Would recommend to all dom sufferers.
Low resist. High time.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

For example, After doing a legs session on monday, I am always sore on tuesday, but does that prohobit me from doing an hour of cardio, Say cycling for an hour with resistance. While this would increase bloodflow, it would clearly continue to break down tissue, thus would it be overtraining.

What is the best form of cardio to do the next day after a legs session, if any?

I prefer to take at least the next day totally off after a legs session.
Also, I am placing it at the beginning of the week, if there's tournament playing coming up on weekends.

 

[littlelleyton]

As a person trying to build muscle, often I experience Delayed onset muscle soreness quite badly in the two days following training regardless of the body area. I often try to intersperse Cardio sessions with weight sessions, but have always wondered what effect this would have on muscle growth/recovery.

For example, After doing a legs session on monday, I am always sore on tuesday, but does that prohobit me from doing an hour of cardio, Say cycling for an hour with resistance. While this would increase bloodflow, it would clearly continue to break down tissue, thus would it be overtraining.

What is the best form of cardio to do the next day after a legs session, if any?

And is this recommended?

As I eat the same on activity/non activity days, I always feel like I may gain fat If I don't do cardio.

DOMS is mentioned in this artical i was reading about ice baths. may be a bit extreme of an answer that you are looking for but its an insight in to how some athletes deal with it.

http://www.squashsite.co.uk/vintage/kal2.htm