Pain from working out.

[blueshard]

Ok, well I want to see if any of you dudes have any experience with getting some pain from working out.

I know that people will be quick to say "if you feel pain stop!" and I agree with them but the thing is that i have these small injuries that do not go away even after a year of no exercise.

My achilles and shin and knee get tender and i feel minimal pain in these areas after exercise on a stationary bike.. the pain is not too bad at all, but it is there.

If I work out my chest my left pec gets extremely sore and it is weaker.

Trying to improve strength in these areas does nothing buy make it worse.

I have visited a chiropractor for an extended period of time and the things he did to me did not help.

I also visited a physical therapist for a while and she did not help either.

So my question is this... do you guys get these types of pains from exercising? Do you continue to exercise with the pain?

I just wish I had the ability to go to the gym and just work out. But I can't... I am extremely jealous of those who can work out how they want to. I know the proper way of lifting and even had a very good personal trainer for a while so it is not like i am just using improper form.

Lately I have been just continuing with my workouts even though there is a bit of pain.

Any of you guys have a similar experience?

 

[mulder]

Try MSM and glucosamine.

 

[joseph49853]

Blueshard, the advice to always go heavy (or no pain no gain) never accounts for people like you. And those heavy lifters ultimately begin to pay a high price, and face injuries. I started off sensibly slower than those guys, but then built a solid foundation.... and eventually overtook them. They were sometimes sidelined with injuries, which ultimately would hamper their development. Yet, I have never had a SINGLE injury since entering bodybuilding as a teen.

I recommend alternating between light, medium, and heavy days. Especially light weights with high reps will help to strengthen and reinforce the number one thing most bodybuilders and weightlifters repeatedly ignore: connective tissue or ligaments and tendons, and even cartilage. Especially on low energy days, I will go with light weights and high reps. High energy days are spent busting my *** on the heaviest weights possible with absolutely perfect form.

Light sets of 20-24 reps (take shorter breaks in-between sets)
Medium sets of 10-12 reps
Heavy sets of 4-8 reps (you can take longer breaks in-between sets)

This stuff isn't rocket science either. If you feel anything other than a pleasurable pain, immediately stop doing that particular exercise. And Mulder's suggestion is a great one for recovery as well. You should purchase any product that contains MSM, glucosamine, chondroitin, along with boswellic acid or especially 5-loxin, and hyaluronic acid.... for instance Osteo Bi-Flex with Joint Shield, great product.