Question about muscle soreness

June 12, 2006

Hi Everyone!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. My boyfriend and I have started in

earnest the BFL program and we were wondering at what point it is ok

to proceed with the next workout in the sense that if you feel so sore

from weight training that by the time the next workout for that group

(UB/LB) you are still feeling sore should you proceed with the

workout? I know that rest is so important to repair the muscles, but

I'm wondering is it a set time frame after the workout that repair

happens and soreness is just a matter of getting used to the intensity

of the workout (and the duration of soreness will diminish) or should

one rest until one doesn't feel that level of sore anymore like on a

scale of 1 to 10 and 10 being the highest the pain is at a 7. His

suggestion is juggle the 3 days of cardio and 3 weight training days

more based on the level of soreness (his soreness seems much higher

than mine - he's been less consistent due to the end of the school

semester than i have), but I'm concerned that we'll juggle ourselves

right out of a full week and come up short at the end of the week. As

a " lifestyle plan " perhaps it's no big deal and I just need to chill

out

Anyone have suggestions on dealing with working out with an SO and

having these variations in pain threshold and sticking to " the plan " .

I'm more of a stickler when it comes to workouts and he's more into

the minutia of calories and menu planning and macro nutrients. I

think the balance is a strength we have, but on occasions we butt

heads and then the whole being out of sync on our workouts becomes an

issue ... uh I think we're both a little compulsive and obstinate at

times something to perhaps ponder " on the cushion " .

Thanks for listening!

With loving kindness,

Hope

ps - Recently there was a lot of talk about food issues and binge

eating. A book that I found very helpful in this area is " Life Is

Hard, Food Is Easy " . I just picked up a workbook titled: " The

Appetite Awareness Workbook " and am finding it helpful. I have a long

history of numbing myself out with food so I continue to explore

various avenues to stay connected to myself and build myself up both

physically and mentally to get to a place where food is less loaded

for me. hth

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