Fit Tip #1

Here is my first fitness tip!
Remember that urban legend that says "The more you work out, the less sore you'll become?" Yeah, that's a load of crap! That's only if you're continuing to do the same exact workout with the same exact weight over and over again.
Truth is- if you're overloading your muscles regularly (+5lb upper body & +10lbs lower body) EACH workout, then you SHOULD get sore each time!
The reason you get sore in the first place is not to piss you off or discourage you. It's for Recovery! Our body has a little cool thing it does when it is trying to repair itself.. It swells/gets inflamed. You can't see it, but if you correctly tore the sh*t outta your muscles, then you have microtrama aka *tears* in your muscle striations. In order to recover fully, your muscles become inflamed, and that's why (OUCH) it hurts to move because your body doesn't want you to move. It's saying -" hey, leave me the heck alone!" It's trying to build back bigger and better, so let it! Don't exercise the same muscle group day after day either.. But that's another post ;)
Lemme tell ya, some people just don't get that sore.. That is a lucky ass gene they have because I am miserable after every workout I do... No matter how much glutamine or stretching or water or light cardio I can do. So if you get sore, don't let it discourage you.. Cherish it! You know you ripped up your muscles! haha. Hope you learned something today, students!
-Em