I just learned a new term today. Good ol' Wikipedia teaches me that Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or D.O.M.S. (ie. ow, my muscles hurt alot 2 days after I exercise hard) is not caused by lactic acid.
I always thought that lactic acid was the damned chemical that caused my muscles so much pain, which led me to believe that if I keep exercising, that the acid will work its way out of my muscles and I"ll feel better. Not true.
Apparently, the burning sensation that is causing me to avoid straightening my arms due to pain is caused by many small little tears in my muscle. Or the pain could be caused by my muscles responding to the tears by swelling, becoming stronger and putting pressure on my nerves.
That ripping and swelling process? It's entirely possible that exercising more has no effect on it. ie. if I work out alot over the next couple days my pain will go away faster. Not true.
I'm a little more educated, but my arms still hurt. Somehow, it doesn't help. Harumph.
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2 comments:
hee hee hee...
this is why you do the whole "bag o' doritos and a movie" exercise...ahhhh....
I haven't seen the word "harumph" in print since, oh, the days when all I used to read were Archie comics. Yeow! Zest!
~K
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