Pain.
Is pain necessary to grow muscle? During my workouts I feel a lot of burn. Often I push myself to failure. But the next day I bounce out of bed just fine. No stiffness or pain. Sometimes when I begin training I can feel that my muscles sore and not in optimum form, but in general I can train some muscles everyday and never feel the effects. That is why it is hard to rest. I am doing everything my trainer says. My calves and arms have gotten bigger. My legs are more defined but the same size. I have some little abs. Do I need to feel more pain????????? I am thinking I might need to do more reps for squats and lunges. People tell me pain is necessary. But for me it’s more of an endurance thing, to maintain the level of performace for the entire session. Oh well, swim and legs today. Now swimming, that’s another kettle of fish…
June 20, 2008 at 7:11 am
i can only think of 2 things here. 1. you may need to drastically change your workout. 2. your endorphin levels are super high. endorphins are pain blockers; the more you exercise the higher they become.
June 20, 2008 at 7:12 am
Pain is not necessary for muscle to grow. When you start a new exercise program or try a different exercise you can be sore the following 2 days if the intensity is high enough. Once you are an experienced lifter, it takes more to be sore….higher reps, weight, intensity. You may want to lift heavier if you can, but if you are seeing gains, I would not worry. You can attribute the no pain to being in great shape and your body is extremely healthy.