Why do our muscles become sore?
When we begin to go to gym or perform a new intense physical workout, our muscles begin to feel sore the next morning. Why does this happen?
This soreness is called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS. DOMS occurs usually after eccentric contractions.
When a muscle is lengthening and contracting at the same time, it is known as an eccentric contraction.
For example, when we lower a dumbbell, our biceps muscle is slowly relaxing and lengthening. But at the same time, it is still contracting to hold the heavy weight of the dumbbell. Similarly, in a squat, as we lower ourselves, our quadriceps muscle is lengthening, but at the same time, it is still contracting to hold our upper body weight. Such eccentric contractions generate tension in the muscles, creating minute tears in them, thus causing the soreness or pain.
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I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
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