We joined at the local gym as a family a few weeks back. Monday my wife wanted to workout together so we did the same machines. Legs and abs day. We did the hip adductor, both inner and outer. I’ve never used these machines. I was fine that evening and all Tuesday but this morning DOMS hit. Let me tell you hwhat! Wow. Go light on these machines the first time, guys. My inner upper thighs are so tight right now. Guh!

For those that don’t know, I didn’t: Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

Surprisingly experience that when I was about 13/14 years old, water skiing over 7 miles over Granite Shoals Lake to a little breakfast joint.

Waking up the next morning I was literally paralyzed in the bed, freaked out that I couldn’t move a single muscle to get out of bed. Took some time to reason that out that morning.

At age 16 my buddy was a big workout freak, and Nautilus was popular. Sadistic son of a bitch overworked me and the next day it was awful, because he was laughing on the school bus at my inability to move.

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Originally posted by mjlennon:
For those that don’t know, I didn’t: Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

urbandictionary was misleading.

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urbandictionary was misleading.

No pain - no gain.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
No pain - no gain.

The little, thin ladies use that machine for hours and just smile and go about their day though. Tore me right up.

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My inner upper thighs are so tight right now. Guh!

Don't forget to stretch.

You don't want to pull a groin muscle. Trust me.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
No pain - no gain.

My philosophy: No Pain? Good.

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The little, thin ladies use that machine for hours and just smile and go about their day though. Tore me right up.

Yep...

Why does that happen--the delayed part? I'm guessing it's a lactic acid thing.

Is there anything that can be done on day 2 so that it doesn't come on day 3?

When you use muscles you haven't used and train them for the first time in a way you never have before, DOMS is pretty standard to have. I get it,sometimes mildly other times majorly, if I don't work out for a week or so.

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Originally posted by mark123:
The little, thin ladies use that machine for hours and just smile and go about their day though. Tore me right up.

Yep...

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Hahaha!

The muscles you use working the hip adductors are not ones used often or with any intensity in the normal course of daily activities. So, when you start making them work they get sore. Perfectly normal and to be expected. In the many years I've been going to gyms, I had never work in that area until I started back after COVID, some 18 months or so ago. I started putting them in to a daily routine, starting out at 85# doing 3 sets of 25. For me, this muscle group gained faster then any other probably because they've never really been taxed. I'm now up to 3 sets of 25 @ 190# with a few reps at 220# with zero soreness and not much huffing and puffing. You've just got to start out with lighter weights, and rest when and if they get really sore. You'll be surprised the gains you see.

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The muscles you use working the hip adductors are not ones used often or with any intensity in the normal course of daily activities. So, when you start making them work they get sore. Perfectly normal and to be expected...

Hip adductors are used a lot in intense cycling and horseback riding. That's largely why people who haven't ridden a bicycle in a long time or who go horseback riding for the first time experience serious saddle soreness.

So that's what it is. I've had that and didn't know there was a name for it.

I've learned over the years to NOT allow a young trainer to run roughshod over me, as I've had a terrible time walking later.

I now recommend to us Senior's to stay away from the kids and to find an older age or Senior age trainer to work with. They know a heckuva lot more than the kids and won't overwork you.
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Originally posted by mjlennon:
For those that don’t know, I didn’t: Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS)

Thank you!

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Originally posted by NavyGuy:
The muscles you use working the hip adductors are not ones used often or with any intensity in the normal course of daily activities. So, when you start making them work they get sore. Perfectly normal and to be expected...

Hip adductors are used a lot in intense cycling and horseback riding. That's largely why people who haven't ridden a bicycle in a long time or who go horseback riding for the first time experience serious saddle soreness.

I get that. They are muscles put in our bodies to do specific things. My point was a person doesn't use these muscles much in daily activities, like walking standing, yard work and the like. And if they are not riding bikes on a regular basis or going on cattle drives, which I'd guess is the vast majority of regular week end warriors don't, then they pretty much stay under utilized. Other muscle groups don't suffer as much because we use them. Walk, climb stairs etc.

After a certain age, the day after the day after becomes the bad one.



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