MUSCLE SORENESS

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DOMS (Delay Onset Muscle Soreness) can be very frustrating but yet rewarding if handled with care. This happens to every sports man especially at the beginning of their career or during a comeback process.
DOMS
When our body is put into a difficult situation (splitting, back handspring, back
tucks or even back walkovers) that it is probably not used to, our muscles will experience some microscopic tear. This may not be obvious during the training but perhaps, after 24 to 48 hours. It is very frustrating especially when you are excited about a new skill you are trying out and can’t wait to go back to the gym to complete it. In this case, you may have to wait for about 3 days which may seem like a century to you.
TREATMENT
I would have loved to give you short cuts but when it comes to treating DOMS, I recommend REST! REST! REST! This is the best approach for it because you will come out much stronger. it’s better to handle this the most natural way. it only take time that’s al.
Your body is probably saying. “Hey I did something out of the normal and I wish to rest to fix myself” so, please, listen to your body.
Take anti – inflammatory drugs. The best bet and less complicated ones are: aspirin and ibuprofen. But make sure you have enough food on your stomach to avoid ulcer. Please do not go hunting for stronger drugs because they may be too hard for you. The drugs I mention earlier can do the magic in less than 12 hours.
Try to do little stretching, yoga and less demanding exercise. It will aid in the healing process.
Take allot of water. Hydration during exercise cannot be over emphasized.

PREVENTION
Stretch and do some warm up exercise before advancing to full training. Do not form the habit of going into a skill without training. You must warm up your body. Training on a cold body have lots of implications like; muscle damage, muscle stiffness etc.
Stretch immediately after training. You should not give your body a abrupt stop. Try to slow down the process. Try not to rush your body to stop.
Listen to your body to know when you are going above your limits
Get hydrated during training.
The truth is that in most cases muscle soreness cannot be prevented especially when you are trying out a new skill, all you have to do is to just take some rest .

NOTE;
~ Do not go back to training with the soreness. Wait till they are gone or else you may risk an injury
~you make wish to take a hot or cold bath or use ice but that’s just temporal, to make you feel good for the moment
~it is better not to over train a new skill that same day, just give it time and take it one step at a time to reduce muscle soreness. Like I said earlier LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.

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