Acids (DOMS) How to relieve pain?

1. What are acids?

2. Microscopic damage to the muscle fibers

3. In the case of the Polish authorities, it is necessary to ensure that the competent authorities of the Member States are able to take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Regulation

4. Does it really hurt what I'm supposed to do?

1. What are acids?

The development of DOMS is influenced by many factors such as exercise intensity, degree of progress, and genetic predisposition. Muscle pain is exacerbated by exercises characterized by an extended eccentric phase and the application of another type of more intense stressor. This pain begins about 68 hours after exercise and reaches its maximum after 2448 hours and usually lasts for up to 72 hours. When we have so-called acids, we feel muscle weakness, a certain feeling of singing.

2. Microscopic damage to the muscle fibers

Additionally, the factors that cause muscle pain include: the action of histamines, bradykinins, and other inflammatory neurotransmitters that send pain information to our central nervous system; disruption of the extracellular matrix (a set of proteins, mainly collagen), which also causes inflammation, DOMS itself, which causes swelling, which in turn leads to an increase in pressure, which further stimulates pain receptors.

3. In the case of the Polish authorities, it is necessary to ensure that the competent authorities of the Member States are able to take all necessary measures to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Regulation

However, it should also be noted that muscle damage is one of the three main mechanisms of hypertrophy, whereby a strong reduction of the stress-inducing effects of exercise can be shown to be short-lived in the context of a hypertrophic exercise, and it can still have a positive effect on other organs, for example, if we do not want to reduce the effects of weight loss, and if we want to repair it as much as possible (for example, in the case of exercise, we should not limit the effects on weight loss).

4. Does it really hurt what I'm supposed to do?

Scientific studies show that muscle damage can have a negative effect on the recruitment of motor units. The recovery time of such damage depends on the extent of the damage. If the damage is severe, then it will take several days to repair it. If you experience significant muscle damage, the most reasonable solution is to move your planned training to another day and focus on things that can speed up the healing of the micro-damages and minimize the inflammation, i.e. if you have the right amount of body weight, then you will need a few days to fix it. A well-planned workout, well-balanced diet can help to minimize muscle damage and reduce muscle damage.