started new gym and talk about pain, any helpful advice to give me ?????

so started going to the gym and been running and exericing alot woke up this morning and almost fell, anyone else first start working out and muscles all over are tight, yeah that was me lol felt like my muscle in my legs were so tight that I could barly walk until I streched the muscles out, Good god how long does this last???? And any exercies that anyone knows of that really actually works on stomach and toning up your body, I am not big so I figure if I tone things will hopfully be upright again lol if any good knowledge to help that would be awesome, thanks

Originally Posted by shayla84

My PHD chemist brother recommends mega does (1000 mg) of vitamin C. They have yummy chewable ones at Natural Grocers or Whole Foods.

For stomach and toning cardio is the best.

I was a soda addict for years and I could never quit because the caffeine withdrawal was so painful. I finally found sparkling green tea, it has worked great. Still get the caffeine with the soda feeling except its zero calories. I like the strawberry kiwi flavor. I eat grilled chicken and lean steak with lots of veggies (asparagus and squash are my faves). I try to cut out as many carbs as possible but I love to grill 1 cut up red potato with spices. Protein is a must, I make a strawberry and banana shake and add vanilla flavored whey protein or I just add it to my oatmeal if I have some for breakfast. I love chocolate and I found these fiber one brownies that are 90 calories. I walk 4-5 miles everyday and 3 days a week I do a fitness blender work out. They have their videos on YouTube. Try the 1000 calorie workout. Omg it was pain but once finished it feels great. They also have videos with workouts for your mid section for toning.

Thank you for those, I miss the old metabolife that was around years ago until stupid people figure "well one pill works good so 3 pills will work great" and people started having heart attacks and crap. But I was almost 300 pounds when I was taking that, lol I have come a long way in like 6 or 7 years ago lol 300 to 165 is good but that was still a weight flex thing cause I was still having kids then too so, now thats over hopefully this wont be so hard, FYI calves are still tight and painful lol I am getting old lol

Man I got to start slow nativetexan, I will have like withdraws if I dont have some type of soda during the day,so diet then water lol Originally Posted by shayla84

I broke my soda addiction by drinking canned sparkling water from HEB. No sodium, caramel coloring, artificial sweetener, nada. My brain thinks that I'm drinking a soft drink, so I haven't craved a soda in over 6 months now.

I need sparkling water, pure water, yuk...
Of course the carbonate is bad for you as well, but so what... got to live a little dirty...

Bought a Sodastream and make my own. Then as I hate the taste of pure water, I put some fresh lemon into it.... Got me off almost all Sodas (a few I will not never want to miss), but still addicted to the MARGARITAS ....

My advice: Drink Plenty and stretch, stretch , stretch

If your calves are sore, do some dorsi and plantar flexion exercises, to stretch your muscle. Like everyone has stated yes stretching is KEY, also by a foam to help stretch your fascia out to help expand your muscle fibers. It also works best for low back pain. Abs are important but core strength is where its at, planks and yoga is great. I'm a big meathead at the gym but I do my yoga and I am flexible. Water and dieting is important but 1-2 a week remember to treat yourself with something. Stay focused and set yourself a short term goal weight and a long term. Make them realistic. Eat your breakfast and try to have most of your carbs in afternoon. Try to also supplement your diet with Kefir, its a probiotic to make you regular, (yes i know TMI) but lets get honest, that too is important. If you really want to get motivated prepare all your meals in advance, so this way you have to eat what you made, no pressure of having to cook something last minute or running to a fast food joint. Dont think of it as dieting, just think of it as our new lifestyle. Good luck and as a personal trainer, I am proud to hear you step up and change and stay healthy.

I am doing my second round of juicing and have lost 7lbs in approx. 2 weeks. I never thought I would have the discipline to do a diet, but this one really worked for me. After I got off it I went back to eating high protein, lower carb, no soda or fast food. The times I ate fast food, I could see and feel the difference in my body. It made me NOT want to put that crap in my body and I lost my taste for junk food.

I started walking/running and added more protein, drink lots of water. I hate water!! But found I love Figi water. Find one you like.. it makes all the difference, I think. After running yesterday I had a banana, fresh coconut water, kale and spinach smoothie w/ probiotics. Sounds awful but it was good and I hate veggies!! I wasn't near as sore as I have been in the past. Hot baths w/ Epsom salt and some cheap yoga videos seem to help too.

I am no expert, I am just telling ya what seems to be working good for me. Kepp up the good work!!

I broke my soda addiction by drinking canned sparkling water from HEB. No sodium, caramel coloring, artificial sweetener, nada. My brain thinks that I'm drinking a soft drink, so I haven't craved a soda in over 6 months now. Originally Posted by cinnamonshark

Ditto! That stuff is the best!

Eat your breakfast and try to have most of your carbs in afternoon. Originally Posted by Diesel26

My doctor told me to always eat carbs in the morning and no carbs afternoon?

Pain will last about a week. In the past I used aspirin for the pain. But yeah..massage helps.

DOMS is much more variable than that I'm afraid. Volume of work, Intensity of work, density of the muscle in question, size of the muscle in question, hydration, daily caloric intake, macro-nutrient intake, and sleep are ALL factors that play a direct role in how sore you get and for how long.

My doctor told me to always eat carbs in the morning and no carbs afternoon?

This is an old wife's tale. And, your doctor is an idiot. He should know better...

I broke my soda addiction by drinking canned sparkling water from HEB. No sodium, caramel coloring, artificial sweetener, nada. My brain thinks that I'm drinking a soft drink, so I haven't craved a soda in over 6 months now.

That's a good start. Unfortunately you've only solved ONE of the TWO big problems that sodas bring to the table. The first is the sugar-based calories...that a big one. And, it's certainly the bigger of the two. But, the carbonation is also a problem for people trying to actually get into better physical condition. You see that carbonation (CO2) will will a receptor in a red blood cell where an Oxygen (O2) molecule will normally be! This causes a pretty significant and noticeable decrease in aerobic capacity. I.E. you get winded sooner and harder than you normally would. So, you've made the first step, GREAT! Now, make the second, trash the sparkling water for the REAL DEAL. And don't forget, every single chemical process in the human body uses water either directly or as a catalyst for another reaction. Yes, it's THAT important.

My PHD chemist brother recommends mega does (1000 mg) of vitamin C.

Well, your brother is an idiot who should stick to chemistry and keep his nose out of nutrition and physiology. Vitamin C is WATER SOLUBLE. What that means is that your body immediately dumps whatever it doesn't need! So, if the instant you wake up in the morning your body need 1g of C, and you give it that 1g...you're perfect. If you then come back 6 hours later and do the same thing...you've likely wasted about .995g of vitamin C. You ARE creating some very expensive urine however! Mega-dosing Vitamin C has been fundamentally DISPROVED in university studies over a dozen times. As an academic with a Ph.D. tell you brother do do a simple source check next time he wants to make recommendations outside his field.

/rant off

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