anto's Journal: Pain o Pain

It appears I am back on the excerise too much bandwagon again. Having just started a new weights program at the gym (and obviously lifting as much as I damm well can :) I was invited to a Pump Master class taken by a Master Trainer from the UK (who just happens to be friends with my SO). Now for the lucky ones who dont know pump (probably TM of someone) is essencially a free weights aerobics class - lightish weights, loads of timed rep's.

I made it through the class without having to stop (mostly due to pig-headed stubornness rather than actually being physically capabible of doing so) By the end of most of the sets the muscle group I was working on was constantly shaking under load (which is good right?)

Which means that I wake up the next morning not really able to comfortably walk up or down stairs. But somehow I managed to get through a abs & aerobic session. Morning number 2 was in even more pain-filled so I decided to restrict myself to the pool (no stairs meeded :) Next thing I know I have managed to swim an entire kilometer - which compared to the 3-5 I used to do a day while training is not a huge amount - but its certinally more than I have done in a ling time.

listen to "the Em"

[Em Emalb]

Exercise is an awesome thing, but if you keep this up you are headed for some serious pain.

Not sore pain, but pain from torn or ripped muscles.

Be careful man, take some time off between work outs.

So sayeth Em as he is sore from doing similar stuff.
I worked out tuesday and thursday, have a nice pleasant "oh I can barely lift my arms" tingle going on.

BTW, are you the sore the next day or sore two days later type?

Me, I'm the two days later guy. Sucks.