Is sore good?

[navyseal2101]

Gnerally when I used to lift I would not feel like I did enough until the muscle group was in pain. As of this week I started a new routene after some time off and I did the recommended set/reps etc. instand of gong till failure. I dont feel sore after the lift, some muscles are fatigued but overall I have more energy and feel prety good. Is this b/c I didn't push myself enough, I felt like I had a good lift, I hit a new bench high today for 1, but is the fact im not sore good or bad?

 

[I-tallionStallion]

Usually for me, when starting to excerise after a week off training, i come back and have to take an easy because my body would get real sore. But a couple weeks in, i don't really get that sore anymore. And am pushing myself extremely hard on every workout. Its just your body getting used to the punishment. To answer your question, no, you don't have to be sore after you workout everytime.

 

[Mad Manic]

What you'll discover is that certain bodyparts seem to get sore the day after training in most sessions whereas others never really do. For most people Quads are sore the day after training. If that applies to you, then you know that if they aren't sore the day after then it wasn't a good session. Although tbh it's very obvious from the session you just did whether it was a good one or not.

MM

 

[DoctorLW]

There isn't a meaninful correlation between soreness and quality of your workout.

It's neither good nor bad. If you felt like you had a good workout, you probably did.

 

[Throttle]

There isn't a meaninful correlation between soreness and quality of your workout.

It's neither good nor bad. If you felt like you had a good workout, you probably did.

persistent soreness may, however, correlate with insufficient post-workout nutrition. soreness in the first two weeks after a long layoff is to be expected.

 

[Nip/Tuck]

persistent soreness may, however, correlate with insufficient post-workout nutrition. soreness in the first two weeks after a long layoff is to be expected.

True if they soreness is getting worse then it probably means your body can't keep up with the repairs and you have over training. I don't get sore anymore but I can tell that my body is exhausted after working out.