You've crushed your leg session. That means your lower body is in the clear until the next time leg day rolls around, right?
Well, not exactly. For a lot of guys, the soreness you feel in your muscles after a tough workout could be even worse that the discomfort you feel powering through the actual exercises. It's called delayed-onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, and it could make everything from walking down the stairs to putting on your shirt feel unbearable, depending on the muscles you worked beforehand.
Sore, achy muscles sounds like something you'd want to avoid, but there's a lot of controversy among gym-goers whether DOMS is actual a badge of honor. In fact, many guys believe they didn't get a good enough workout in if they're not super sore the next day.
So what's the deal with DOMS? We talked to a few experts to decipher what's behind your post-workout soreness, and what it really means for your gains. Here's what we found out.
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