Before deciding whether to leave the house in an athletic form, trying not to notice ailments, or to lie down / visit a doctor, try to understand the type of muscle pain you have. Curiously, it can be not only "bad" and requiring immediate treatment, but also "good". And also "lagging" or even invented as an excuse to skip a training session.
Go? Don't go?
An old joke is very popular among professional athletes: if after waking up you have absolutely no pain, then you are more likely dead than alive. Well, in any joke there is always a grain of truth. Unpleasant sensations after games and even workouts are also gloomy reality, which cannot be quickly eliminated. And it is necessary to get rid of. After all, very soon you will need to go to a new training session. Or not to go - here who decides how.
"Good" pain
This is what the painful sensations that arise during training due to an excess of lactic acid are called. As a rule, they appear during the final, most difficult physical exercises. However, sometimes the pain makes itself felt after a while, already at home. It is called "lagging". The reason for the latter may be the body's reaction to new and so far unusual exercises, or to well-forgotten old ones, to an increase in the intensity of exercise, load.
There is nothing dangerous in them, they will not interfere with training almost at full strength. Professionals say that if the muscles hurt a little after exercise, then this is normal. This means that they grow and get stronger. But if there is no muscle pain for a long time, especially at the beginning of your involvement in sports and constant training, then this is an alarming signal. It testifies that all your work does not bring a positive result and it is time to increase the load. Only without unhealthy fanaticism.
Experts advise to eliminate muscle pain with the old wedge method, knocking out another wedge. Do not lie in the crib, feeling like the most unfortunate Carlson in the world, but, on the contrary, have a good warm-up and work out. Only with less zeal, without increasing the load. Otherwise, the desire to skip a workout at the slightest pain, even associated with ordinary fatigue, laziness or the desire to sleep, will quickly develop into a habit. And with sports and even physical education, you can finish as soon as you start. You can also relieve pain with a good massage, a warm bath with lavender oil, applied both before the start of the lesson and after its completion with special warming ointments and balms. Among them are heparin, lidocaine, nikoflex, rikhtofit, fastum-gel, finalgon, "42" and others.
"Bad" pain
Much worse if in the morning you have a sharp and aching so-called bad pain. This is not only a sure sign of an unacceptable overload of the body. It may well be that you received some kind of injury. The visible signs of damage can be a swelling, bruising, or just a painful "lumbago". In this traumatic situation, it is permissible to visit a gym or stadium only to inform the coach about the illness and show himself to the team doctor. But if you play sports on your own, then you need to urgently go to the hospital, and before that, be sure to apply ice to the damaged area. And it is best to choose a sports clinic, a physical training dispensary.
By the way, do not forget to control your condition even in class. If you hear a click or a strange joint crunch - beware of an imminent "bad" injury. The list of the most effective ways not to skip workouts due to injuries includes a good warm-up with stretching the muscles, warming ointments, well-chosen and necessarily coordinated with the trainer exercises, taping, gradual exercise, proper nutrition, full recovery - rest, massage, warm bath or sauna …And, of course, medical supervision, especially if a bruise, sprain or fracture is suspected.
