no pain no gain?

[TKD]

Hi,

Does ''no pain no gain'' mean that if the next day my arms, legs, chest etc.. is not hurting that i did not do a good workout or i didn't do enough?

thanks.

 

[MCx2]

I think most around here would say that getting sore the next day is not necessarily the sign of a good workout.

You can defintely have effective workouts and not get sore, and vice versa.

Personally, I like to get sore.

If you are referring to the meaning of the saying "No pain, no gain," it's not literal.

 

[Uthinkso]

Kind of along the same lines as "No Rest for The Wicked".

The wicked sleep I know this for fact.

 

[Yanick]

I thought it was ''No sleep for the weary''

like Reproman said, its not literal. It basically refers to those people who go into the gym and have a conversation between sets, never break a sweat and wonder why they never see any changes. You gotta get in there and bust your ass to get results.

 

[CowPimp]

I thought it was ''No sleep for the weary''

like Reproman said, its not literal. It basically refers to those people who go into the gym and have a conversation between sets, never break a sweat and wonder why they never see any changes. You gotta get in there and bust your ass to get results.

Exactly.

 

[JonnyStead]

Some people argue that DOMs (the ache the next day or the day after that) is a sign that you didnt warm down properly. For me they come and go but I wouldnt say I aim to get them. I think "No pain, no gain" refers more to the idea that if you dont put maximum effort in during the exercise - you cant really expect to progress that much.

 

[slip]

No. During a very successful 5x5 phase I had extremely little to no DOMS and had the best gains of my life. Pain does not equal gain.

 

[soxmuscle]

This thread is should be a non-issue. Yanick answered the question.

 

[DontStop]

Personally, as far as doing weights goes i like to feel some pain the next day. It's either telling me i worked my muscles damn good, or haha, in unfortunate situations i have bad form.

Cardio though, that can be a good workout and if you get sore from that, you need a break...which sucks because i like doing cardio everyday