Since I am flummoxed (yes, flummoxed) at what to write about this week, I’m going to address something in brief (for me) that came up on my Facebook group which has to do with the role of soreness, or more accurately delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and growth.
This has been one of those ideas floating around for years and I still see posts about people feeling as if they didn’t have a good workout if they don’t get DOMS or actually chasing DOMS. That is, based on the belief that DOMS equals growth, DOMS becomes the end-goal. When growth and progress should be the end goal.
This led me years ago to develop what I call the Blunt Force Trauma Theory of Hypertrophy. Since you want to be sore, I will beat you with a hammer all over your body. Growth should ensue.
What is DOMS
As the name suggests, DOMS refers to or at least is thought to represent the delayed muscle soreness that occurs after training. … Keep Reading