Warm Ups

[Drunken Monk]

Okay so I've been trying some standard warm up exercises - stationery jogging, elbow, shoulder and arm rotations and flexes - before starting any sort of physical activity like playing squash or using gym equipment or even going for a run but off late no matter how much i try, i haven't been able to avoid getting muscle aches afterward and often accompanied by a pain in the head just above my eyebrows.

Now i would be asking a GP but i can't be arsed to walk 20 minutes to his office and then fill out the registration forms. So does anyone know of any warm ups that can help prevent the forming of lactic acid in my muscles and hence get rid of the aches. I know a possible explanation for this is that i'm anemic and have less blood in my body than other people but i do take iron tabs and multi vitamins. Any input will be appreciated.

[EviLWaYz]

Okay so I've been trying some standard warm up exercises - stationery jogging, elbow, shoulder and arm rotations and flexes - before starting any sort of physical activity like playing squash or using gym equipment or even going for a run but off late no matter how much i try, i haven't been able to avoid getting muscle aches afterward and often accompanied by a pain in the head just above my eyebrows.

Now i would be asking a GP but i can't be arsed to walk 20 minutes to his office and then fill out the registration forms. So does anyone know of any warm ups that can help prevent the forming of lactic acid in my muscles and hence get rid of the aches. I know a possible explanation for this is that i'm anemic and have less blood in my body than other people but i do take iron tabs and multi vitamins. Any input will be appreciated.

some times just a light walk once or twice a day dont need to run or jog sometimes that just makes your problem worse

[trailerpark ninja]

Make sure you are hydrated. Stretching and warming up will only go so far. If your muscle aches are acute and the headaches dissapate fairly quickly after exercise, it is likely you need to drink more water before, during and after exercising.

[Chronic]

Okay so I've been trying some standard warm up exercises - stationery jogging, elbow, shoulder and arm rotations and flexes - before starting any sort of physical activity like playing squash or using gym equipment or even going for a run but off late no matter how much i try, i haven't been able to avoid getting muscle aches afterward and often accompanied by a pain in the head just above my eyebrows.

Now i would be asking a GP but i can't be arsed to walk 20 minutes to his office and then fill out the registration forms. So does anyone know of any warm ups that can help prevent the forming of lactic acid in my muscles and hence get rid of the aches. I know a possible explanation for this is that i'm anemic and have less blood in my body than other people but i do take iron tabs and multi vitamins. Any input will be appreciated.



If you are a regular with working out and such, you shouldnt have persistent aches like someone new at working out. Like was mentioned, hydration during exercise and throughout the day everyday is key.

Lactic acid is only built up when exercising....such as when lifting weights. You get the ever building tense burn then when you rest for a minute, the burn is gone and you go again. Its not a constant in your body, at least it shouldnt be.

Possibly burning up alot of electrolytes which is causing you this long term ache. Try gatorade or equivalent when exercising with daily fluid intake to maintain hydration.

No matter what you do, lactic acid is inevitable but i would try gatorade as i mentioned.

Also, any hx of diabetes in your family or possibly with yourself? you might be depleting your "sugar stores" causing the headache. Try a protein bar or two while exercising and see if that helps also.

[Drunken Monk]

My real dad's diabetic and i'm anemic. Do you reckon those two are related? Also, my alcohol consumption is through the roof...i go through about anywhere between 15-20 pints a week, coupled with around 300-450 ml of vodka and yeah there's probably a lot more stuff in there too. Used to be a lot more before as but i've cut down considerably..i'm not suffering from any long term problems i don't think, but i also haven't researched on its side effects. So i don't know, i'm a bit stressed about this.

Will try the suggestions so far and see if anything changes. I'm not new to working out or being physically active btw, been doing it for years. And it wouldn't happen as much before, or certainly not on this level.

[Dai]

I've never heard a relation between delayed onset muscle soreness and anaemia or diabetes.

It happens to anyone beginning exercise program or restarting after delay (I can get it if I don't do weights for a week or so after my last set). So far as I'm aware the actual cause is unknown, various theories - but I think starting really, really, really easy (light weights, or not such intense exercise) and building up gradually will prevent it being as bad as usual - although I just go in hell for leather have a bad few days and get it out of the way, lol.

Sorry - hadn't read your last post properly, didn't realise you were a regular exerciser.

Can't say I know of many reasons for muscle pains after exercise specifically, but seems the above suggestions regarding hydration seems sensible and the alcohol level fits into that too. Didn't find anything too obvious on a quick search of wrongdiagnosis (handy site for coming up with weird things that a GP wouldn't think of) but I guess if you came to see me with that I'd give you the usual advice regarding alcohol, hydration etc and would probably run a few simple tests to outrule anaemia, diabetes, possibly thyroid and just check you weren't on any other meds causing the problem, though that would seem unlikely - this is in spite of the start of this post, just shows what BS we talk, eh?

[Chronic]

My real dad's diabetic and i'm anemic. Do you reckon those two are related? Also, my alcohol consumption is through the roof...i go through about anywhere between 15-20 pints a week, coupled with around 300-450 ml of vodka and yeah there's probably a lot more stuff in there too. Used to be a lot more before as but i've cut down considerably..i'm not suffering from any long term problems i don't think, but i also haven't researched on its side effects. So i don't know, i'm a bit stressed about this.

Will try the suggestions so far and see if anything changes. I'm not new to working out or being physically active btw, been doing it for years. And it wouldn't happen as much before, or certainly not on this level.



you are at high risk for diabetes seeing your dad is plus with the alcohol you pack away (like none of us dont right?).

If you are chronic anemia that can contribute as well seeing you have a lower circulating blood volume thus lower circulating oxygen to tissue ratio creating a harder time ridding lactic acid.

Try a meal high in carbs before working out or sports and also gatorade and protein during as i mentioned.

All humans are fighting a chronic dehydration daily. When we go to sleep at night and get up, we have already started onto dehydration thats why its important to get in tha high quality h2o. I suck down alcohol as well, not as much as i use too but if we are always heading towards dehydration, well you know how dehydrated alcohol makes us....pissin like crazy.

Hope this all helps and let me know how it goes