Sore thigh muscles

The thighs are muscular, and the muscles are more prone to soreness and swelling. Thigh muscle soreness is a common problem. This soreness is generally divided into two types, acute soreness and chronic soreness. Acute soreness is generally caused by exercise and can be cured by proper rest after exercise. Chronic pain takes a longer time to develop, and this type of pain also requires proper rest!

1. Types of muscle soreness

Acute soreness: Muscle pain that occurs within a relatively short period of time during or immediately after exercise. Acute soreness is related to the interruption of blood flow when the working muscles exert force. In the case of ischemia, metabolic products cannot be cleared and accumulate in the muscles, thereby stimulating the pain receptors. Full recovery occurs within about a minute after stopping exercise.

Chronic soreness: Chronic muscle soreness often occurs between 24-48 hours after training. The degree of chronic muscle soreness is related to the form of muscle contraction. Eccentric contraction is most likely to cause chronic muscle soreness, while isometric contraction is the least significant. When chronic muscle soreness occurs, muscle strength decreases significantly.

2. Causes of muscle soreness

When the human body is exercising vigorously, it not only performs aerobic respiration, but also anaerobic respiration (at this time the energy provided by aerobic respiration is not enough for the human body to consume). The product of anaerobic respiration is lactic acid, which is acidic. The human body absorbs lactic acid relatively slowly, and most of it remains in the body, so the muscles will feel sore.

3. Methods to relieve muscle soreness:

1. You should apply cold compress first and then hot compress.

2. To relieve muscle pain caused by sports contusions and strains, the first step should be to apply cold compresses to the painful area every 4-6 hours for 20 minutes each time during the first few days. After two to three days of cold compress, the muscle tension and pain can be greatly relieved. At this time, hot compress therapy should be used in time to completely eliminate the muscle soreness. It is best to use hot compress therapy three times a day, 20 minutes each time.

Fourth, how to prevent muscle soreness:

1. Do muscle stretching exercises before and after fitness, mainly static stretching.

2. Be sure to follow the principle of gradual progress, no matter whether it is weight-bearing or training intensity. For beginners, muscle soreness will occur even without weight-bearing fitness, let alone weight-bearing. No matter how much weight you can lift, you must start from zero intensity and increase it slowly.

3. After fitness, supplement with hydrolyzed whey protein and carbohydrates to repair muscles.