DOMS - help me

[southernsoftie]

Probably right there Andy! I should say, I'm not normally crippled, but I can feel tension in my body, which let's me know I've been working.

[Withnail]

It's supposed to hurt so you can "moast" about the race, a mixture of moaning and boasting.

[Rob Furness]

It's supposed to hurt so you can "moast" about the race, a mixture of moaning and boasting.

Better choice of word than Boning

[Woodzy]

help needed my calves are suffering from the doms big time tried compression over nite and next day to no avale what about ice or deepheat allergic to anti inflams!
i no i no should of streched off after race one day il learn treid dunking in river after race thats not done the trick either
please help racing sun as yet struggling to walk!!

[AndyA]

help needed my calves are suffering from the doms big time tried compression over nite and next day to no avale what about ice or deepheat allergic to anti inflams!
i no i no should of streched off after race one day il learn treid dunking in river after race thats not done the trick either
please help racing sun as yet struggling to walk!!

I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I made some moments ago.

[cyclops]

have a read of these, they might give you some useful pointers...Where are you based Woodzy?

http://bit.ly/kaUl9j
http://bit.ly/mq6orh

[Woodzy]

have a read of these, they might give you some useful pointers...Where are you based Woodzy?

http://bit.ly/kaUl9j
http://bit.ly/mq6orh

cheers cyclops got some useful adivce there for sure, based in south cumbria - grange over sands

[Buckers]

I know it's maybe cheating but recovery drinks or protein shakes knock a lot of muscle pain on the head. Some are quite cheap if you buy online rather than the supermarket or health food shop. The only problem is having to neck a pint of disgusting liquid masquerading as chocolate milkshake.

[andy k]

These recovery drink / protein shakes are basically just flavoured milk powder.

I once checked out the nutritional content. It had a list for "When made with water" and a list for "when made with milk"
when you made it with milk the amount of virtually all the nutrients simply doubled.
Conclsion its milk powder (milk powder + milk = twice as many milk nutrients)
I then looked at the nutritional content of a jar of Tescos milk powder - same as the recovery drink costing 10 time as much.

next conclusion
Just drink milk, much, much nicer

if you want extra enery eat a banana or a sandwich with your pint (of milk)

basically all these sports supplements are an utter rip off.
your body is very good at getting what it needs out of a good balanced diet (having had millions of years of practice)
the one important thing is to get food down your neck as soon as you can.