Triceps

Adding to your question (If you don't mind):

Would a HotBath or HotTub help a sore lower back(from repetative movement....ie: swinging).....or any muscles for that matter?

I have a tool called "The Stick"....if you know what this is, would it help the lower right back?


Sorry to interput your question


Chris

If you run and stretch after a heavy lift, then you will rarely be sore and if you are sore, it will be minimal.

The soreness should be gone in a few days, but are are some great recovery methods...

-medicine ball circuit
-contrast baths/showers
-massage or self-massage (i.e. the stick)
-proper nutrition
-proper hydration
-stretching
-dynamic range of motion work.

Any one or combination of these will help relieve soreness.

plp556,

A hot tub or a hot bath is an excellent way to relieve soreness. The heat creates blood flow to your muscles and speeds up the recovery process.

B-Rod

JH, You sound like your doing arms eveyday. You need to do them every other day.

Or better yet, since we are athletes we need to stop cutting up workouts by bodypart splits and go to full body workouts.

UpstateNY, can you go into more detail on your full body workouts? Maybe give some examples of the workouts?

I don't really see what the problem is...DOMS is a normal part of training.

Maxx, a lot of my workout is made by me and Jon, so I try not to disclose too much of it with people publically. When I talk about it privately, it gets a lot of funny looks and that doesn't really surpirse me because it is very unorthodox for baseball. Send me a PM and I'll discuss it with you.

As for the lifts (movements) I perform, I practice what I tell others on this site. Oly lifts, deads, squats, overhead movements, UA, and I hit using the MIllion Dollar Hitter system 4 days out of the week.