What to do about pulled muscles
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Originally Posted by shawntxt
THATS A good one bigken, btw how did you get the name big ken?
Not really...I'm 6'2" tall...and if I lost a hundred pounds...I would still be overweight!!! 
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Just to throw out a bit of anti-medical-establishment info: some here have said not to use heat as that may increase the swelling, but heat also increases blood flow to the area (ice pretty much will cut it off), which is how the body takes away the lactic acid and its derivatives, allowing the healing to take place. Ice does help with the swelling, but alternate the two, and you have a winner...
But, hey, what do I know? I'm only a guy who has to keep his body going for (physical) work pretty much every day...
I do agree with the high-protein diet part of it, though. That alone can make a huge difference.
Jason
But, hey, what do I know? I'm only a guy who has to keep his body going for (physical) work pretty much every day...
I do agree with the high-protein diet part of it, though. That alone can make a huge difference.
Jason
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From: CA Central Coast
Careful with the stretching. I've been in PT for a knee replacement and trying to wake up a lot of atrophied muscles. My PT says you should do minimal stretching for warm up, most stretching should be done after the workout, when the muscles are tired and pliable.
Let lightweight reps be your warm up, until your muscles wake up. Then do the workout, and stretch after.
Let lightweight reps be your warm up, until your muscles wake up. Then do the workout, and stretch after.
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Originally Posted by jroehl
Just to throw out a bit of anti-medical-establishment info: some here have said not to use heat as that may increase the swelling, but heat also increases blood flow to the area (ice pretty much will cut it off), which is how the body takes away the lactic acid and its derivatives, allowing the healing to take place. Ice does help with the swelling, but alternate the two, and you have a winner...
Jason
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