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the proof your muscles are rebuilding stronger by tearing themselves apart first
means The dull aching tenderness felt in muscles or other body parts, especially after exertion, injury, or strain.
from From 'sore' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness.' 'Sore' descends from Old English 'sar,' meaning pain or grief, with relatives across the Germanic languages — German 'sehr' (now meaning 'very') was once 'painfully,' a cousin that drifted from hurt to mere intensity. The '-ness' ending, also Old English, simply turns a quality into a thing, making 'soreness' the state of being sore.
- delayed onset
- DOMS peaks 24-72 hours after the actual workout
- not lactic acid
- old myth; it's microscopic muscle fiber damage
- repeated bout
- same workout twice causes far less soreness
- no pain rule
- soreness doesn't reliably predict muscle growth
delayed onset muscle soreness — affects athletes 24-72 hours after unaccustomed exercise, studied extensively since the 1900s
post-vaccine arm soreness — reported by 50% of covid-19 vaccine recipients within 24 hours of injection