mickey@altos86.UUCP (Mike Thompson) (11/12/85)
I have started weight lifting and have some questions about human muscles. Why do muscles get sore? Is it an injury? Like a bruising? Why does it take several hours to a day before they feel sore? Should I force myself to lift weights if my muscles are sore or can I injure myself that way? If my muscles don't get sore, does that mean I am not making progress? What is it exactly that triggers muscle development in humans? Is there some kind of chemical that gets released after physical exercise? What kind of foods/diet promotes muscle growth? Should I eat lots of protien? Carbohydrates? How important is diet for muscle growth? Should I concentrate more on lifting weights than on following a particular diet, or should my efforts in these areas be equally distributed? Is there anything else I can do to get maximum muscle growth in minimum time with a minimum amount of pain? thanks for your help.. Michael Thompson {ucbvax,decwrl}!dual!vecpyr!altos86!mickey