Intense pain in my arm...

[El Diablo]

nation,

rest and stretch.

[Spellmen]

Don't just jump into a tough workout, you have to gradually work yourself into an intense routine

[samjjones]

This is standard. By the time you work that part of your body again (should be in 3 days), you'll be ready to go.

[nation]

I like to jump into things hardcore; I disklike having to work up to something...this is going to be hard.

I'm assuming advil and the like will help with the lactic acid?

[samjjones]

If you just started lifting, your muscles/tendons are not use to the strain...so they are going to ache. Advil should be fine. It will probably hurt for about 2 weeks...but don't let this discourage you. After that, you will recover much quicker and will no longer hurt for days after a workout. I assume you are doing chest/triceps, biceps/back, legs/shoulders or some kind of routine like that?

[nation]

Yeah, 4 days a week, I think exactly like that.

[posnera]

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I like to jump into things hardcore; I disklike having to work up to something...this is going to be hard.

I'm assuming advil and the like will help with the lactic acid?

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The lactic acid is long gone by now. The pain is from the tiny tears in the muscle fibers. This will take time to heal. Alternating ice and warm should help, as will an anti-inflammatory like advil.