Intense pain in my arm...

[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.

[prohornblower]

Sounds like you worked out wayyyy too hard.

If you haven't worked out in years, you need to do like 2 LIGHT sets of each exercise. And I mean LIGHT. It should take you a good 2 weeks before you get to the point where you can do 3 pretty strenuous sets of each exercise.

I know, because this same thing happened to me when I was like 18. I went to visit a buddy and his friend in Alabama and they wanted to go hit the gym so I was all for it (had never really worked out regularly). Went there, tried to be macho and do everything they did. Next day = me walking around looking like Sup Bro, with the inability to extend my arms due to severe soreness.

[surfinillini]

I take full responsibility

not sure what you did post-workout for recovery but I usually consume a large glass of milk with some protein powder to repair the muscles we worked...

[mute5]

heart attack?

[Mike Mussina]

you've been wackin' it too much

[nation]

UPDATE: My arm still hurts but I'm able to extend it further. Surfinillini called me to say that he was tired and didn't want to work out, but I manned up and convinced him to go.