So you start to exercise again, using weights and shit you don't normally use...

[Baitball Blogger]

...and you start to get strange twitches in the weirdest places. First time it happened I thought it was the signs of ovarian cancer. And then i realized the twitches were too far to the side to be my ovaries. I'm thinking they're ligaments of some kind.

Anyone else have weird twitches when they were getting back in shape?

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. yup....I actually like the "good" pain that comes from knowing you are working the muscles.

though, yes, depending upon where, and the severity, it does make you pause and ponder!

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. Pain is weakness leaving your body.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Too bad it leaves like a cranky child.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Laziness is pain avoiding your body.

[Art_from_Ark]

5. I often had twitches in various places

but not recently, especially after making some major dietary changes.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Well...don't leave us hanging.

[Art_from_Ark]

13. Dietary changes

No more red meat, very little junk food, no more soda unless it is vitamin-enriched (2 or 3 six oz. cans a week), heavy shift toward brown rice, beans and fresh produce, especially tomatoes and avocados. I don't know if that did the trick, but I have not had any twitching since I switched to that diet, and it used to occur a few times a day.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. The twitches have gone away, so maybe it was just because I started using a new machine.

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My worst guilt is the one coke a day habit. It's potentially lethal, and can spike my sugar levels in the wrong way, but, if I manage to sip it slowly I can hold onto a thread of thought long enough to have a productive day. I wonder why coke hasn't kicked the Corn syrup habit?

Everything else I have managed to change in my diet, just to balance out that one negative.

[Art_from_Ark]

15. Interesting

I had had those twitches for years, perhaps due to my ever-deteriorating quality of diet. But I haven't had them at all since I gave up most of the junky and fatty stuff.

[HopeHoops]

7. Well, not in my ovaries. I'm a guy.

[murielm99]

8. I make the mistake of thinking I can do everything

I did when I was around forty. I am sixty-four now.

I had to quit exercising for awhile , due to an illness. I got lazy and waited too long to start again. When I restarted, I had to quit three times, due to muscle strains. It gets better, if you listen to your body and get back into it gradually. I am in great shape now.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. It's good to know that there's still hope!

Thanks.

[retread]

10. I have found my joints and ligaments can be injured a lot easier now and the time to heal

is a lot longer. I'm not certain those pulls and strains and tears can be completely avoided.
I believe weight training is essential for anyone over 50. Though it does eliminate a lot
of excuses for not taking out the garbage.

[LiveNudePolitics]

11. I work for a gym,

and see this all the time. Lots of people get gung-ho and do too much right out the gate. You probably tweaked some muscles you just are not used to using. You'd be wise to warm up before exercise session, and do some light stretching afterwards. I know, everyone is pressed for time, but if you get injured, you will lose much more of your opportunity to work out.
My boyfriend did not heed my advice...guess who's on the couch with a hot pad, hopped up on muscle relaxer medication?

P.S. U need a gym in Queens, I can recommend one.

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Queens is not in my zip code.

[hay rick]

16. My experience.

I started exercising 30+ years ago after putting on weight when I gave up smoking. I've adjusted my routine numerous times depending on what was available or convenient at a particular time or place and also, accommodating the changing needs of my gradually aging body. Two things that I think are crucial: avoid injury and establish and maintain a workout schedule and routine. Injuries are bad not only in themselves, but also because they force you to stop working out and then start again after healing. Working out is like any other habit- it can be hard to form but it's pretty easy to maintain.

My practice.

1. I use a stationary bike and also use the time for reading. No impact on joints and I never get injured. I used to really like running, but I kept getting hurt and had to give it up. If I could still do it without getting injured, I would. Running was also a good social outlet - there were numerous 5k and 5-mile races in my area and the same people would show up and hang out afterward.

2. Weights. I don't do any exercise with weights that I can't do 3 sets of 12 repetitions with a minute or less rest between sets. Again, I'm avoiding injury.

3. Never make a sudden increase in intensity or duration of any exercise. I injured myself this way numerous times before I wised up.

[Baitball Blogger]

17. It's true about the injury factor.

An in-law broke his foot running about a month ago. He was suppose to be down just for a month. But he developed a clot and now he's down for 6 months. Thank God he has good insurance. But, he's still going stir crazy.