I did some barbell side presses yesterday for the first time in a few months, and now there's not much in the way of muscular soreness, but my arms feel as though they've been sunburnt. There's no redness; just a sensitive area centered around my elbows and extending most of the way up and down my arms. It doesn't bother me much, but I am a bit curious as to what's going on. Did I stretch my skin somehow, or is this just what DOMS feels like in this area?
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I did some barbell side presses yesterday for the first time in a few months, and now there's not much in the way of muscular soreness, but my arms feel as though they've been sunburnt. There's no redness; just a sensitive area centered around my elbows and extending most of the way up and down my arms. It doesn't bother me much, but I am a bit curious as to what's going on. Did I stretch my skin somehow, or is this just what DOMS feels like in this area?
No responses so I'll chime in - I get exactly this, too, and I've figured out over the years it is indeed muscular in nature, it just feels like it's your skin. Haven't a clue as to why (which is why I didn't say anything before), and I manage to avoid it most of the time. Whatever the case, it's indicative of overtraining for me so I always take it easy for a few days afterwards, usually still lifting but lower intensity and volume both. I don't get it from side presses but I do get it, strangely enough, in my upper arms.
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I did some barbell side presses yesterday for the first time in a few months, and now there's not much in the way of muscular soreness, but my arms feel as though they've been sunburnt. There's no redness; just a sensitive area centered around my elbows and extending most of the way up and down my arms. It doesn't bother me much, but I am a bit curious as to what's going on. Did I stretch my skin somehow, or is this just what DOMS feels like in this area?
No responses so I'll chime in - I get exactly this, too, and I've figured out over the years it is indeed muscular in nature, it just feels like it's your skin. Haven't a clue as to why (which is why I didn't say anything before), and I manage to avoid it most of the time. Whatever the case, it's indicative of overtraining for me so I always take it easy for a few days afterwards, usually still lifting but lower intensity and volume both.
Huh. I've been slacking with squats for a couple of months, and after picking them up again yesterday, I'm getting the same thing in my legs. This is odd, because I've never noticed anything like this before, and also because I took it pretty easy and didn't do anything that could reasonably be expected to lead to overtraining. Thanks for the additional data point, though.
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I did some barbell side presses yesterday for the first time in a few months, and now there's not much in the way of muscular soreness, but my arms feel as though they've been sunburnt. There's no redness; just a sensitive area centered around my elbows and extending most of the way up and down my arms. It doesn't bother me much, but I am a bit curious as to what's going on. Did I stretch my skin somehow, or is this just what DOMS feels like in this area?
No responses so I'll chime in - I get exactly this, too, and I've figured out over the years it is indeed muscular in nature, it just feels like it's your skin. Haven't a clue as to why (which is why I didn't say anything before), and I manage to avoid it most of the time. Whatever the case, it's indicative of overtraining for me so I always take it easy for a few days afterwards, usually still lifting but lower intensity and volume both.
Huh. I've been slacking with squats for a couple of months, and after picking them up again yesterday, I'm getting the same thing in my legs. This is odd, because I've never noticed anything like this before, and also because I took it pretty easy and didn't do anything that could reasonably be expected to lead to overtraining. Thanks for the additional data point, though.
One more thing for you to think about - consider that it might be related to your diet. I started taking supplemental potassium a while back and haven't had this problem since then. I think there are several minerals like potassium, magnesium, calcium, etc., for which deficiencies can cause some weird symptoms. I experimented with all three and found only potassium made a difference for me so I take it every day now. It's one of the not-so-wonderful things about getting older - I just need less food to maintain my weight than I used to, and I know I used to eat more fruit than I do now, so it all seems to make sense to me. (Whether or not there is actually any cause/effect relationship here I will never know...)
As always, best to discuss these things with your doctor before doing anything too drastic.
