Bodypump - owww, the pain! what do i do now?!

[BooBooChicken]

i did my first class on thursday and really enjoyed it. i only used the bar or the lightest weight but my legs are absolutely knackered! i can barely walk and as for sitting down on the loo or getting in the bath, oooh, it hurts!

i have taken some ibuprofen and had a long steam and sauna after but am still aching really badly.

is this normal? i think it may be as i have never done lunges and squats before, it is these muscles which hurt.

so, will it get better soon and does it get easier with subsequent bodypump classes as i really want to go again. (masochist emoticon)

lol! Sorry but your post rang a bell particularly the bit about barely being able to sit on the loo.

I overdid things a bit recently and ached liked you described. One night I went to bed to find DP laughing at hearing me groan as I tried to sit down on the loo -my legs just hurt so much it was agony.

The only helpful bit I can offer I'm afraid is that it did gradually ease over a few days. Just keep moving.

thanks norbert, someone else can share my pain..
i feel about 100 years old! but hopefully i will feel better soon

Are you doing that old lady shuffle? DP found it highly amusing the whole time I was in agony but I will get my revenge

I've never done BodyPump but for a while, when our Pilates instructor was off ill long-term, we had an instructor who did a combination of Pilates, Body Balance and Body Pump. Lordy, that was hard work after being used to the much more gentle Pilates .

i AM that old lady! and pilates seems so nice now, i used to think that was quite tough at times. (bitter, hollow laughter..)

my dh was very sympathetic at first but is now losing patience, esp as i now reek of deep heat whilst still being unable to ascend the stairs unless on all fours, not a good look really!

pmsl

Deep Heat is a bit of a passion killer it has to be said

Also doesn't work - it just mildly irritates the skin, so feels warm - it has no effect on the muscles. Stick with the brufen three times a day, and do some stretching.

it doesn't work??? oh arse! i did wonder how it could penetrate the skin to get to my muscles but was clutching at straws.

back to the drugs then. thanks bruxeur

Iboprofen. Lots of it. Maxdose, until you feel better - it will reduce the inflammation.

If you think it's just muscle pain (which is what it sounds like) then it will pass, and is normal.

No probs. Swimming's good for recovery too.

If you're not used to lunges and squats it will take a couple of sessions to get your lower body familiar with them - persevere, they're excellent exercises.

Mmm. The anti-inflammatory properties of brufen take a good few days of regular use to take effect - some studies say seven - and up till then it's really only a painkiller. Very good one though.

thanks both, i do so want to carry on with it, i must just have thick looking thighs (ie fat) with spaghetti sized muscles in..sigh..

I love Body Pump and remember my first class well...it was in the 1st floor studio at the gym and I could not walk down the stairs after the class. Take comfort in the fact that it will NEVER be as bad as your first time. Get thee in the class next week, remember to drink lots of water and enjoy

I LOVE bodypump. Just rest and take paracetamol / ibruprofen if you still feel crap later. Those classes reallywork though, it just takes a few sessions to get used to them.

.. just remembered i could barely lift my arms up to hold the steering wheel to drive home after my first class...

I used to train with a friend who took his weights v seriously.

Had a shower afterwards and couldn't wash my hair - could only just do face.

Bizarrely pleasurable.

If you can get to Neal's Yard or similarI recommend a few drops ie 5 or 6 of black pepper oil in a bath to ease aches and pains.

thanks for that jammy. i used some thyme bath salts last night. i don't know if they helped but i had a nice, warm, blue, oily bath!

try and go for a walk, keep the muscles moving.
i love body pump
sick sense of satisfaction when i ache all over! haven't been much this year, must get back!

I have been considering trying body pump, but the times aren't very convenient so have been putting it off. Having heard these reports I am more keen to try, but also more convinced that I should wait a bit until I am a bit fitter.

i am really keen to get going at it again as i think i could get good results as i am starting a 5k running program too. but as i can barely walk, i think the running is out too at the moment!

i have been for several "walks" out with the dog and kids and they just kept saying to me, "Mummy, why ARE you walking like that?"

my dh said that i looked like either C3PO from star wars, or someone who REALLY needed a poo and was trying not to go. ooh, he's a flatterer!

do lighter weights next time, or no weights at all for the lunges/squats. get right down into each lunge/squat and you'll still get a lot of benefit.
fwiw i always found day 2 and 3 i ached the most, then it eased right off.
you have all inspired me to get right back into it!

thank goodness the aching has stopped and i feel like a normal person again! thanks everyone for all the good advice

i WILL be going back to the class this week, and will do what i did last week (just bar or lowest weight) and see how i go..!

I love Bodypump and I do Bodycombat too. Your body is responding like that because you have used muscles that are not normally challenged. Keep at it and you will not regret it!

thanks spokette!