Bruising and DOMS

BaZmO*

Just noticed recently while in a changing room in a clothes shop that I had bruising around the area that my Lower and Upper Traps meet (the area at the back of my armpits)

The DOMS were particularly sore after the weights session a couple of days previous.

I was just wondering if it was normal to get bruising with DOMS. I never noticed it with any other muscle group and the only reason I noticed it with my back was because of the mirrors in the changing room. Maybe I've always gotten bruises there but just never noticed.

Degsy

Bruising is absolutely NOT normal with weight training.Bruising usually indicates cappilaries or veins that have become broken and have bled into the skin.If you blew a pectoral muscle for example you'd expect a massive amount of bleeding and attendent bruising but you'd bloody well know about it if this happened.Maybe you're picking up bruises in the gym,banging into equipment or whatever and you're only noticing them later.

BaZmO*

Degsy wrote:

Maybe you're picking up bruises in the gym,banging into equipment or whatever and you're only noticing them later.

Ah now c'mon, I think I'd notice if was banging into machines in the gym.

It's definitely related to the weight training.

daveirl

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pwd

It's not normal.
I've mild haemphilia (which means I bruise easier than normal) and I've done intense weight training and never experienced such a thing.
You might have torn your muscles a bit. Possibly you don't warm up or cool down when you train. Possibly you jerk the weight a great deal.

jester77

Brusing is not normal, sounds like you've done a little bit of damage there. Would take it easy on training that muscle for the next week or 2 as not to aggrevate it or make it worse.

BaZmO*

Well the bruising cleared up quickly enough and the only pain that I had was the type of pain associated with DOMS and that cleared up in the normal time (after a day or two).

I actually trained the same body part last night and I've had no discomfort.

As I've, this has probably always happened and I've never noticed it before due to the location of the bruising.

Hanley

As others have said, bruising is usually caused by a tear of something...

I do find I bruise ALOT easier after hard training sessions tho. Like the slightest tap can bring out a bruise (which I'm usually pretty resiliant too).

I always come out of squat session with brusing and marks around my traps from the bar resting there also.

Sleepy

On 1RM bench days I've noticed some broken capiliaries on my chest. Not sure if it's from shredding the muscle or touching the bar though.

Irishmale

I always bruise after heay lifting, at work and the gym. Even if I was carrying a heavy bag over my shoulder I bruise. In pretty little patterns! I also get stretch marks, I dont think its too much to worry about. I have always noticed this but they just clear up like regular bruises.

personaltrainer

Bruising is not normal at all it seems like you are overworking your muscles in that particular area, try doing split traing where u spend one day on legs, one on arms, and one on upperbody (traps,lats etc) also if you are very sore with DOMS you should consider taking a protein shake..

mloc

i get bruising a fair bit, but its usually from impact injury i.e. dumbells falling on me or resting on my knees.

I tend to get it on my legs, pecs and where my hip bone sticks out the most. Usually from stuff banging against it.

Hanley

personaltrainer wrote:

Bruising is not normal at all it seems like you are overworking your muscles in that particular area, try doing split traing where u spend one day on legs, one on arms, and one on upperbody (traps,lats etc) also if you are very sore with DOMS you should consider taking a protein shake..

You're a personal trainer?

personaltrainer

Congratulations u can read.

Hanley

personaltrainer wrote:

Congratulations u can read.

Thanks!!

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Irishmale wrote:

...I bruise. In pretty little patterns! I also get stretch marks

I'm ashamed to say this appears to be happening to me, also. On my biceps, near where they meet my chest especially, I'm getting red streaks. Is this what I'm doomed to have happen to me by building up my arms?? Is there no way to avoid or prevent it?

Kinetic^

scouser.tommy wrote:

I'm ashamed to say this appears to be happening to me, also. On my biceps, near where they meet my chest especially, I'm getting red streaks. Is this what I'm doomed to have happen to me by building up my arms?? Is there no way to avoid or prevent it?

It's nothing to be ashamed of, I've got them pretty bad too. There's oil you can get to prevent them afaik.

ali.c

Bio-oil is very good for toning down stretch marks and preventing them!!

BossArky

I sometimes get bruises under my left oxter from pull ups. Well, I'm assuming it is from pull ups.

MargeS

I've just noticed that I have slight bruising on my feet and tops of my legs. It's the kind of bruising that looks speckled, the dots are quite far apart. Sign of over doing it? I'm new to weights! It looks like the kind I get when I've been carrying a heavy back pack on my shoulders.

BobbyOLeary

I usually end up with some form of mark on my thighs after doing cleans. It doesn't usually bruise but it can do some days. Same thing in the rack position, I've been in the changing room after my shower and noticed a straight bruise all along my delts and chest.

Its not the same thing you're describing, that sounds more like a small tear like what others have described. Never experienced that though.

On bruising more easily it happens to me too. When I used to wrestle after lifting I'd end up with tons of bruises on my body but since I've changed them to alternate days I'm fine. Maybe you hit off something by accident and you were just more prone to bruising?

the drifter

i bruise in several places....god forbid ye ever trained in equipment!!! tight bench shirts will bruise your arms and upper back...i also get skin teard in my quads on high rep heavy deadlifts and a really bloddy annoying burn on one of my thumbs when alternatine grips on the deadlift....its part of the game were in...