Are DOMS necessary?

TKD SC

HI,

Just wondering people thoughts on DOMS? Are they necessary to show you actually did good work to the muscles and weren't just lifting too light that did feck all?

I was doing some different workouts recently (felt at time I was working hard) but never got any DOMS then - so just not sure how exactly they work / if it's good or bad not to get them / if it reflects on whether you put in a good workout or not???

Many thanks

Simon

amazingemmet

Depends on the situation and the type of training you are doing. If you are using regular movements in the same weight bracket you'll stop getting doms eventually but keep gaining. I'd say doms are only nesscary if hypertrophy is one of your goals as it will show muscle trauma is being done meaning you're going to repair and hopefully get more after. I never get doms when I do strength blocks in my training ie low reps heavy weights.

TKD SC

amazingemmet wrote: »

Depends on the situation and the type of training you are doing. If you are using regular movements in the same weight bracket you'll stop getting doms eventually but keep gaining. I'd say doms are only nesscary if hypertrophy is one of your goals as it will show muscle trauma is being done meaning you're going to repair and hopefully get more after. I never get doms when I do strength blocks in my training ie low reps heavy weights.

Thanks for that. The particular ex I was thinking of was when I did some isometrics last week - eg holding about half way down in press up position. Was extremely tough at the time, but was wondering why I didn't get any doms then after. I would do normal press ups fairly regular (not as much recently) but not these type too often.

Hypertrophy (getting bigger yes?) would not be a goal - strength gains would be main goal, along with good definition as a nice side effect (hopefully!). Best for this is as you say, eg 1-3 reps x close to 1rm weight?? Why would you not get doms from this? I'm beginning to train in this rep range now as opposed to the 10 rep range. Is it still good to mix around or best to just do the low reps for strength gains? In reality I only get to the gym 1/2 per week for 30mins at moment as training for 10mile run...

Thanks again

Simon

amazingemmet

As the heavier weights are more to do with using the nervous system to make the muscle you already have get used to contracting faster and harder, where as in higher rep training you're basically tiring all your muscle out at over the course of the session. You would get doms if you done enough sets with the heavier weight

Pugsley

I find the time the DOM's is worst is if you haven't done a particular large compound movement for a while, (ie: haven't squatted in a few weeks), then go and do a few sets and hurt the next day real bad. When training regularly I virtually never get DOM's.

unreggd

Well I do a Cardio boxing class, with some kicks, and a circuit training warmup, and thats gives me more DOMS than my weights sessions

They really push you in the class, where ive more time to warm up, cool down and do proper stretchin after my weights