Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site altos86.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!vecpyr!altos86!mickey From: mickey@altos86.UUCP (Mike Thompson) Newsgroups: net.bio,net.med Subject: Questions about human muscles Message-ID: <167@altos86.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 18:00:13 EST Article-I.D.: altos86.167 Posted: Mon Nov 11 18:00:13 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 20:46:22 EST Distribution: net Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.bio:301 net.med:2737 I have started weight lifting and have some questions about human muscles. Why do muscles get sore? Is it an injury? Like a bruising? Why does it take several hours to a day before they feel sore? Should I force myself to lift weights if my muscles are sore or can I injure myself that way? If my muscles don't get sore, does that mean I am not making progress? What is it exactly that triggers muscle development in humans? Is there some kind of chemical that gets released after physical exercise? What kind of foods/diet promotes muscle growth? Should I eat lots of protien? Carbohydrates? How important is diet for muscle growth? Should I concentrate more on lifting weights than on following a particular diet, or should my efforts in these areas be equally distributed? Is there anything else I can do to get maximum muscle growth in minimum time with a minimum amount of pain? thanks for your help.. Michael Thompson {ucbvax,decwrl}!dual!vecpyr!altos86!mickey