"No Pain, No Gain"... utter nonsense.

• UltimaOnline

  11 Jun 06, 15:16

  I posted this on another BodyBuilding website on the internet.
  
  "No Pain, No Gain", or Pain = Gain, is a false concept. It's only true insofar as it implies that the heavier the workout, the more gain you will get, and the more pain (DOMS) you will also normally have... sans supplements.
  
  DOMS or 'pain', is also mostly caused by eccentric (backward) muscle activity, while 'gain', is largely a result of concentric (forward) muscle activity. So whether using dumbells or other activities such as pull-ups / chin-ups, it is wiser to focus on the concentric actitivy (the pulling up), and to relax on the eccentric activity (the drop down).
  
  Assuming DOMS (Delayed Onset of Muscular Soreness) is at 100% without supplements.
  
  From personal experience, there are certainly supplements that effectively reduces DOMS to a significant degree. Not only is the pain greatly lessened (to almost non-existence with the right supplement combinations), in addition the rate (or time taken) for complete recovery (from DOMS) can be noticeably quickened (or shortened). Eg. 1 day instead of 4-5 days.
  
  Two examples of such supplements (that successfully reduces DOMS, from personal experience) are : NOX-CG3 as a pre-workout drink; and XTEND as a during-and-post workout drink. Either of these alone, when taken correctly (eg. continuous sipping of XTEND during workout), are enough to reduce DOMS by well over 60%. When both of these are taken together, DOMS can be reduced by up to 90% (ie. you get only 10% of the DOMS that you would get without these supplements).
  
  And you still get 100% of the Gain. This is from personal experience.
  
  It is time to evolve beyond the outdated, false and limiting belief that Pain = Gain, or the silly "No Pain, No Gain" idea of suffering. Good nutrition and quality supplementation makes it realisitically possible to "Enjoy the Gain Without the Pain".
  
• Simon Dean

  14 Jun 06, 17:19

  Yup, you cant go heavy like 2-3 a week all the time.Neither can we always do so light.Moderation is the key.
• forum_dude

  15 Jun 06, 09:40

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  Yup, you cant go heavy like 2-3 a week all the time.Neither can we always do so light.Moderation is the key.

  SOMEHOW I READ THE FITNESS MAZAGINE AND SAW SOME1 GOING THROUGH A 7 DAY REGIME... WONDER HOW HE TAKE IT
• Simon Dean

  15 Jun 06, 10:41

  Originally posted by forum_dude:

  SOMEHOW I READ THE FITNESS MAZAGINE AND SAW SOME1 GOING THROUGH A 7 DAY REGIME... WONDER HOW HE TAKE IT

  probably those one part a body day thing(which i find is stupid).Care to elaborate more on it.
  
  Wtf you go gym one day just to work on biceps.another day triceps then quads, ham, calve,chest, back.
• forum_dude

  15 Jun 06, 10:53

  Originally posted by Simon Dean:

  probably those one part a body day thing(which i find is stupid).Care to elaborate more on it.
  
  Wtf you go gym one day just to work on biceps.another day triceps then quads, ham, calve,chest, back.

  CANT REALLY ELABORATE MORE COZ I RETRUN THE MAGAZINE TO LIBRARY