Why do limbs feel sore the next morning after a sudden physical exercise
Even after a sudden physical exercise, the limbs don't feel sore immediately. Instead they feel sore only after some rest or on the next morning. Why does this happen?
Answer:It is called delayed onset muscle soreness.
This is a normal response to unusual exertion and is part of an adaptation process that leads to greater stamina and strength as the muscles recover and build. The soreness is generally at its worst within the first 2 days following the activity and subsides over the next few days.
DOMS is thought to be a result of microscopic tearing of the muscle fibers. The amount of tearing (and soreness) depends on how hard and how long you exercise and what type of exercise you do. Activities that require muscles to forcefully contract while they are lengthening, (eccentric contractions), seem to cause the most soreness. You use eccentric contractions when you descend stairs, run downhill, lower a weight, or perform the downward motion of squats and push-ups. In addition to muscle tearing, swelling can occur in and around a muscle, which can also cause soreness hours later.
muscles get stretched after a strenuous excersise. Most of the time, it gets sore because of too much tension/pressure endured by the muscles. Each person, depending on his weight, age, etc., should only excercise within a specified time / amount per day. beyond that would definitely cause muscles tightening/soreness.
The kind you feel 24鈥?2 hours after a hard workout session is due to a mechanical tearing of myofibrils during eccentric or lengthening contractions.