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[impala454]

Ok I've been on and off the exercise wagon lots over the years, with my best stint being back in 2003 or so. I gotta know from some of you regulars, WTF is up w/the two day delay thing? Why the hell, when you've been off the wagon for a long time, when you come back, does it take two days after the first lifting session for you to get sore as a mofo? It's not a big deal, I just always wondered that. Once you get fully back into it, usually I'm sore the next day and that's it, but on the first time back, I pound it, then next day eh, not very sore, then the day after that it all hits at once.

[chook]

Its lactic acid. Your muscles are not laced with as much mitochondria and are not used to dealing with the high demand of energy output.

[impala454]

so, first time back it takes an extra day or whatever to build up?

[Dogmeat]

I dont know about the biological reasons, but I know if you've been off the wagon for even a month (like I have been unfortunatley) and you try to start up again it's hard.

I've maybe lifted 3 days in the last 3 weeks and I tried doing a "normal" back workout the other day and didn't even make it through half of it.

The best thing to do is, not set a "day limit" but just dont over do your workout. I mean start out very light for a week, go heavier the next week, and work your way into it, giving yourself perhaps 4 days on and 2 days off ...

at least that's what I'd do.