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Okay, so I recently started going to the gym and trying to get my health back on track. I'm still in the "oh god everything hurts" phase. So, last night I slipped and pulled something in my back and leg. Today I tried to lighten my workout a bit, but maybe not enough? Ever since I went to the gym this morning my back has been spasming.

So my question is, how do I know what is too much and what is just normal pain of starting to work out? I have a hard time figuring it out, especially because I tend to bring my Ipod and zone out and push past the point of pain.

*camps on this thread*

My chest hurts/feels tight when I run, and I'm not sure if I should be alarmed or just push through it and see if it stops.

Do you have asthma? I get that, and I have bad asthma. I find that personally a really brisk walk on a treadmill gets my heartrate up to the level where I'm geting Cardio without having to actually run.

Not as far as I know. Maybe it would be worth looking into? Not sure what the specific symptoms are but I don't have trouble breathing. I mean I breathe hard when I exercise but it doesn't feel shallow or labored? It's just that my chest feels tight.

Brisk walking sounds a lot more appealing though possibly also more time-consuming xD

Not really? The distance doesn't matter so much. What matters is having your heart rate up to the level for a cardio workout (it is base don your age: I'm 30 and mine is between 114 and 162) for 30-45 minutes.

That is an awfully long time to spend exercising when I think it's one of the most boring activities in the world. :/

I need to find some books I can easily read on the treadmill, don't I?

It is hard to read on the treadmill. My dad bikes so he can read. I like the treadmill because I can do it longer without killing my legs. I put on workout music (or sometimes audiobooks).

If you're pushing past the point of pain, make sure to take rest days between workouts

If you're injured, working an injured muscle will only make it worse and take longer to heal

Did the pain start a day after your workout - workout soreness - or as soon as you slipped and pulled - probably damage?

It was some pain after I slipped, but I'm so used to back pain I just kind of ignored it. It was worse after the workout.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness

This is typical workout soreness, yours doesn't sound like it. Take a break for a day and see if it feels better?

Okay, yes, no, that sounds like the rest of the pain, the stuff I was expecting from working out. The back pain is definitely constant and spasming and not that at all. I'm going to take tomorrow off or at least skip the lower back stuff. And I may try lowering the weights on things because I may be putting on more than I should.

i'd skip totally, you'll find your back is involved in more than you think. it's what has to keep you upright and balanced even if you're only, say, lifting a dumbbell with your forearm

NAYRT, but when I started working out I had the same problem, not being able to differentiate between pains. I did end up hurting my back, and kept re-injuring it, and eventually had to drop almost all upper body work for about 6 months to let it heal.

One of the subsequent pieces of advices I was given - if the pain has a hot point, a specific area you can touch on, vs a generalized ache, then back off on your activity. And better to rest it a bit too much than too little.

I've had the mental freakout that I have to keep going, otherwise all my progress will be lost, so I push through. But really, losing MONTHS because I was too stupid to rest for a week or two is much worse.

Normal DOMS feels basically like your muscles are sore when you attempt to flex or stretch them. An injury will tend to cramp or spasm or feel very intensely or continuously painful.

When you're in the gym and you feel yourself starting to fail at doing a lift, put it down and walk away. Don't listen to the people who tell you to push through the pain, because that is a very good way to injure yourself when you're just starting out.

Maybe take the earbuds out and try to pay more attention to what your body is telling you, at least for the first few workouts.

Okay, this makes sense. The rest of my body feels more like the soreness at flexing pain. The back was definitely spasming and constant pain today.

I'm working out with my dad, and I did tell him I'm probably taking tomorrow off. Or at least I'll skip the lower back machines.

I would take a day or two off and recover. Contrary to what gym bros might claim, muscle groups aren't easily isolated... so even trying to do other activities might result in exacerbating any injury you might have.

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