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Good day all,I recently purchased CNS and have been reading through these forums for the past week and I'm encouraged to see so much useful information.So far, I've lost approximately 10 lbs since I started last Tuesday (from 264 to 253). I'm about 5'11", 33 yr old male. I understand that this is most likely waterweight but I've also been lifting 3-4 times per week.My primary goal is fat loss with minimal muscle gain as I feel that I already have a good foundation of "clay" on my body. Just looking to get lean. My question is:When I lift, I don't feel much soreness at all afterwards but I do feel that my muscles are fatigued. A typical workout is as follows:dumbell press: 3 x 12 @ 25#incline dumbell press: 3 x 12 @ 25#dumbell squat: 3 x 12 @ 25#lunges: 3 x 20 @ bodyweightupward row: 3 x 12 @ 15-20#leaning dumbell row: 3 x 15 @ 25#standing military press: 3 x 12 @ 15-20#standing dumbell curl: 3 x 12 @ 20#ab workout: approx. 3 x 10 (leg lifts)As you might have noticed, I'm a novice at weightlifting but I just recently got a bench and an adjustable dumbell set for my home. Any advice as to whether or not I should increase the weight. Do I need to lift until failure? I am currently not lifting to failure but until I feel my last couple of reps lose proper form. I am an avid surfer so my upper body muscles are already quite accustomed to stress.Thanks for your input. Also, my first CN is TONIGHT!!! ;DPete
I wouldn't strive to get muscle soreness from training. It does tend to happen, but that shouldn't be your goal. Your goal should be keep lifting heavy, try to increase weights as you move forward. Lifting to failure doesn't need to happen. Leaving 1-2 left in the tank is best, in my opinion.
Soreness generally occurs when you do an exercise you aren't used or when your training radically changes. Soreness is also indicative of muscular damage.Don't worry, soreness doesn't mean much as far as muscle growth goes. Hard training will make you sore occasionally, but just because you aren't sore doesn't mean the workout wasn't effective. And if we are talking about strength, soreness means absolutely nothing.
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