Warm-up #1
Power Clean 3x3
Romanian DL 2x10
Weighted Pull-ups 1-1-1-1-1
Metcon:
3 Rounds for time:
10 KTEs
5 Muscle-ups

Joni working on her Jerk.
Lets talk briefly about why we get sore after a WOD. First, there are two kinds of soreness. Immediate, due to new injury or aggravation of an old one. And delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Previous views in the sports field believed that a large buildup of lactic acid due to intense exercise caused DOMS. This has been shown to be incorrect. The burn felt during intense exercise is due to lactic acid, but tests have shown that the post WOD ache is actually due more to the eccentric portion of a movement. What is eccentric? That is the lowering phase, unlike the concentric or contracting phase. During eccentric movement the muscle is under tension while being actively lengthened. This creates micro muscle damage. Since muscles have shown little response to increases in strength during the concentric phase, the eccentric movement is key to having muscles adapt effectively within a training program. Can we avoid it? I hope not. We should be looking for forward to it (within reason) in a sick way. Can we lessen its effects once we feel it? Nothing seems to help dramatically, although massage and ice are always good choices.