Re: Muscle soreness - triceps

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 02:58:47 -0700, g18c wrote:

> sorry, when i said wanted to do arms what i meant is do some
> concentration curls for biceps, would that be ok to do even if tricpes
> are sore (i know its hitting 99% biceps, but wont triceps get knackered
> slighty?).

The curls will be slightly easier if the tris are exhausted. They're
antagonistic muscles.

> So is 4 days soreness anything to be worried about? Can i work biceps
> while triceps sore?

Yes. You can also work triceps while your triceps are sore. The more often
you work them, the less sore they get.
Suck it up.
.

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