Is muscle soreness a good training indicator? Answers in the media
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Jonathan Tremblay discusses muscle soreness and training quality on Radio-Canada and in La Presse.
Is muscle soreness the sign of an effective workout? Jonathan Tremblay answered this question in two media outlets (in French):
- Courbatures : un indicateur de qualité d’entraînement?, a segment on Place publique (Radio-Canada Première)
- Les courbatures sont-elles un signe d’un bon entraînement? (La Presse)
Short answer: no. Soreness mostly reflects an unfamiliar stimulus, notably eccentric contractions, not the quality of the work done. A theme that connects with our research on eccentric cycling and recovery.
The LPEBA Team
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