Importance of DOMS

>>42781007
They are simply a sign that you are maybe doing something right and working your muscles. Thats it.
You should just do something that you can progress on and something thats sustainable in the long term and doesnt require you to deload every other week, because are too beat up

Doms are good to find out if your new workout routine has some new stuff in it that you have been lacking

But normally doms goes away

Why would you want it though. It fucks up my confidence and makes me not want to go to the gym

>>42781007
>train "for" DOMS

I mean you said it yourself...DOMS is an expression of hypertrophy

If you aren't experiencing DOMS you aren't experiencing hypertrophy..so..what are your training goals?

The amount of DOMS you experience is 1:1 correlated to the amount of post workout protein you should eat in the next 48 hours (to a reasonable extent) and the amount of hypertrophy you can possibly experience, up to a certain level.

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>>42781068

>>42781007
>What is the relationship between DOMS and hypertrophy?
there is none. you'll make most of your gains without getting DOMS at all. it's not an indicator of progress in any way

>>42781007
DOMS are a meme, you are simply destroying your connective tissue and think you are more swole coz inflamation

>>42781007
>Should I be actively pursuing DOMS if my plan is to build muscle, or should I just try to increase weight within moderate rep ranges?

Both works, but DOMS are more hypertrophic. It is the actual indicator of your muscles being destroyed and needing repair.

>>42781007
DOMS doesn't mean you're getting bigger. It means you're not used to doing what you're doing. https://youtu.be/D2OA9x9UcXU

>>42781007
DOMS are more of a sign that your muscles have undergone new kinds of stress. It doesn't necessarily correlate to hypertrophy but it is a good sign that you pushed your body beyond its zone of comfort.

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>be me
>start weightlifting
>doms in entire shoulder girdle for two days after first session
Hot damn, if I just eat enough post-workout protein I'm coming for that snatch WR!