Monday I was back in the gym, training hard, after a long lay off. After 3 rounds my lead arm felt like a wet noodle and the bag gloves felt like bricks. Its still a bit sore and weak near the shoulder and top of the bicep when I move it in certain directions, but not painful. I've noticed that I don't have the strength in it that I usually do. I'm sure it just fatigue, but I don't want to get sidelined with an injury from overworking it. I'm scheduled to go back on Thursday night, and work out some more. Do you think that is too soon? What are some stretches I can do to keep it in good shape?
I do a lot of obstacle runs such as Spartan race and tough muder and iv found that a large protein recovery drink and banana works great for stoping soreness after.
i know what you mean ,,ive had a year lay off went back yesterday & pulled a muscle in my elbow area doing a left hook woke up this morning & from my waist up feels like one big browse every muscle hacking ,,all i can say is do at least 10mins stretching exercises then skip 10mins before hitting the bag ,that's what i will be doing next time I'm passed the age of competing ,so I'm going back to be a ABA coach so it wouldn't look good if i was to lay up again after one session
Go back to strengthen the mental habit and schedule, but just do other things. Practice footwork, treadmill, shadow box, LIGHT bag tapping, etc... Avoid it or work it VERY lightly to increase the blood flow. Don't over do it. There is a difference between fatigue and exhaustion. Due to the lay off your body's work capacity might be far beyond its recovery systems' capacity. Listen to your body. I have lost many months to the sporadic BS that comes from going way to hard in the come back sessions. As always, when do you get hurt? When you are tired. That last crappy punch on the heavy bag... Take it slow. Good luck.
