i have a baseball tourny next weekend and
i lift on saturday and normally get pretty sore after my chest/tri's workout. would it hurt my gains if i took a couple of IBprofens before the game to help the DOM's?
Take the day off from lifting.
[quote]MODOK wrote:
Yes, it does hurt muscle hypertrophy to take ibuprofen on a scheduled basis. One dose? Na.[/quote]
Thats said all true and well many an elite athlete eat them like candy on a regular basis, strenght sports and the like
Phill
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Take the day off from lifting.[/quote]
Once again Captain Obvious failed to pay a visit to the OP and answer what should have been a self-evident question 
THat said, if I was in the OP’s shoes I’d probably not a few anti-inflamms back too and do both. Not what I’d recommend tho!!
won’t hurt your gains at all. ibuprofen will reduce doms, but only the sensation of it - your performance will still be just as limited. take some, but make sure you warm up thoroughly, as this is more important.
I honestly do not think one time is going to cause any issues. If you were taking ibuprofen on a regular basis then maybe. Don’t stress.
[quote]Hanley wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Take the day off from lifting.
Once again Captain Obvious failed to pay a visit to the OP and answer what should have been a self-evident question
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Why does ibuprofen hurt hypertrophy? Serious question.
[quote]rsg wrote:
Hanley wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
Take the day off from lifting.
Once again Captain Obvious failed to pay a visit to the OP and answer what should have been a self-evident question
Why does ibuprofen hurt hypertrophy? Serious question.[/quote]
I hear it lowers protein synthesis, or something along those lines.
It has been mentioned in several T-articles. It’s a known bad idea.
One thing that could help, is active recovery.
Do a search on active recovery techniques, you’ll find a lot.
what about icing my chest for about 15 mins would that be better??
I’d recommend “Don’t Be A Pussy”, I heard it works wonders.
Just messing with you, as long as your consistent with your diet and training, it is highly unlikely to hurt your gains.
[quote]richardson23 wrote:
what about icing my chest for about 15 mins would that be better??[/quote]
Massage, contrast showers etc all kinda of things you can try to speed recovery
phill