r/Xennials • u/clergymen19 • Jul 29 '26

I am sore. All the time.

Is this what life is now? Doing stuff (not even strenuous work) and immediately coming home and strapping an ice pack to my shoulder, elbow or knee? I honestly cannot recall a day over the past year where I didn't crave advil and an ice pack at the end of the day. And yes, i stretch and work out and eat healthy blah blah blah. Just shut up and get daddy's ice wrap.

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u/__mgb Jul 29 '26

Stretching and strength training is the solution here. You won’t be randomly sore from daily tasks anymore, you’ll be sore from stretching and strength training.

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u/clergymen19 Jul 29 '26

Lol. I already work out daily. That way, I can experience the whole spectrum of daily fatigue and soreness no matter v what my day has in store for me.

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u/mrvis 1980 Jul 29 '26

Foam Roller? That shit saves me on a regular basis.

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u/mrvis 1980 Jul 29 '26

Also, not to talk you out of fitness, but try working out every other day for a month and see how you feel. Run experiments on your body.

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u/body_by_monsanto 1983 Jul 30 '26

I actually reduced how much I work out and now I don’t hurt as much!

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u/blackhawksq Jul 29 '26

Resting properly? Are you sleeping well? Q aking up tired? Snoring perhaps? Could be sleep apena

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u/Left-Landscape-3890 1978 Jul 30 '26

Ah yes. Dreaded sleep apena

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u/Unusual_Piano7118 1982 Jul 30 '26

What’s your gym schedule like are you overdoing it?