Muscle Swelling

[skl]

Cathe, I know muscles swell, I heard you say it in PS BBA. However, I did PS Legs the other day and I felt like my thighs were swollen (not to mention Very Very sore) for days. Could they have been or was it in my mind? Sharon

 

[Cathe Friedrich]

Muscles swelling

No, it was not your imagination. Your legs, or any worked muscle for that matter, will swell after an intense workout. Its the body's natural way of carrying lactic acid and other by products out of the muscle. This is all part of the repairing process. The swelling generally goes away within 24 to 48 hours.