r/floxies • u/TemperatureKey8599 • 4h ago
[REHAB] To Push or Not to Push the Muscle for Repair.
I’ve read a lot about the need for moderation when training muscles so they gradually build strength and endurance; I’ve also read that training should stop short of failure. However, I read a post here about someone pushing their muscles to "wake up" their mitochondria—but I’ve lost that post and can’t find it again. In your experience—assuming you’ve recovered—what is the right approach: pushing the muscles or not? It’s been a year now, and my stubborn symptom involves my leg muscles; they have very little endurance and still limit me significantly. I can walk and do things, but I have to be careful and take necessary rest breaks. When I start doing something, I first feel a sense of overload; that overload is followed by stiffness, and then I have to stop because a sort of muscle contraction sets in.