What are DOMS?

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    ‘Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness’, or DOMS as they’re better known, describes the muscular pain, tenderness and stiffness experienced after high-intensity, eccentric (when the muscle is forcibly stretched when active) or unaccustomed exercise.

    Period10 Feb 2015

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    • TitleWhat are DOMS? How can you recover from them? And the science behind cryotherapy
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletThe42
      Media typeWeb
      Country/TerritoryIreland
      Date10/02/15
      DescriptionTHAT DULL, ACHY feeling you get a day after a hard gym session, there’s a scientific word for that, you know? Actually, it’s four words.

      ‘Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness’, or DOMS as they’re better known, describes the muscular pain, tenderness and stiffness experienced after high-intensity, eccentric (when the muscle is forcibly stretched when active) or unaccustomed exercise.
      Producer/AuthorBrian Canty
      URLthe42.ie/1927397
      PersonsJoe Costello
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