So normally when I workput its in the morning and when I workout too hard and go to bed at the end of the day I wake up sore, now I know its because of damage to the muscles but the other day I worked out in the morning, stayed up all day and night (a full 24 hours) because of work and didnt feel anything but some mild fatigue, that is until I fell asleep the next morning. How come the soreness waited till I fell asleep and didnt appear while awake?
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The soreness you feel after a workout is known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
Muscle soreness often becomes more noticeable after sleeping because your body is actively repairing and responding to the muscle damage during rest. This is why you might wake up feeling more sore the morning after a strenuous workout, even if you didn’t feel much discomfort immediately after exercising.
It does happen while awake. If you ever have to so a workout and then stay up for another 24 hours, you’ll feel it happen in real time.
When we workout, we cause damage to the muscle fibers. This is what creates muscle soreness. When we sleep, our body’s natural repair and recovery process kicks in. This includes repairing any damage done to our muscles during the workout. As the muscles repair themselves, they can become more inflamed and swollen, leading to increased soreness. Additionally, when we are awake and moving around, our muscles are warmed up and active, which can temporarily alleviate some of the soreness. When we wake up after a night of rest, we may feel the full effects of the muscle damage.
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