Stress Slows Muscle Recovery After Lifting Weights
Psychological stress impairs short-term muscular recovery from resistance exercise.
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If your body is under a lot of stress from life, your muscles might not bounce back as quickly after a hard workout.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
If your body is under a lot of stress from life, your muscles might not bounce back as quickly after a hard workout.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 539 / 44
Evidence Score
A snapshot of a population at a single point in time. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine the direction of cause and effect.
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Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Bartholomew JB
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If you're a young adult lifting heavy weights, being under more long-term stress might slow down how quickly your muscles bounce back in the hour after your workout — even if you're fit and used to training hard.
If young adults feel more stressed, their muscles might not recover as quickly after a tough workout — and this isn't just because of how fit they are or how hard they worked out.
Stress doesn't seem to change how quickly young adults feel less tired or sore right after a hard workout.
Stress from life events might slow down how quickly young adults who work out regularly can regain muscle strength after a tough workout — and it could be a pretty big factor, even if they're fit.
If you're under a lot of long-term stress, your muscles might not bounce back as well after a tough workout, and you might feel more tired and sore than usual.