Stompy

In my year and a half of going to the gym and lifting weights, I've never once stretched.

Your first few visits WILL make you sore in some manner just because you aren't used to lifting. The first time I worked out my hamstrings, man... I couldn't get out of bed the next two days after it and had to call off work. Most people say that I probably lifted too much, but I was doing 15 reps x 3 of a weight I could easily do. Knowing what I know now about lifting and comparing it to back then, I definitely wasn't overlifting.

Being sore a day or two after your workout is good, as it lets you know that you worked out those muscles pretty good. There's a supplement you can take called Glutamine which helps reduce the soreness you feel.

If you pulled something or injured yourself, you'd know. You'd have BAD pains going on, but it's pretty hard to injure yourself unless you have VERY awkward form and are using ungodly heavy weights.

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Also, if you worked out THAT much in one day... you probably over did it (if your body isn't used to it, that is). Usually anything more than an hour in the gym is over-training which is why it's recommended you only do specific muscles on different days.

For example, on Mon I do Back/Bicep, Wed I do Legs/Shoulders, Fri I do Tricep/Chest. Every day in between, I do 30-45 mins of cardio. I used to do 1 hour at the gym and then follow it up w/ 1 hour of cardio, but unless you're USED to doing heavy activity like that, you're actually doing more harm than good. But then again, if you're normally VERY active, then this probably doesn't count in your case.

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