In terms of soreness I usually go with the RICE (Rest Ice Compresion Elevation) theory.
I work with a personal trainer 2-3 times a week and have been for the last 8 months, initially I was so sore I could hardly get on or off the toilet, I remember many days of doing free fall onto the toilet seat from great heights. It is slightly better now, however I still have days where I have done a new excercise or pushed myself really hard that I have some soreness the next few days, it doesnt usually hurt as much though, and it doesnt last as long.
Make sure you are doing good warm ups and lots of stretching afterwards, we usually do a good 10-15mins warm up before each session and stretch all of the muscle groups afterwards that we have worked on, each stretch should be held for a min of 30 secs.
Good luck, keep it up, it does get easier and the benefits of it are fantastic, I have lost about 12 kgs, dropped a combined 50 cms for my waist and my hips alone, and dropped 2 dress sizes.
hehehehe i am doing the same sort of thing as you and the afte the first time i was in so much pain but it only lasted a few days. yesterday was my 2nd time and i was sore but not as much as the first time.
but pain is ment to be good.
no pain no gain lol
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