# arms feel odd after workout.....well after.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-feel-odd-after-workout-well-after/677485
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 30, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-feel-odd-after-workout-well-after/677485 "2013-12-30T14:52:32Z")
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### Author:  [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-feel-odd-after-workout-well-after/677485/1 "2013-12-30T14:52:32Z")
I try to work out everyday. Went in this morning at 4:30, got out around 6. good workout, felt great. No ‘floppy arms’, weakness or pain. Now 3 hours later…ugh! I’m all weak, tired and got the floppy arm syndrome, where I really don’t think I can lift them over my head if I tried.
Its a new workout (2 weeks into it), but it seems kind of common. I don’t feel the effects until after a couple of hours. Odd, I would have thought I would be feeling this way immediately after the workout, not 3 hours later.
Hope I’m doing some good.
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### Author:  [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-feel-odd-after-workout-well-after/677485/2 "2013-12-30T17:30:26Z")
I feel your pain. Saturday I de-iced the driveway. No idea how much the huge chunks of compacted snow and ice weighed, but when I was done my back and arms ached a little. Yesterday morning we hit the gym, did my usual treadmill / bike / machines routine. Felt fine.
By 9pm last night I could barely move, my body hurt so much. Today I’m still hobbling around like an arthritic 80 year old.
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### Author:  [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-feel-odd-after-workout-well-after/677485/3 "2013-12-30T18:55:22Z")
DOMS-delayed onset muscle soreness. Its common after workouts or heavy exertion. It usually hits the day after the activity but that can vary depending on the person.