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Really sore arms after lifting weights. is this normal?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

That is quite common: Allow those muscles to rest before you work that part of your body again. You might want to start with lower weights and reps and work up.

Answered 12/22/2013

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