look in to DMSO. lots of PL'ers live by it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_sulfoxide
here's a fairly shitty explanation of it.
Basically, a bunch of old arthritic janitors used it as a cleaning product, after using it all their arthritis went away. Mildly liver toxic but what isn't these days?
Odor Free Aspercreme is also enough for most people to get through the workout