Best painkiller for bodybuilders?

**AandF6969** · 04-30-2006, 01:52 PM

Hey guys I'm about to run out of Ibuprofen but before I go buy a huge jug of it, what do you think is the best painkiller for bodybuilders? (Over the counter of course

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Ibuprofen reduce muscle inflammation, which is bad? I mean, you go to the gym to inflame your muscles to grow, you don't want to take a drug that negates that right?

Maybe asprin? I know that thins your blood a bit.

What do you guys think?

**insanepump621** · 04-30-2006, 04:23 PM

i take percocettes... it helps i have script from the dentist but if you can pick some up it deff. helps sometimes after a hard leg day i take one it deff. helps bro

**Myka** · 04-30-2006, 04:25 PM

whats wrong that you need pain killers?

**Milky87** · 05-01-2006, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by insanepump621

i take percocettes... it helps i have script from the dentist but if you can pick some up it deff. helps sometimes after a hard leg day i take one it deff. helps bro

I beleive he is looking for an OTC analgesic like Panadol (called Tylenol in the US). Here is Australia, we have Panadeine, which is 300mgs paracetamol and 8mgs codeine. It does a good job.

Percocet (oxycodone) is NOT OTC

No, we do not try to inflame our muscles, we try to cause micro-tears in the fibres that repar themselves while adding extra so that they can do that exercise againwithout being damaged

**Kale** · 05-01-2006, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by AandF6969

Hey guys I'm about to run out of Ibuprofen but before I go buy a huge jug of it, what do you think is the best painkiller for bodybuilders? (Over the counter of course

)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Ibuprofen reduce muscle inflammation, which is bad? I mean, you go to the gym to inflame your muscles to grow, you don't want to take a drug that negates that right?

Maybe asprin? I know that thins your blood a bit.

What do you guys think?

Why do you need anything ? I have a damaged rotator cuff and tendonitis in one forearm but there is no way I would take that painkiller shit all the time.

**cmax** · 05-01-2006, 01:39 AM

I have heard that Naproxen Sodium is the best anti-inflammatory pain killer for sore muscles and injuries.

However it is rougher on your stomach than tylenol or ibuprofen. Also, do not take more than the recommended dosage because in high amounts it can damage the stomach lining.

I would recommend taking something homepathic like Arnica Montana for sore muscles and injuries rather than taking a pain killer as an anti-inflammatory.

**farrebarre** · 05-01-2006, 06:44 AM

if ur injured its just stupid to use painkillers, why not just rest for sometime and then get back to the gym ?? ur just gonna worsen the injury that way..

**FullMoonHowlingWolf** · 05-01-2006, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by AandF6969

Hey guys I'm about to run out of Ibuprofen but before I go buy a huge jug of it, what do you think is the best painkiller for bodybuilders? (Over the counter of course

)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Ibuprofen reduce muscle inflammation, which is bad? I mean, you go to the gym to inflame your muscles to grow, you don't want to take a drug that negates that right?

Maybe asprin? I know that thins your blood a bit.

What do you guys think?

You are correct and I would recommend that you do not take ibuprofen unless you absolutely have to and to follow is why.

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are administered with the intent to control acute inflammation and relieve pain. This is achieved by inhibiting the production of prostaglandin, a product of arachidonic acid via the cyclo-oxygenase pathway within the cell membrane. Following the acute inflammatory response, a number of prostaglandin’s are produced of which prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is particularly catabolic to muscle and the net result is the loss of muscle protein and atrophy. On the other hand, another prostaglandin, E1, reduces inflammatory response and promotes muscle relaxation. In addition, yet another prostaglandin called F2 promotes the growth of muscle when this compound acts synergistically with the hormone insulin . When athletes take these NSAIDs, they inhibit all prostaglandin synthesis. As a result, NSAIDs control inflammation and decrease pain but the muscle is left in a non-regenerative phase.

Brian D. Fisher, Ph.D. is a full professor in the department of Sports Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. And, Dr. Tris Trethart, M.D. is an integrative medicine practitioner in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN.