acslater55
New Member
Perhaps you are being overly cautious.
If you don't take high doses of Ibuprofen, it will have NO effect on muscle growth. Not sure what they mean by HIGH doses, but I only take 400 mg usually before bed if I am in a lot of usually DOMS type pain. Or if some sort of muscle bruising, as in a fall. It does seem to help for the more intense pain. (normally if you train often, you won't get intense pain anyway).
I never take more than 400 mg, and seldom take more than 1 dose in a day. It seems to do nothing for me if I have a headache. And only for 1 day, as DOMS tends to decrease rapidly after it peaks.
From your link ...
"We conclude that a moderate dose of ibuprofen ingested after repeated resistance training sessions does not impair muscle hypertrophy or strength and does not affect ratings of muscle soreness. "
Yea, maybe higher doses would be counter-productive, I guess we don't really know. I appreciate your reply!