Vitamins for Muscle Tightness

Have you ever woken up the day after a tough workout only to be so sore that you can barely walk, and can’t even think about getting back in the gym?

While there are many things we can do in the gym and pre-and post-workout to help prevent muscle tightness, this article discusses specific key vitamins that can help with preventing and easing the symptoms of muscle tightness. 

What is Muscle Tightness?

There are a couple of different reasons our muscles get tight or sore.

Firstly, think of muscles like an elastic band. When the band is used and stretched, it will be able to bounce back to its original form with ease. Though, when the band doesn't get used as much, they get tight and more difficult to stretch, making it more difficult for them to bounce back.

Your muscles are relatively the same as the rubber band in this scenario. The less you use your muscles, the tighter they become, making them more prone to soreness after the gym.

Secondly, your muscles become tight as a result of them being sore. Regardless of how often you stretch and exercise, sometimes we overdo it, leading to sore muscles.

When we exercise, we are breaking down our muscles to build new, stronger, and bigger muscles. Post-workout, our body is repairing the muscle tissue, which sometimes causes inflammation and soreness.

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Regardless of how the muscle tightness or soreness occurs, there are ways we can help prevent and alleviate these symptoms.

Consistent exercise and stretching is the best thing you can do, but some vitamins play a big role as well!

Vitamins for Muscle Tightness

Vitamin C

Vitamin C assists in muscle recovery because of its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help with muscle repair post-workout, speeding up the process of healing the damaged muscle and building up new muscle. This means you’ll recover quicker post-workout.

Vitamin A

Vitamin A helps to stimulate your muscles to mature at a quicker rate due to the role it plays in supporting protein synthesis. So, post-workout you will build new muscle faster with the help of vitamin A. This means less inflammation and tightness and a quicker recovery time.

Vitamin B6

There are many B-vitamins, but B6 specifically helps with our muscles. B6 assists in the stabilization of amino acids from any food we eat and uses it to help our muscles recover quicker.¹ Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, so when we get it from our food, B6 can assist in using the amino acids to build muscle.

Magnesium

Magnesium is essential for fully functioning muscles. It acts as a muscle relaxant, making muscles less tight and sore. Magnesium can be used to treat muscle aches and pains and help to prevent future soreness by getting stored in muscle cells.

Folate

Folate supports muscle fiber growth and decreases the side effects of inflammation and soreness when damage does occur. It also helps keep muscles strong as you age and become less active.²

Conclusion

We all know that tight, sore feeling post-workout, so the more we can do to help prevent that, the better.

The above vitamins are a great start to assisting your muscles in repairing damage and also help to keep them strong throughout your lifetime.

All of these can be found in foods like citrus fruits, spinach, salmon, and legumes. Though, you can also get find them all in the Performance Lab NutriGenesis Multi!

This multivitamin contains all the above vitamins and more to help fill in the gaps of your diet and promote healthy cells throughout your body. Taking 4 of these capsules daily will lead you to feel less muscle tightness and soreness and promote strong muscles and bones!