When Muscles Twitch

I work out every day. For the past few weeks I’ve amped up the intensity and weight. I needed to be sore again. You know, no pain - no gain. Or, soreness is the weakness leaving your body. All those cliches.

The muscles between my shoulder blades began to twitch (and be sore) over a week ago. They’ll settle down every now and then, but the twitching is pretty regular. Technically it’s called fasciculation. I had to look that up. It wasn’t something on the tip of my tongue.

Over-exertion (my problem) is a cause. Lack of magnesium is another. Stress yet another. I likely have two of these factors working for/against me.

It’s annoying more than anything else. There don’t seem to be any comfortable positions for sitting or laying down. Rest, sleep in particular, is just about non-existent. I should probably take a few days off, but that’s not likely to happen.

My remedy plan is:

- Keep drinking tons of water
- Do more cardio (so boring)
- Keep taking my vitamins
(I don’t think a lack of magnesium is really the issue for me)
- Rest my shoulders and back for a few days
- Take 2 Aleve in the morning and at bedtime (anti-inflammatory)
- Avoid caffeine during the evening (4 hours before bedtime)
- Pop a couple of Benadryl about an hour before bedtime

Will it work? I’ll let you know.