Does Soreness Mean a Good Workout? | Tough Training or Poor Recovery

The Home Team is back—breaking down whether soreness is actually the sign of a good workout, or just poor recovery. From DOMS and training consistency to extreme exhaustion in BJJ, triathlons, and combat sports, this episode covers it all. Plus: Jason’s eye injury, Hyrox tattoos, and why wrestlers walk bow-legged.Timestamps:0:00 MDV or Gordon Ryan?1:02 Is soreness the sign of a good workout?2:25 DOMS explained3:48 Why you shouldn’t be too sore to train again8:50 The importance of feeling like you did something11:00 Poor recovery vs. good training14:00 The THMC15:11 Kaden punched Jason in the eye15:45 Extreme exhaustion: BJJ & underwater sports21:00 Craig Jones Invitational24:40 Why individual comps hit different than team comps27:00 October in Texas = HOT29:45 Triathlon chip times31:00 80° water = hot tub? Ironman temps matter36:55 Thousands at Ironman 70.338:11 Everyone asking MDV about Hyrox40:00 Jason’s Hyrox tattoo plans41:35 Why wrestlers walk bow-legged42:24 HOT TAKE: Was that a slam??45:50 Risk vs. reward in combat sports53:00 ACL tears & menstrual cycles54:55 Pete & Bobby Challenge standards57:23 Sub-30 Murph58:55 Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month → negu.org1:00:06 Gabe on nicotine (research purposes only)Thanks for tuning in to the Jason Khalipa Podcast! 🎥 The Home Team goes live on YouTube every Tuesday and Friday at 9AM PST.Follow us on Instagram:⁠JK Podcast⁠⁠Jason⁠⁠Gabe⁠⁠MDV⁠⁠Train with us on the TRAIN HARD App⁠⁠Find your program⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠