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 explained 3:48 Why you shouldn’t be too sore to train again 8:50 The importance of feeling like you did something 11:00 Poor recovery vs. good training 14:00 The THMC 15:11 Kaden punched Jason in the eye 15:45 Extreme exhaustion: BJJ & underwater sports 21:00 Craig Jones Invitational 24:40 Why individual comps hit different than team comps 27:00 October in Texas = HOT 29:45 Triathlon chip times 31:00 80° water = hot tub? Ironman temps matter 36:55 Thousands at Ironman 70.3 38:11 Everyone asking MDV about Hyrox 40:00 Jason’s Hyrox tattoo plans 41:35 Why wrestlers walk bow-legged 42:24 HOT TAKE: Was that a slam?? 45:50 Risk vs. reward in combat sports 53:00 ACL tears & menstrual cycles 54:55 Pete & Bobby Challenge standards 57:23 Sub-30 Murph 58:55 Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month → negu.org 1:00:06 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 Podcast⁠ ⁠Jason⁠ ⁠Gabe⁠ ⁠MDV⁠ ⁠Train with us on the TRAIN HARD App⁠ ⁠Find your program⁠ ⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠