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I don't get sore any more - why isn't my training working?

Soreness is not an indication of progress unless it is bad soreness, in which case you have injury.
You can just as easily have damaged tissue in need of repair without feeling sore at all, because the prevalent theory regarding the soreness is inflammation caused by amino acids leaking into the tissue. So just because you feel like you could train again with a heavy routine, doesn't mean it would be practical. Your central nervous system gets taxed any time you train, and in some cases (this has been researched, so this isn't guesswork here - it's actually scientific data) intense training can take as long as 11 - 14 days for your body to fully recover from!

Gauge your progress with how you build strength and muscle and lose fat, not on how sore you are.

While soreness can be good feedback, it is more important to ensure your workout follows The Seven Laws of Training than whether you ache for days afterwards.

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