Ideally after a workout, you take a warm shower. But there are a few situations when it doesn't always work out. (For me, I do cardio (usually treadmill) before I do strength training (usually light weights), and I'm sweaty and cooling down from the cardio while I do weights... at least 20 minutes in between treadmill time and shower time.)
So here's what you absolutely have to do: if you're not taking a shower right afterwards, change your shirt. Possibly even your undies and shorts, basically anything that gets a little damp.
Aside from smelling nicer (not my main point, I swear!), this prevents your damp clothes from cooling on your body and making you stiff. Having damp cool clothes on your post-workout body can make you sore in areas you weren't even working out (neck, lower back, etc). I find that if I have any delay at all between workout and shower (chatting with friends, chilling out with water, etc), I at least make a beeline for a quick shirt change. This has drastically reduced my post-workout soreness.
While a fresh tshirt isn't quite as nice as a hot shower, it can hold you over for when a shower is 20 minutes + away. Pack that extra shirt!
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