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Mine get so sore, where I almost need crutches to get around . .. thats the honest truth.
How Swore Do Your Legs Get?
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Scaggs
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I switched to a new leg routine last week. I trained on saturday and today my calves, quads and thighs are still killing me. I feel actual pain more than the regular sworeness im used to. Im wondering if I hit them too hard or is this what it should be like. After my routine saturday, the rest of the day i could hardly stand up from a sitting position. my legs wouldn't work. are any of you guys like that after your squat and press days? to the point where your legs are literally jello for the remainder of the day?
Just curious.
Scaggs
Just curious.
Scaggs
swain, I think if you need crutches than you are definitely overtraining tham. I take it right to the edge, just stimulate growth and go home. some people wear their soreness as a medal though. I had a buddy that used to hobble around the office, just waiting for someone to ask him about it so he could say how much he squatted last night. I just found I wasnt recovering, still sore from the last workout. just my $.02...
scaggs, a new routine will always do that to me. got to keep those muscles guessing...
scaggs, a new routine will always do that to me. got to keep those muscles guessing...
louden_swain
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heavywear said:swain, I think if you need crutches than you are definitely overtraining tham. I take it right to the edge, just stimulate growth and go home. some people wear their soreness as a medal though. I had a buddy that used to hobble around the office, just waiting for someone to ask him about it so he could say how much he squatted last night. I just found I wasnt recovering, still sore from the last workout. just my $.02...
scaggs, a new routine will always do that to me. got to keep those muscles guessing...
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I am not overtraining them. . .I use 2 sets for quads. . .the lactic acid buildup, irritated nerve endings, and muscle fiber damage is what causes the extreme soreness. . .it usually passes after 2 days. I recover fast, since I follow a low volume program.
"I use 2 sets for quads."
wow - 2 sets and you need to use crutches. that is puzzling if done in straight set fashion. does the rest of your body react similarly to the iron? I'm aware of what causes muscle soreness
wow - 2 sets and you need to use crutches. that is puzzling if done in straight set fashion. does the rest of your body react similarly to the iron? I'm aware of what causes muscle soreness
louden_swain
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heavywear said:"I use 2 sets for quads."
wow - 2 sets and you need to use crutches. that is puzzling if done in straight set fashion. does the rest of your body react similarly to the iron? I'm aware of what causes muscle soreness
I take all sets way beyond failure.
I use one set per bodypart (except for legs - 2 sets)
Of course, I include 3 light warmup sets - nothing to failure.
Scaggs
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Thanks for the input. Well i hope this routine doesn't do this to me everytime. I hope to adapt. Im in actual pain right now.
Secondly. are your legs literally jello for the remainder of the day after you train them? Any of my prior leg routines never made them that fatigued to where i could not stand on one leg or rise up from a seated position. that fatigue is the difference between this routine and prior ones. Just wondering if that is too much fatigue. maybe i should cut back a set on each. what do you think?
Thanks,
Scaggs
Secondly. are your legs literally jello for the remainder of the day after you train them? Any of my prior leg routines never made them that fatigued to where i could not stand on one leg or rise up from a seated position. that fatigue is the difference between this routine and prior ones. Just wondering if that is too much fatigue. maybe i should cut back a set on each. what do you think?
Thanks,
Scaggs
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I've never had sore quads before. The only muscle soreness I experience in my legs are the calves (in general), the hamstrings and the abductors. Abductor/Hamstring pain really sucks. I've had that jello feeling, it's not pleasant at all, but it's indicative of good work ethic so I'm happy .
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Shades McCool
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I work my legs pretty hard but I never get any extreme soarness. I squat 3 times a week also. Monday and Friday are back squats 2x10,4x8. On Wednesday I do front squats by 2x10,4x8. I just about throw up everytime I do them.
spatts said:It's always a hoot when they're SO sore that when you go to sit on the toilet, you fall from the half-way point and you swear the plumbing's going to rip out of the wall.
This is why I always put one hand on the back of the toilet to steady myself down. I've wondered about installing some handicapped railing...
My complex needs elevators..
After a crushing 5x5 leg day, I usuall am OK
until I get to my third floor walk up apartment. I was laughed at last week when I had to sit down and pause 1/2 way up the stairs
Then I am sore for about three days.. to the point where I wince every time I have to stand or sit
After a crushing 5x5 leg day, I usuall am OK
until I get to my third floor walk up apartment. I was laughed at last week when I had to sit down and pause 1/2 way up the stairs
Then I am sore for about three days.. to the point where I wince every time I have to stand or sit
Scaggs
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Nice. So this is normal? Its good to know. I thought I was the only one who had that toilet problem. I've almost fell off the toilet trying to get on it. Ok so then I must be hitting them the way i should be then. Still sore ass hell today from saturdays routine. I feel like an old man.
Scaggs
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satchboogie
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after deadlifts, my hams are very sore.
Lee
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spatts said:It's always a hoot when they're SO sore that when you go to sit on the toilet, you fall from the half-way point and you swear the plumbing's going to rip out of the wall.
haha, i hate that, it hurts yer legs so bad to sit down on the shitter that it takes longer to sit down then it does to actaully take the shit. cant wait for legs tommorow
gmanlax7
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did legs yesterday and it was a horrible experience
ate a sloppy chicken parm sub before so was farting the whole time and holding back shits
then at the bottom of one of my squats i sneezed and almost died, had to good morning the weight back into position
leg day is great but always better when its behind you
ate a sloppy chicken parm sub before so was farting the whole time and holding back shits
then at the bottom of one of my squats i sneezed and almost died, had to good morning the weight back into position
leg day is great but always better when its behind you
aw man...never sneezed while squatting...could def be dangerous
