Never been so sore

[ZacTargac]

So i took your guys advice and starte dhitting legs again.

Im 6'1 180 and started off by streching of course.

Did squats 1x12 135 warm up
5x5 225

Leg press
225 3x12

leg curls 3x10

hamstring curls (backwards) 3x10

DB lunges 3x8

The past 2 days its ahrd to walk and sometimes my legs "give out"

is it just because i haven't done in awhile/

Im also sick now and my back is all soar to.

Think im not getting enough rest.

 

[tay1506]

u may not be getting enough rest or ur diet might not be to great but also that usually happens when work out and u havent worked out that body part in awhile it happend to me not to long ago but my legs never gave out

 

[ZacTargac]

they didnt actually give out but like tried to.

Had muscle spasms as well.

 

[DZLS]

first month back on legs is hell... it will pass...

truth...!

 

[Beachbum1546]

first month back on legs is hell... it will pass...

truth...!

Been doing legs for five years and it has never passed. My legs have been sore 4 days out of the week for all five years.

 

[DZLS]

mine get sore as well... but after months of dealing with it, you just seem to "take it in stride"...? it's still there, but does not consume your every thought...

 

[musketeer]

The first time that I attempted to squat 315lbs I was sharing the rack with a 270lb Paul Dillet lookalike who was NOT playing - he managed 3 sets of 10 with 405 - and I did 315 x 3 and 225 x 11 and 10 reps. My legs hurt for about 10 days and I had to cancel seing my GF the next night because I could not get out of bed!

NOWadays I think that soreness THAT deep is a terrible thing and I do much less in search of leg perfection. Squatting 5 x 5 with 315 is now not too stressful, but it's where I draw the line - I don't follow it up with presses/extensions/curls/lunges etc. The next workout (two days later) is overhead squats and/or lunges and the friday workout is Front squats. Better to hit your legs (or whatever) a little in each workout 3x a week, than do a week's worth of training on one day - make sense?

 

[blut wump]

Whenever you've not worked out for a while or have neglected some body part for a while, it's sensible to ease yourself back into it. The alternative is crippling soreness as you are experiencing.

Once you have re-acclimatized to training then working muscle groups multiple times per week has been shown to be the most efficient way to train. Experience also has shown that it leads to minimal ongoing soreness.

 

[cubuff27]

You could have stopped at the 1x135 and been sore if this was the first time you worked legs in months.