Question about squats...

[eazyb81]

Are you guys normally sore for a day or two after you do squats? Today was my leg day, and I did squats for the 2nd time (last week was my 1st time, my friend told me I needed to do them). Obviously I was extremely sore last week, but today I was just as sore. I guess I never realized squats were such a demanding exercise; i can't remember the last time i was that sore from any other exercise, walking up and down stairs is killer. Anyways, the soreness is kind of hard on me at work since I am on my feet all day (I am a busser at a restaurant), and our busiest days are on Friday and Saturday. Do you think I should change my legs day to earlier in the week, or will the soreness go away after awhile?

 

[revexrevex]

Initially it hurts very bad, but with time you will build tolerance to it.

 

[NWinters]

i find that keeping your legs active and stretching helps to counter sorness...not totally but it helps.

 

[slobberknocker]

After a while, you won't get as sore afterwards. And your friend is right, you do need to do skwats.

 

[gonelifting]

"I guess I never realized squats were such a demanding exercise"

eazyb81 congratulations, you`ve just won the prize for understatement of the year. lol jk bro


Look at the stickies up top for active recovery. That`s supposed to help, I think. It`s basically getting blood flow in your muscles without too much of the eccentric...

 

[louden_swain]

I am sore after 24 hours. . .then at 48 hours the soreness is severe.

 

[T-Man2003]

I am sore after 24 hours. . .then at 48 hours the soreness is severe.

that's me too

 

[louden_swain]

Also, peak soreness for me is at 48 hours, then it starts to taper off.

 

[eazyb81]

So you guys are sore after pretty much every squat workout? Are you increasing your weight almost every week as well? Why do other exercises not make me sore any more, at least like this? I could barely walk around today, and I don't want to talk about trying to bend down. I look like an old lady trying to pick something up; just bending my waist down, not even moving my legs. Well, at least I know my legs are getting their ass kicked during workouts!

 

[bigguns15]

I am sore after 24 hours. . .then at 48 hours the soreness is severe.

Same here. That 2nd day is the worst! (or best, depending on how you look at it )

 

[WarriorPL]

Also, peak soreness for me is at 48 hours, then it starts to taper off.

SAme here.... waking up the after the second day is the worst. Can barely walk.

 

[collegiateLifter]

i find that very rigorous stretching, like in the DC Thread, right after squats reduces soreness a lot.

You could do some light running @75% the day after to help with recovery.... also you could put on som jack's blue heat or similar linament to help with the soreness.... although you might stink like icey hot.

Swimming the day after should help some too... theres a lot of things you can do.

 

[Bulldog_10]

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) peaks about 48 hours after the workout...then declines for the next 5-7 days.

3 things to help it:

1. Static Stretching (not proven, but it helps for some)
2. Anti-inflamitories
3. Acute exercise (releases endorphines)

After a couple weeks of doing the exercise the severity of the soreness will dramatically decrease.

 

[casualbb]

My legs don't get sore really. I actually get more sore doing sprints than I do from lifting.

 

[ffknight84]

I get a little tight after squatting, but stretching in the morning and at night takes that away.