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My training is split into 5 sessions at the moment: arms, chest, back, shoulders, legs.
All the upper body stuff is fine - bit sore after but what you'd expect.
Legs, however. Oh my legs. I last trained legs on Thursday and I am in agony. I can't get out of bed/chair without using my arms. Stairs become mountainous. The slightest pressure on my quads/glutes kills.
I've read about BCAA - would this be a good idea? Anything else I can do?
All the upper body stuff is fine - bit sore after but what you'd expect.
Legs, however. Oh my legs. I last trained legs on Thursday and I am in agony. I can't get out of bed/chair without using my arms. Stairs become mountainous. The slightest pressure on my quads/glutes kills.
I've read about BCAA - would this be a good idea? Anything else I can do?
Edited by evenflow on Sunday 29th September 12:37
evenflow said:
Hoofy said:
You could. Or you could just stretch, use a foam roller, make sure you warm up before training.
Thanks - I do warm up and try and stretch afterwards. Tried a foam roller once before but I'll get myself one and use it properly. Cheers.My legs used to be really bad too. Now I roll and stretch before every session and they're fine.
I roll as follows:
15xboth quads together
10xeach hammy
10xeach IT band
10xeach glute
10xeach hip flexor/groin
Then stretch:
3x30 secs each quad
3x30 secs each calf
3x3 secs each hammy
Takes around 15 mins all in and well worth it.
Get a RumbleRoller (not the s
t £10 foam cylinders) and you'll be laughing.
I roll as follows:
15xboth quads together
10xeach hammy
10xeach IT band
10xeach glute
10xeach hip flexor/groin
Then stretch:
3x30 secs each quad
3x30 secs each calf
3x3 secs each hammy
Takes around 15 mins all in and well worth it.
Get a RumbleRoller (not the s
t £10 foam cylinders) and you'll be laughing.evenflow said:
Oh my legs. I last trained legs on Thursday and I am in agony. I can't get out of bed/chair without using my arms. Stairs become mountainous. The slightest pressure on my quads/glutes kills.
My sympathy. 
evenflow said:
I've read about BCAA - would this be a good idea.
Research suggests it would.
Oh gosh. It's just an expression. I constantly tell my athletes to man up if they're wimpinh out.
The fact is leg DOMS can be very bad. I've been making stairs a challenge after squats or deadlifts for years. It's part of training. Get used to it. It gets easier with time.
Supps will likely make no real difference. If you start aching less next week because you've started taking BCAA then it's probably a coincidence with the fact that your body is getting used to the lift.
The fact is leg DOMS can be very bad. I've been making stairs a challenge after squats or deadlifts for years. It's part of training. Get used to it. It gets easier with time.
Supps will likely make no real difference. If you start aching less next week because you've started taking BCAA then it's probably a coincidence with the fact that your body is getting used to the lift.
Oh gosh. It's just an expression.
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It's a group trend and therefore annoying!. (Oh gosh is quite annoying too as a matter of fact
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I constantly tell my athletes to man up if they're wimpinh out.
The fact is leg DOMS can be very bad. I've been making stairs a challenge after squats or deadlifts for years. It's part of training. Get used to it. It gets easier with time.
Supps will likely make no real difference. If you start aching less next week because you've started taking BCAA then it's probably a coincidence with the fact that your body is getting used to the lift.
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Nobody is wimping out. I've been going to the gym for 25 years but it's only very recently that I've noticed leg DOMS going on for more than a few days. As you say above you should get used to it with time so I find it odd that it's getting somewhat worse. Maybe it's an age thing.
I completely agree that suppliments won't make a difference though.
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It's a group trend and therefore annoying!. (Oh gosh is quite annoying too as a matter of fact
).[quote=TheBALDpuma]
I constantly tell my athletes to man up if they're wimpinh out.
The fact is leg DOMS can be very bad. I've been making stairs a challenge after squats or deadlifts for years. It's part of training. Get used to it. It gets easier with time.
Supps will likely make no real difference. If you start aching less next week because you've started taking BCAA then it's probably a coincidence with the fact that your body is getting used to the lift.
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Nobody is wimping out. I've been going to the gym for 25 years but it's only very recently that I've noticed leg DOMS going on for more than a few days. As you say above you should get used to it with time so I find it odd that it's getting somewhat worse. Maybe it's an age thing.
I completely agree that suppliments won't make a difference though.
didelydoo said:
I either no longer get doms, or have had them for so long it's now my standard feeling...
Interesting. How often do you change what you do in terms of exercise prescription rather than set, rep or rest prescription?When I'm doing the same stuff I tend to feel fairly normal day to day. Add a new exercise, have a few weeks off and come back to training or dramatically change Rep range then I'll get DOMS.
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