Really sore legs

[cardstars]

I blasted my legs in the gym a couple days ago and then went for a pretty intense run afterwards. My legs are still really sore and so I was wondering if anyone has some tips on preventing this soreness in the future? I know it will get better as I do it more often but thought there may be some tips and tricks out there? And for the record I always stretch before and after workouts,,,I think it was because I did more than usual and had a real good intensity throughout. I was in the zone :good

[Sagefrancis]

roids

apart from that give them a massage and ice them straight after a good workout to prevent inflation.

[RDJ]

Don't overdo it, stretch, sleep well, eat well.

[viru§™]

You can't really prevent soreness, it's your body trying to adapt to a greater workload.

Next time it won't be as bad.

[Relentless]

ice cold bath.

[average_joe]

I like it when I'm sore. It tells me I'm getting bigger (I'm trying to go up).

[younghypnotiq]

take a shower right after workout. and go as hot as you can stand then switch to as cold as possible and keep rotating every minute or so.

[younghypnotiq]

I like it when I'm sore. It tells me I'm getting bigger (I'm trying to go up).

sore has nothing to do with how good of a workout you had or if your getting bigger.

[cardstars]

take a shower right after workout. and go as hot as you can stand then switch to as cold as possible and keep rotating every minute or so.

Are you serious? What exactly is the science behind this one?

[cardstars]

My legs are still sore today. Did I do too much? Should I split up running and weightlifting on my legs to different days?

[burger]

I never do cardio after working out my legs,
With leg workouts you normally have overload with the weights compared to other bodyparts, since your legs do so much in a regular day it would need a challenge. If your working for big legs, running would counteract that.

But for boxers I guess it wouldn't really matter too much, it actually would be helpful when its time to fight.

[average_joe]

sore has nothing to do with how good of a workout you had or if your getting bigger.

ugh... I don't want to go through this again...

[burger]

"Pain is weakness leaving the Body"

[Sagefrancis]

ugh... I don't want to go through this again...

you should know this by now.
just because a muscle tears doesnt mean its going to grow back stronger or bigger.
that depends on a number of things such as how much you eat, how long it takes to recover, how much muscle is torn and what you do with it while its resting.

[silvy_chris]

"Pain is weakness leaving the Body"

to an extent. there is bad pain aswell. very easy to tell the difference.

[average_joe]

you should know this by now.
just because a muscle tears doesnt mean its going to grow back stronger or bigger.
that depends on a number of things such as how much you eat, how long it takes to recover, how much muscle is torn and what you do with it while its resting.

Yes, obviously you have to eat right. Nutrition is definitely a big part of it. But soreness means that you're doing the workout part right.

[viru§™]

soreness=stronger
But soreness means that you're doing the workout part right.
I haven't had muscle sorness for a long time, but I've been getting much bigger and stronger.

You need to stop believing the bodybuilder bullshit.

[gregsid]

What I used to do when I got sore, rather than wait it out resting. I would go back into the gym like normal and continued to workout like nothing ever happened until the soreness went away.
I always found, that by doing this I only made my muscles stronger and more resistant to soreness.
Most people don't recommend doing this, but it worked for me.

[viru§™]

What I used to do when I got sore, rather than wait it out resting. I would go back into the gym like normal and continued to workout like nothing ever happened until the soreness went away.
I always found, that by doing this I only made my muscles stronger and more resistant to soreness.
Most people don't recommend doing this, but it worked for me.

You should always train, even if you're a bit sore. Most use soreness as an excuse to drop a day.

[gregsid]

You should always train, even if you're a bit sore. Most use soreness as an excuse to drop a day.

Exactly.

[MagnificentMatt]

Even when im sore, just jogging or skipping for a little over 2 minutes as a warm up pretty much gets rid of it till your done working out.

[cardstars]

Good to know! :good
I have infact taken the last few days off (for legs anyways); but only because I thought I would do more damage

[radianttwilight]

I don't think soreness is a perfect indicator of getting stronger, but it definately has to do with getting in shape. It's a great indicator.

During the track season I always wreck myself with soreness in the first few weeks, but by the end of the season I'm doing the same workouts at faster paces/longer distances, and yet my recovery is faster. It's not a muscle size/strength thing, it's a muscle recovery thing.

And muscle recovery is excellent for boxers :good

[MrSmall]

Soreness and PAIN are different.