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When I work out my legs by doing squats, the next 3-4 days my hamstrings are so sore that I can barely sit myself down without bracing myself. I have extremely tight hamstrings, and as a result puts a lot of pressure on my knees when I squat. The amount of weight I do for squats is a f&@$#*% joke. I want to start working legs at least once a week in order for my upper body to grow, and of course have stronger legs.
My concern is that my quads ( the muscle I assume I am targeting to grow ) is barely sore at all. But, my hamstrings and groin muscles hurt like hell. Does this sound right?
Try front squats. I have stopped back squats for a month and notice that my quads are more fired than ever... my hams dont hurt as much, i got what you did for a while. Hit the deads.. romanian deads, s.l. deads... sumo style deads do it for me.
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My hamstrings hurt like hell.
When I work out my legs by doing squats, the next 3-4 days my hamstrings are so sore that I can barely sit myself down without bracing myself. I have extremely tight hamstrings, and as a result puts a lot of pressure on my knees when I squat. The amount of weight I do for squats is a f&@$#*% joke. I want to start working legs at least once a week in order for my upper body to grow, and of course have stronger legs.
My concern is that my quads ( the muscle I assume I am targeting to grow ) is barely sore at all. But, my hamstrings and groin muscles hurt like hell. Does this sound right?
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how wide is your stance when squating ? you also need to start stretching out after leg training. Originally Posted by themamasan
When I work out my legs by doing squats, the next 3-4 days my hamstrings are so sore that I can barely sit myself down without bracing myself. I have extremely tight hamstrings, and as a result puts a lot of pressure on my knees when I squat. The amount of weight I do for squats is a f&@$#*% joke. I want to start working legs at least once a week in order for my upper body to grow, and of course have stronger legs.
My concern is that my quads ( the muscle I assume I am targeting to grow ) is barely sore at all. But, my hamstrings and groin muscles hurt like hell. Does this sound right?I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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Shoulder width. I don't stretch afterwards, but did before my workout. Originally Posted by LAM
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try putting something underneath you heels when you do your squats...it puts more tension on oyour quads
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Stretching before a workout is counterproductive, it reduces your tendons' ability to stretch. It may also increase the chance of injury. Originally Posted by themamasan
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Try front squats or one-legged squats. One of those might yield you better results.
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Yeah...I heard that before and I never stretch on any other exercise. But when I don't stretch before squats or any kind of leg press, it feels as though my knees are going to shatter. It puts so much pressure on them it is unbearable. Originally Posted by cfs3
I think I might have to get into Yoga.
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I assume that you do warm up? Originally Posted by themamasan
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how many warm-up sets do you do ? Originally Posted by themamasan
I train differently than most, my beef is with gravity the weights on the bar are just the medium...Thanks to Wall Street your slice of the American Pie has been reduced to a crumb.
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Yeah, I warm up on all my exercises. Usually after a warmup set on anything but the "squat" I don't feel any pain or muscle fatigue at all. Originally Posted by cfs3
During my stretches I will just do squats with no weight in between to get warmed up. Then....
I "warmup" with 135lbs on the squat. My quads don't feel anything. My knees hurt, and my hamstrings and groin area feel like I just squatted with an elephant on my shoulders. When I go to get under the bar to do my next sets, I have to fight off cramps in my hamstrings before I get started.
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Drop the stretching and try three sets of warm ups. Plus, take some Glucosamine for your joints.
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Oh, and from what I understand, cramping could be the symptom of a vitamin or mineral deficiency.
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