Thread: Soreness from beginning to lift again

It depends on the routine, your goals and how much soreness you're experiencing.

is it sore to the point where you cant move the limb/joint? at least wait till its mobile....physiologically the body only needs about 3 days/72 hours to "heal". there is a difference between muscle fatigue and damage

I can move my legs fine, they're just quite sore.

When I first started though, I could barely stand up from a sitting position.

The main problem is that it interferes with cardio, because I play DDR for cardio which requires a lot of leg work. And it makes it hard to move as fast.

There's nothing that you can do to stop the DOMS. I image though that is will lessen as your body adapts to the rigors of a good leg workout. Or at least, that's how it worked for me.

As for the length of time needed between leg workouts, I only do one leg workout a week, so it's seven days. I should note that I work my calves twice a week. But that's just how I do it.

I currently work my legs about six times a week. I do front squats, deadlifts and SLDLs on three different days, each day twice a week. However, I alternate light and heavy days, rest days and days I don't use my legs. It's actually pretty nice because I can speed up the recovery process.

When I had big legs I did them Once a week............7-8 sets of quads 5-8 reps and hard every set.....never stayed sore for the entire week....
First time back...........give them a break and rest a little more......but light cardio 48 hours after is fine even if still sore.

I pretty much always lift through soreness. It has never hindered my progress.
When I perform full body workouts following an HIT protocol, my legs in particular are almost always a little sore the next session.

Being sore when you just return to lifting is quite normal. Your body will adapt quickly. I think you would be fine to lift through the soreness.

Try lifting about 40-50% of your max, 2 sets, 25 reps with a couple of minutes of rest in between. This will pump nutrients into those sore muscles and help repair. I do this whenever I get that day after feeling. The first few will be a little hard but after that each rep is like a shot of lube oil in your muscles.