Pr0blemChild21

hey guys i was wondering if there was a supplement out there i can take that can reduce swelling and soreness of the legs. i do legs mondays and by wednesday (which is my day of cardio) my legs are killing me which sucks cuz i need my legs to run.... i would have to say that my technique for squats, lunges, and hamstrings are pretty good also but no matter what i do the pain is always there afterwards. Esp walking down stairs... anything i can do to reduce the pain?

ps advil sucks.

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Gazhole

If you have other leg intensive activities later in the week, lower the volume or intensity of your weight training sessions, or leave more time for recovery. Popping pain killers before training is possibly the worst idea ever.

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PreMier

do something low impact like a bike for your cardio, then it can act as a form of active recovery

P-side Inc.

"the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

lucifuge

Damn good advice.... as for the pain, I don't think there's really anything you can do about it. The only possible solution I can see would be to train with lighter weights, but who the hell wants to do that?
The painkillers are a horrible idea, alot of them, especialy the anti-inflammatory can actually inhibit gains (at least according to a few articles I've read)

Pr0blemChild21

haha yea i just wanna keep moving up in weight. i might have figured out why i get so sore after legs. it may because of my diet. im a full time college student and probably dont eat enough and not mobile enough. i know poppin painkillers are bad but would anyone reccomend aleve? atleast it doesnt thin out ur blood like advil

"LIGHT WEIGHT BAYBAY! BOOOOOOOO! YEP! AHHHHHHH!
corn bread good ol corn bread.
its hot in here, record breaking temperature"

Big G

I did legs two days ago; squats, deadlifts, leg press, curls and calves. Yesterday morning I woke up and it felt like a one-ton-truck had driven over my legs!

Yesteday lunch I walked (painfully) to the gym, ran a 5minute half mile, did a minute fwd on elliptical as fast as humanly possible, a minute backwards equally as crazy fast (until I'm gasping for air and my legs are burning like a blowtorch is on them), I jumped off, stumbled to the static row machine, rowed at a reasonable pace for a minute, then as fast as I possibly could for another minute, climbed out (heart rate in the 180s), got back on my feet, stumbled to the static bike, peddled at a reasonable pace for a minute (to get half my breath back), then as fast as possible for another minute, got off, wobbled my sweaty way to the stair climber, set it on 5 and walked fairly quickly up stairs for a minute, raised it to level 10 and then ran (yup, straight-up, "ran") up stairs for a full minute (almost falling from exhaustion and half-cripped legs more than once), then I turned the stair machine off, sat on it for 60seconds (timed - it passed sooo quickly) then got back on the elliptical running machine to repeat it all two more times.

Today I feel like a half-ton-truck drove over my legs.

True story.

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It only hurts too much if you honestly CAN'T walk.
Otherwise, it's all good.

Goal...... DL:500lb, Sqt:400lb, Bnch:300lb
Current.. DL:375lb, Sqt:335lb, Bnch:260lb
Weight: 185lb (up 25lb), bf=15%ish
Age:35 Training since 11/06 journal

Mystik

yea thats fun, i always finish of my leg day maxing out the bike and going for bout min. Good luck walking hah!!