Rest or work through it?

luluinca
luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
My left hamstring is sore from some work I did Tuesday night in a circuit class with a trainer. Last night we reworked some of the same muscles and it was still sore and I could barely lift the small weight I was doing. Should I lay off of it today or work through it? I was thinking of just stretching my hamstrings and waiting until Sunday or Monday to add weight to those muscles.

I nursed a back injury for 6 years and have been working on getting back in shape since September. My core is much stronger but my left leg and hip still seem weak to me. Should I rest the hamstrings or push through the discomfort? I've been thinking I need to focus on the left leg to let it catch up to the right one? Does that sound right?

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  • suzyfj8
    suzyfj8 Posts: 257 Member
    If it is really painful then rest, or do gentle exercises, maybe swimming? Hope it gets better :)
  • luluinca
    luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
    Thanks. I'll definitely swim as I do that 5 days a week already. I'm anxious to even out the left and right side but will try to be patient. I've never had a sore hamstring before so am not quite sure how hard to push it. Even at my age I tend to go over board....LOL, but I want to get better not worse.

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