ouch.........squats :(

motivatedkarma

I am trying to incorporate some strength training, I know muscles help burn fat, but after I do squats I am in pain for 3 days... Can barely get up pain.. Is there anyway to ease the pain?

ravenmiss

Are you squatting correctly? Is your form good? Do you use weight?

When I started to do squats it was awful for the first week but now I'm squatting with 25kg weight

motivatedkarma

i use no weights what so ever and i do it just like the people int the video lol, it is just my thighs that are in so much pain so i know its normal, but i cant take it lol

ravenmiss

I'm not sure then! Maybe try something less strenuous on the legs? Swimming, walking, running? Are you eating enough to fuel your workouts?

caesar164

You need to continue doing them... As your body gets accustomed to them, the soreness will be much bearable and not as bad...

Escape_Artist

Here's my personal opinion on the matter. I rarely ever get pain anymore since i workout constantly (weights, running and yoga) so its rare i get DOMs. However if i dont workout for even just a week when i get back to it the pain is quite terrible. Working out through it is what helps me the most, along with hot epsom salt bath and foam rolling.

When i started lifting i would take days off training because of the pain but realised it was gonna be a never ending circle.

Now there's a difference between DOMs and pain from an injury. You have to listen to your body too

cbhubbybubble

A couple months ago a half dozen body weight squats would leave me sore for 2 days. Now I can do a lot of them with no soreness and have started squatting with weights. If it's just your muscles rebelling from doing something new, keep it up and it will get better.

motivatedkarma

Thank you I am def going to try the salts and a bath, good idea.

steve0820

Here are some suggestions:

*Form (critical)
*Proper warm up and cool down (low resistance, or exercises that mimic the movement)
*Proper nutrition before and after
*Foam Rolling
*Mobility (squat and sit in the hole for reps and sets, isometrics holds, etc...)
*Accessory work for core, hams, glutes, quads
*Salts and baths

felonebeats

My legs always hurt for a few days after leg day

tators19

What's a DOM?

PJPrimrose

I understand being a bit sore but HURT, no. I agree with this:

Here are some suggestions:

*Form (critical)
*Proper warm up and cool down (low resistance, or exercises that mimic the movement)
*Proper nutrition before and after
*Foam Rolling
*Mobility (squat and sit in the hole for reps and sets, isometrics holds, etc...)
*Accessory work for core, hams, glutes, quads
*Salts and baths

SnuggleSmacks

Hot epsom salt bath, with some sort of eucalyptus or other minty oil if possible.

When you get out, rub in some lotion. Hard. Or better yet, have someone else do it.

If you have a foam roller, use it.

Take an ibuprofen for the inflamation.

Work up to large numbers of squats. Start with something like 10 or 20 an add another 5 or 10 each day instead of jumping into 50 or 100 squats all at once.

stealthq

What's a DOM?

delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS sometimes shortened to DOM)

felonebeats

If my legs don't hurt for a couple of days after doing legs I haven't hit them hard enough.NO PAIN NO GAIN

NerdySamoan

Have to agree with whats already been said...

The reason why they say squating and other powerbased exercises burn fat is because it incoorperates a large amount amount of muscels.

If you have never squated before you are basically recruiting muscles which rarely get used and pushing them to be stronger.
-Take a good amount of time to warm up and stretch, especially your quads, hip flexors and hamstrings.
-maintain good form
-stretch afterwards (especially before you go to bed)
-And make sure you get some good carbs and protein into you as soon as possible

This will hopefully minimise the onset of DOMs until you're legs get used to the movement.

TavistockToad

do you stretch properly after?

CharleePear

I agree with everyone plus I like to do a bit of gentle yoga when I am sore, it seems to help long term and you feel great afterward.

kuolo

It gets better! I was in agony at first with no weight now I'm squatting with weights less than a month later and it's totally fine.

You've got lots of good advice already, one thing to add is that I found some gentle exercise to get the blood flow into the muscle helped, even though it hurt.

motivatedkarma

Thanks everyone

Lofteren

Have you tried maning up?

3laine75

Do some more

Koldnomore

If you have never done them before don't just start doing 100 of them the first time.. this is from personal experience :P

Start with less and make sure you stretch afterwards. First time I did them it was at least a week before I was able to walk normally. Your legs should be a LITTLE sore (this is good) if they aren't then you can add more until they are just don't overdo it or you won't want to squat ever again ;p

DeterminedFee201426

same thing happened to me in my first weeks of doing squats after about 1 month there was really no pain and could squat easily it was'nt my legs that hurted just my thighs i started at doing 90 squats perday and that was painful so i stoped doing squats for maybe a month then started doing them again this time in low amount like 10-30 perday

contingencyplan

Usually in those cases it's a case of improper warmup/cooldown. Too great of a calorie deficit can also be a contributing factor.

Also, you shouldn't be doing them everyday. You should be resting the muscles for a day in between and progressively adding weight every time you do it, like 5 lbs at a time. Don't increase the reps, rather, increase the weight. And stick t single digit rep amounts.

Galatea_Stone

If I get DOMS, I work through them. I don't get them as often, but they're not an injury and they're not going to hurt you more than a little muscle soreness. You can work through them. I use a barbell so I don't do it every day, usually 2x a week. If you don't work through DOMS and wait for them to go away, you're defeating yourself.

Funny enough, when I work the muscles again, they stop hurting.

rml_16

I am trying to incorporate some strength training, I know muscles help burn fat, but after I do squats I am in pain for 3 days... Can barely get up pain.. Is there anyway to ease the pain?

If it's muscle soreness, some light cardio will help ease it. But ultimately, you just have to keep at the exercise. Eventually, it won't hurt as much after.

If it's not muscle soreness, then you need to check your form first and then see a doctor if fixing form doesn't help.

Muscle soreness = good
Other pain = bad

madhatter2013

Check your form. If you're doing them right, your butt should hurt more than your thighs. One piece of advise I've always found valuable when I do squats is that when you go down, you should have your weight on your heels so you could still wiggle your toes. I look at it like this, just like with deadlifts, you're not pushing the bar up from the ground, you're pushing the ground away from the bar.

motivatedkarma

Have you tried maning up?

no lol:laugh:

ThinLizzie0802

When I first started working out with a personal trainer our leg day workouts would leave me so sore sitting on the toilet was painful. Now, I still get sore but never to that extent. If your form is right and your soreness is "regular" and not from injury then you just have to endure!

contingencyplan

I am trying to incorporate some strength training, I know muscles help burn fat, but after I do squats I am in pain for 3 days... Can barely get up pain.. Is there anyway to ease the pain?

If it's muscle soreness, some light cardio will help ease it. But ultimately, you just have to keep at the exercise. Eventually, it won't hurt as much after.

If it's not muscle soreness, then you need to check your form first and then see a doctor if fixing form doesn't help.

Muscle soreness = good
Other pain = bad

Very good point. A lot of people don't tell the difference between joint pain and muscle soreness. One is good. One means STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT THIS INSTANT.