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

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  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
    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.
    Not necessarily. I've been lifting for years and when I start a new, high volume cycle it hits my legs. Whether its quads for hamstrings depends on stance width. I have to say, it's never been a glute issue with me.

    I started smolov for squat several weeks ago and after the first couple of days, I figured it would be less painful to roll down the stairs than walk down them. These things always ease up if you just continue. When you do it long enough, you'll be able to read your body's reaction to know whether it's an injury or just 'suck it up and walk it off' doms.
  • wonderbeard101
    wonderbeard101 Posts: 75 Member
    Welcome to the wonderful world of DOMS! Increasing circulation in the sore muscle will give temporary relief and the soreness should start diminishing within 3 days (2days after the lifting is usually high point of soreness for me). Things that will help increase circulation:

    Massage (or foam roller or such)
    Heat pad/Hot bath
    Tiger Balm or similar
    Dynamic stretching
    Moving the sore muscles around in general (walking, BW squats)

    DOMS will get better as your body acclimates to lifting, but it might not ever stop completely (if you're consistently challenging yourself).
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    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?
    Pain or soreness?

    It is not uncommon if you do alot of squats and havent done anything like that fora while you may be sore, very sore, for a few days.

    BUt it gets easier after the 2nd, 3rd and 4th times doing it and soon you dont have that issue afterwards.

    I know when I dont do them for a long time and then hit it hard....man oh man I can barely sit down!

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