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Completed my first workout last night

mjboswell
mjboswell Posts: 114 Member
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and man are my thighs sore. I found the squat much harder than I thought it would be. Then bench press was fine, will have no problem adding weight. But then it was time for the Rows. They were hard because my thighs were so tired. So here it is.

Squat 45lb bar
Bench Press 45lb bar
Rows 35lb bar plus 10lbs so 45lbs

If my legs are still sore tomorrow do I still do the squats or do I wait for the soreness to be gone? Thanks ladies.

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  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    Still do em. You will work through the soreness. I do recommend you do some 'active' recovery today - go for a walk at least, try not to spend too much time sitting. I find the soreness is worse if I baby it.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Warm bath w/ epsom salts helps too if the soreness is too much. Work through slight soreness, but do not ignore actual pain, or you risk injury. I agree taking a walk will probably help. Best of luck.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    If you are "seriously" sore...wait one more day IMO. Your muscles need to recover before clobbering them again.
  • mjboswell
    mjboswell Posts: 114 Member
    Thanks everyone. Right now I am at the point where I feel the soreness when I go to sit down on something low. I am going to do some treadmill time this evening, then I will take that bath. Hopefully by workout time tomorrow it will not be as uncomfortable. I will do my squats tomorrow, unless my form is off and I am unable to correct it. I will let you all know how it goes.
  • goexpos
    goexpos Posts: 27 Member
    highly recommend getting a foam roller. it'll hurt like heck when you roll your hammies and quads but I've found it does wonders to get rid of soreness / stiffness when I've really pushed myself.
  • tameko2
    tameko2 Posts: 31,634 Member
    highly recommend getting a foam roller. it'll hurt like heck when you roll your hammies and quads but I've found it does wonders to get rid of soreness / stiffness when I've really pushed myself.

    yeah it helps me a lot too - its best if I do it RIGHT after even if I'm not sore yet, that prevents it from setting in.

    But mostly - I assume you know the difference between the feeling of "my muscles are sore because I did a new thing that they weren't used to" and "I have injured myself" --> if its soreness, work through it. If its MINOR injury, use it to identify what you are doing wrong with your form (I used to get minorly hurt around the knee area, from letting my knees buckle a bit, as long as I fixed it I could still squat with the injury because I Was no longer straining that area) -- but you know, be smart, don't hurt yourself worse.

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