Painful lesson learned

jsukhan
jsukhan Posts: 149 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Many years ago my recovery from leg day was usually pretty painful.
I discovered how to fix my problem was doing some cardio after. Spending only 10 minutes on the stair climber was enough to burn off all the lactic acid from my Quads and Hamstrings (my two biggest muscles groups). I wasn't really interested in treadmills or elipticals. I would rather just run.
Last week after I finished leg day the two stair climbers (the two least used cardio machines in the college gym) were both occupied. So I just went home. I had issues standing up, walking, climbing stairs for two days.
This week, hit the stair climber like usual. No problems. Lesson learned, not to be repeated.

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  • margannmks
    margannmks Posts: 424 Member
    Would that help with the fluid retention too.
  • jsukhan
    jsukhan Posts: 149 Member
    Would that help with the fluid retention too.

    Honestly, don't know.
  • Loralrose
    Loralrose Posts: 203
    Isn't that the whole point of a "cooldown" after each workout?
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
    Isn't that the whole point of a "cooldown" after each workout?

    Yep. Or as some like to call it: a warm down.
  • jsukhan
    jsukhan Posts: 149 Member
    I'm fine after chest/back day or Bi-cep/Tri-cep/shoulders day.
    I only need to "cool down" after leg day.

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