Terrible pain after leg day. Help!!!!

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saaarbear7
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does anyone have any ideas how to get rid of the terrible pain in your quads after having an extensive leg day? I've stretched about all that I can and its done nothing for me. Help!!

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  • andyj008
    andyj008 Posts: 8 Member
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    Have a nice hot bath .its lactic acid in your muscles .my legs are still sore from Mondays leg session so I know where your coming from .I'm going to do a light session on them today to try a disperse the lactic acid .hope this helps
  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
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    There are various things people do to try and help, (massage, bath with Epsom salts, going for a walk, stretching) but the only sure fire thing to relieve DOMS is time.

  • 89nunu
    89nunu Posts: 1,082 Member
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    what the cat says! Learn to live with it until it's gone
  • royston_ashby
    royston_ashby Posts: 71 Member
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    There's nothing you can do other than embrace it!!
  • JLopez832
    JLopez832 Posts: 1,206
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    saaarbear7 wrote: »
    does anyone have any ideas how to get rid of the terrible pain in your quads after having an extensive leg day? I've stretched about all that I can and its done nothing for me. Help!!

    using a foam roller and some amino acids!! roller breaks the muscle fibers again to reduce soreness works alot better than stretching although you still definitely wanna stretch. amino acids such as l - glutamine are a great way to help reduce soreness as well as helping recover and build muscle.
  • saaarbear7
    saaarbear7 Posts: 8
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    andyj008 wrote: »
    Have a nice hot bath .its lactic acid in your muscles .my legs are still sore from Mondays leg session so I know where your coming from .I'm going to do a light session on them today to try a disperse the lactic acid .hope this helps

    Thank you!! Yeah I did leg day on Monday as well. I walked for 45 minutes Tuesday and I'm doing that again today. So hopefully I can get some of this broken up!

  • royston_ashby
    royston_ashby Posts: 71 Member
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    Research shows that one of the best things to help get over the 'leg day' pains (DOMS) is to keep a steady level of activity i.e walking. You'll notice that when you're walking its a little uncomfortable but stop being activity for 30mins+ then walking again... Different story. There isn't any real solution to overcoming DOMS as they are such large muscles.
  • saaarbear7
    saaarbear7 Posts: 8
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    royston_ashby wrote: »
    Research shows that one of the best things to help get over the 'leg day' pains (DOMS) is to keep a steady level of activity i.e walking. You'll notice that when you're walking its a little uncomfortable but stop being activity for 30mins+ then walking again... Different story. There isn't any real solution to overcoming DOMS as they are such large muscles.

    Thank you I appreciate it!! I've been walking so hopefully that'll help me!

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