Somebody shoot me

**9SECOND GTO** · 02-07-2007, 04:51 AM

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

**jakkrk** · 02-07-2007, 04:53 AM

When I first added squats to my routine..I was sore the entire week.

**TheLBM** · 02-07-2007, 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by 9SECOND GTO

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

Some people use Glutamine.
Personally it never worked for me. And FYI...squats mess me up for the week.
I choose to thrive on the DOMS.

**IR45N** · 02-07-2007, 05:05 AM

Shoot you? Have you miss your next squat session?

Couldn't have that!

Be proud of the pain & if anyone asks, tell 'em squat!

**Revmachine21** · 02-07-2007, 05:20 AM

Always my most sore day 2 after a gym session. Better to feel sore from working it, than to feel bad from being a lard ass.

**ShadowRydr** · 02-07-2007, 05:22 AM

Ha. I get to climb up and down 6 flights of stairs in the parking garage after squat day. It feels like more of a workout doing that with DOMS than the squats ever did.

**B-baldy** · 02-07-2007, 05:25 AM

AWESOME thread title

You might try to get in a solid cardio session in the day after doing squats, it seems to lessen the pain and suicidal tendencies of the second day.

**Obadiah!** · 02-07-2007, 06:01 AM

Squats can easily wreck me for days. I feel so goofy hobbling up or down a flight of stairs like an old man.

**MTAS** · 02-07-2007, 06:07 AM

That's exactly how I found this whole bodybuilding.com site - I was sore as hell when I first started working out. I think I did a Google search for "working out when sore" or something to that effect. The end result - get in there and hit the iron again. Once you get some blood flowing to the sore parts, you'll feel fine!

**rotlex** · 02-07-2007, 06:54 AM

At times I squat 3 days per week, depending on the program I'm running. Just like anything, the doms SHOULD go away eventually. In the meantime, what helps me at least, is cardio, believe it or not. Moderate treadmill walking, cycling etc. Keep the blood flowing and the nutrients delivered to the area. Oh yeah, and EAT for recovery!

Other than that, suck it up and love every minute of it!!!!

**NoSlak** · 02-07-2007, 07:13 AM

Good info for me here. I do legs once a weak and I like to think pretty hard, however Saturday I did legs with lighter weight higher reps. Front squats, walking lunges, Hack, and leg press with standing calf raises. This morning my calves are still sore but but my legs were shot like never before until today.
Like the hair on my legs even hurt and I thought I maybe over did it.

**Nagalfar** · 02-07-2007, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by NoSlak

Like the hair on my legs even hurt and I thought I maybe over did it.

I think that is what tells you, that you did them just right!

**ChocoChick** · 02-07-2007, 07:31 AM

Personally, I love DOMS, just don't get them that often. But just to oblige you...

Bang

**Shoshona** · 02-07-2007, 07:36 AM

If I amble on the treadmill like a little old lady for 30 minutes, I feel better.

**oldsuperman** · 02-07-2007, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by 9SECOND GTO

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

Streach it baby! AND, streach it some more! ed

**Mark1T** · 02-07-2007, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by 9SECOND GTO

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

Stretch and just endure the goodness of squat pain. Just your body telling you, you're alive. Better to be alive than to be a couch potato

**elzool** · 02-07-2007, 08:01 AM

Thank's for validating *my* pain from squats yesterday.

**9SECOND GTO** · 02-07-2007, 08:03 AM

I'm just grateful my job doesn't involve stairs, kneeling, or getting in and out of a chair. In 5 more days I get to do it all over again!

**magnumfreak** · 02-07-2007, 09:40 AM

i find that a slow walk on the treadmill really helps. 20 minutes or so at about 2.5 mph keeps it all stretched out.

Congrats on doing them right.

**concreteman** · 02-07-2007, 09:42 AM

You really have a 9 second GTO. I'm supposing in the 1/4. Bracket racer or heads up?
As for the pain it gets better. Seems every time I do sqauts they get me also.

**nitin_verma1** · 02-07-2007, 09:56 AM

Today is 3rd day for me..and still cant move my legs. Even miss the gym yesterday...b'coz no way i can move and do something in gym.

Well, no matter what happens today am going to gym.. and doing 1 more set of squat, leg curl and leg extension... and let the blood get flowing back in legs.

**IdahoViking** · 02-07-2007, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by 9SECOND GTO

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

Run Forrest! Run!!

**mature_1_59** · 02-07-2007, 10:07 AM

I have to agree with the general sentiment. Following leg day I will start feeling soreness late evening the following day and it will last anywhere from 2 to 5 days. It seems to help doing the treadmill (I do 3.5 mph walking @ 5 degree incline for 60 minutes on non lifting days).
Stretching helps. I sit a lot, either in my car or in my chair, so things can "lock up" on me. I will stretch hammies and quads several time a day when I am sore.

**jacktheblack** · 02-07-2007, 12:12 PM

I have tried many things to rid myself of post squat day doms (some legal and some illegal things) and the thing that works best for me is doing cardio the tread mill work the next two mornings.

**Eileen** · 02-07-2007, 12:45 PM

Go for a gentle cycle in an easy gear. Try to avoid racing airplanes or anything stupid like that. When you get off, STRETCH. Fish oil and Vit C are good as well.

**elzool** · 02-07-2007, 01:04 PM

As mine were sore from yesterday, I tried the treadmill this afternoon and after 30 minutes at 3mph i walked down the stairs like an old lady. Two hours later and they feel a lot better than they did before I went though.

**Free Weight Friedel** · 02-07-2007, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by 9SECOND GTO

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

I sip Scivation Xtend (BCAA's) during all my workouts. One of the many things that this supplement does is it helps keep down the lactic acid build up down.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sv/xtend.html

**30-A rider** · 02-07-2007, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by 9SECOND GTO

Newbie squater, pain is much worse the second day!!! Anything to speed up the recovery?

Congrads..isnt it great! Gotta learn to love to do legs intensely..you obviously did a good job.

Speed recovery..um...EAT..... and stretch..maybe some light stationary biking here and there.

**redweston** · 02-07-2007, 03:00 PM

Thats one of the best parts of lifting!!
RED

**2bbig** · 02-07-2007, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by redweston

Thats one of the best parts of lifting!!
RED

You gotta love it. I will sometimes when I am really sore is do some light sets of leg extensions to get the blood flowing. I found the secound and third day the worst, sort of line yourself up to the toilet and fall backwards.

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