Muscle Pains

[pipes]

hey, I worked my hastrings last wednesday and they are still brutally tender one week later. It was my first hastring day in 2 and a half months so I was expecting pain. I did three sets of stiff leg deads, 3 sets of hastring curls, and 3 sets of stability ball one leg roll ins. I'm just wondering how long do your guys muscles stay sore?.(off Cycle)

 

[Paladin]

first back... 2 days, still feelin it nicely(where it feels GOOD like its repaired n stronger) tho on the 3rd

 

[Mudge]

When I come back from a layoff I do 20% of a workout, so if I do normally 10 sets I only do 2, otherwise I will be sore for so long that I can't even hit my next workout a "week" later.

 

[dude]

I would be working on some intense stretching to loosen them up. Make sure you warm those legs up for about 5 or 10 minutes before stretching them. Try holding the stretch for at least 30 seconds and then work your way up to holding it for a minute or longer. Also, if you have time try to stretch your hamstrings out 4 times during the day. Let me know if this helps. Another thing you could do is apply a heating pad before stretching.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

I would be working on some intense stretching to loosen them up. Make sure you warm those legs up for about 5 or 10 minutes before stretching them. Try holding the stretch for at least 30 seconds and then work your way up to holding it for a minute or longer. Also, if you have time try to stretch your hamstrings out 4 times during the day. Let me know if this helps. Another thing you could do is apply a heating pad before stretching.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Also, there is the possiblity of a slight tear, but if both of your hammy's are sore, that can pretty much be ruled out. Heat and stretch them several times daily, and continue this for a while. It should help.

 

[string_bean00]

Leg muscles seem to stay sore the longest, it seems. I've been sore for almost a week after a leg day.

 

[NWATHLETICS]

Same here, I don't get sore much with anything but legs.. and I did a reallllll big leg day... I feel it EVERYWHERE, even my ass.. I can't walk and I can't sit!