How Long Are Your Legs Sore After You Do Them?

[JOKER47]

I just took a week off, and hit my legs for the first time last Friday. I was in incredible pain over the weekend. Little better today. I expect to be pretty much back to normal by tomorrow. (I hope so, that's back day. Deadlift day..... )

But normally, 2-3 days.

Joker

 

[curling]

Thanks hesselite and heavwear, yea it probably was the two weeks off that I took from working them. I do stretch though but just before not after I will start that.

Heavy,

I do straight leg deads on back day won't that increase the hams size?

 

[theoak01]

3 days with the second day being the worst

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

I will get a lot of disagreement on this but I personally dont get much from stiff-legs. To me, the hamstring is like the biceps and needs to be contracted, not just stretched and used as a stabilizer to grow. I cant imagine doing some sort of stiff-armed exercise for my bi's hoping they would grow. But maybe that's just me...

 

[curling]

Interesting point on that heavywear. So are you saying I should do hams on its own day and like double the leg curl sets? I swear though squats nail my hams I don't know how but they do. My hams are just as sore as my squats.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

you're probably good. I would just consider the reverse order thing every now and then. You wont believe how much harder the squats are after doing hams first, kind of fun. You wont be able to use the same poundages but check the ego and grow!

 

[curling]

I'll give it shot. I just sure hope I don't drop that damn bar off my back.

 

[JOKER47]

check the ego and grow!

That's a good point....

Joker

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

actually squatting after doing hams isnt as bad as it sounds...just takes some getting used to but ensures a good ham workout. Let me know how it goes bro...

 

[Lord_Suston]

about 3 full days after working out legs do they repair for myself. this incluides weights or even sprinting, it takes about one to two day if I am just running. Even with enough sleep this occurs the only thing that helps the soreness really is stretching when I wake up in the morning this relieves a lot of soreness.