why are my legs shaking?

[trex74]

They tremble and shake uncontrollably after my leg workout. It feels strange.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Basically this is a good thing you are tearing the muscle which causes the twitching in turn causes the muscles to grow. Cooling down more after legs will aid in how severally this happens.

 

[OMEGA]

Basically this is a good thing you are tearing the muscle which causes the twitching in turn causes the muscles to grow. Cooling down more after legs will aid in how severally this happens.

yep!

 

[Cutiebaby]

Lol, I always refer to my arms and legs as mashed potatoes as I feel like they are mashed potatoes. They twitct,shake, etc when I am finished.

As QT said it is fine, it is a good thing. Nothing to be worried about.

 

[gstacker]

Wait till u barff

 

[gstacker]

Or fall off the curb going to ur car

 

[*ebony*]

Wait till u barff

i did once. it was horrible, especially since i drink so much water at the gym. threw up all the contents of my tummy plus a gallon of water. i also get dizzy sometimes after a leg workout.

here's what i suggest u do to lessen the rubber leg syndrome that follows a good workout. extend your warmup session another 5 minutes. best warm up i personally found is high incline on treadmill, as high as it goes. increase speed steadily but nothing too fast. the great thing about this that it warms up the entire leg muscles so well including your calves and stretches them at the same time.

also stretch muscle after its been worked. cardio after weights is good too. so giving the treadmill a go after tends to help lessen tightness and stiffness of muscles later. and for me i also notice that this speeds my recovery

 

[trex74]

Thanks for all the good responses, I appreciate it and will try the suggestions.

 

[RottenWillow]

They tremble and shake uncontrollably after my leg workout. It feels strange.

I get that the first few times I step up the volume of my leg workout. Have you recently added sets and/or exercises? If so, that shaky leg syndrome should pass.

 

[lookinfit75]

I always thought the shakes/dry heaves were a result of completely taxing the muscle you worked of it's nutrients, in particular the carbs and lack of oxygen. I've also gotten the shakes and done the barf thing many times and it has always been a result of legs or back and in particular heavy squats, dead lifts, and leg presses. For the shakes there isn't much I could suggest that hasn't been suggested above. If you get nauseous I would suggest anything you can get your hands on with sugar in it. That's the only thing that can keep me from throwing up in the gym. Honey works good or a small packet of sugar. I know it defeats the purpose of the workout to a certain degree but I am NOT throwing up in front of people ever again haha.