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Heavy/tired legs
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:29 am
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:29 am
For about the past 2 weeks or so my legs have felt really heavy or kind of dead while trying to do cardio. I suspect overtraining as I’ve ramped the cardio up a lot over the past 2 months. I’ve tried mixing in some more rest days but they still haven’t quite bounced back even after a rest day.
Lifts have been fine just haven’t had the same spring in my step for cardio.
Stop cardio all together for a week? Up carb intake??
Lifts have been fine just haven’t had the same spring in my step for cardio.
Stop cardio all together for a week? Up carb intake??
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Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:35 am to BilJ
You sound like a great candidate for yoga. 
Posted on 6/1/18 at 9:55 am to BilJ
take a break from cardio.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 10:12 am to BilJ
Stretch then ice bath post workout
Supplement with tumeric & fish oil daily
Supplement with tumeric & fish oil daily
Posted on 6/1/18 at 11:29 am to BilJ
I started experiencing this myself. I do a heavy leg workout once a week,two to three hiit sessions(mostly sprints and stadiums)and a few liss sessions. I've cut back on volume during my sprints and it helped out greatly along with knowing when to rest.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 12:17 pm to lsu5803tiger
figured rest is the likely answer, but damn I like closing my move ring every day
Posted on 6/1/18 at 1:17 pm to BilJ
I’m doing a mix of lower body lifting 2 days a week and running 4-5 days a week.
1 Scheduling Rest days. I’ve start to rest at least one maybe 2 full days a week. It’s helping a lot with recovery.
2) Foam Roll and Stretch daily.
3) listen to your body. If you feel dead in the legs today. Take tomorrow off from lower.
4) power through. Work on building work capcity. It’ll take a while and it’ll suck but the more you do it, the more work capacity you’ll have and easier it’ll get.
5) Eat. Huge difference on weeks I eat and weeks I don’t eat up. Protein helps a lot.
What’s your weekly leg workout routine look like?
1 Scheduling Rest days. I’ve start to rest at least one maybe 2 full days a week. It’s helping a lot with recovery.
2) Foam Roll and Stretch daily.
3) listen to your body. If you feel dead in the legs today. Take tomorrow off from lower.
4) power through. Work on building work capcity. It’ll take a while and it’ll suck but the more you do it, the more work capacity you’ll have and easier it’ll get.
5) Eat. Huge difference on weeks I eat and weeks I don’t eat up. Protein helps a lot.
What’s your weekly leg workout routine look like?
Posted on 6/1/18 at 1:24 pm to BilJ
It doesnt always take complete rest. Cut back on the intensity of your runs for a week. Shorten then and just run very very easy. You dont lose as much fitness over the rest period and still recover better than before.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 1:31 pm to marchballer
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What’s your weekly leg workout routine look like?
Squats or front squats...regular squats tend to go heavier, front lighter weight, higher reps
walking dumb bell lunges
seated calf raises
leg press, often single leg
bulgarian split squats
standing calf raises
hamstring curls
Posted on 6/1/18 at 1:42 pm to BilJ
Next time after you workout do some foam rolling of your glutes, quads and hamstrings, also cool down for about five minutes on the treadmill after a workout. When you get home immediately do a contrast shower, do one minute of as cold as you can stand water then one minute of as hot as you can take it. Do this routine four times, if your legs still feel sluggish you can start to elevate your legs and lay flat on your back and it will help you get better blood flow out of your legs. Hopefully this advice helps
Posted on 6/1/18 at 2:04 pm to Lester Earl
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Supplement with tumeric & fish oil daily
yep.
i take krill oil daily. I have some concern about oxidation that occurs in the processing of that and fish oil.
but omega-3s are definitely important if you are getting a lot of omega-6, which is super inflammatory unless properly balanced with bioavailable Omega 3s (which is mostly from fish or omega-3 enriched eggs). Most people's 6:3 ratio is way out of whack--we have to be very mindful because most shite is loaded with it (veggie oil, soybean oil, even canola and seed oils unless high oleic).
re: turmeric. I used to just use ground turmeric--in tea, avocados etc, w black pepper (for better absorption). But i switched to concentrated capsules (cheap on Amazon and has pepper in them), because apparently you'd have to eat a shite TON to really get the anti-inflammatory properties.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 2:19 pm to BilJ
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figured rest is the likely answer, but damn I like closing my move ring every day
You should take a good week of rest. Two light cardio days during the week (50-60% max hr) and you can start getting back to your normal weekend cardio that week but do about 2/3 of the volume you normally do. Your hr will be super high during those workouts, but you will likely feel springy.
Posted on 6/1/18 at 6:42 pm to BilJ
Dear antler spray and cryotherapy
Posted on 6/1/18 at 10:15 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Thanks for the advice folks....except you Jorge. frick you
Posted on 6/2/18 at 1:14 am to BilJ
frick YOU BILJ!!!
Posted on 6/2/18 at 8:50 am to BilJ
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figured rest is the likely answer, but damn I like closing my move ring every day
I closed all of mine in May. I lifted or played tennis everyday in May.
Had to go to the hospital yesterday. Body just giving up on me I guess. Moderate dehydration and some other shite. I drink about a gallon plus per day so this was a shock. Gonna be laid up in bed for a few days now. Definitely going to rest more in June.
Posted on 6/2/18 at 12:24 pm to Lazy But Talented
Damn man that’s odd
Posted on 6/8/18 at 3:32 pm to BilJ
Done light to little cardio this week, legs are still kind of tight but energy levels are coming back so over training was the likely culprit
Posted on 6/14/18 at 10:11 am to McLemore
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i take krill oil daily.
do you keep yours refrigerated?
Posted on 6/14/18 at 10:42 am to BilJ
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Done light to little cardio this week, legs are still kind of tight but energy levels are coming back so over training was the likely culprit
i run like crazy and there are some days where my legs very clearly let me know that it ain't happening.
just take the L and rest. i'm shooting for 1k miles before october of this year and i'm resigned to the fact that trying to get there faster when my body is telling me no is just going to get me laid up.
by the way... it's a long time ago, but i want to still give you mad props for the gravy call on the radio.
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