Give yourself a rest until your legs stop aching, and cut back a little on either your reps or sets. And don't forget protein!

You have to pace yourself...

Hi guys, OP here. Just want to say thanks for all the support! To make things a bit clearer, though my title said skiplegday or something along those lines, this was, in fact, my first leg day. Im new to the world of exercise and body toning and health. After five years of putting on the pounds and losing and self-esteem and health, i decided it was time for a change! It's not too late for a healthy me! Unfortunately my burst of enthusiasm and motivation led me to overdo it I suppose, boy oh boy lesson learned. Thanks for all the advice and Ill be sure to ease myself into it and stretch and all those other wonderful things from now on :)

sounds like effective training, what is it called?

i went through that a few times after hitting the gym hard

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OP, when I first started lifting weights and getting fit I couldn't lift a spoon to my mouth. I had the use my not sore wrist to scoop and lean in like Clooney wearing his Batman costume. You may feel low about yourself now but you will feel better when you look back on today. Congrats btw.

When that happens to me, I hold on to the sink while sitting down slowly, it helps more than risking a future incident.

Man I remember when I did that, I'm majoring in theatre and because I'm tech it requires me to do a lot of running backstage up and down the stairs and let me tell you I almost fell down every trip I made. I was just grateful I wasn't in the show because I would have ruined the whole thing lmao

It should be like this every workout, or it wasn't a workout.