Today, my untrained legs have been traumatised by the sudden regime of squats, mountain climbers and lunges I have been putting them through. I literally just have to trust-fall back onto the toilet and hope for the best, because my legs don't have the strength to support the gradual descent. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I started a new workout routine to get fit. After watching a bunch of online videos, I thought I could jump right in. I overdid it on squats and now can’t sit down without grunting like a wounded animal. I’m now having to climb stairs on all fours. FML
Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. On my way home, my legs gave out halfway up the stairs to my apartment, and I had to awkwardly sit there until I could crawl the rest of the way up. FML
Today, I did a new exercise where you lie flat on your stomach and lift your legs. Despite easily lifting my legs into the air from my back, the muscles needed to do it from the other position are so pathetically weak that I could barely lift my legs a tenth of an inch off the ground. FML
Today, trying to get into shape because I run out of breath after walking more than 30 minutes, I started to hit the gym. Too bad my legs didn’t want to cooperate and decided that it would cause limping-worthy pain for every step I took on the treadmill. FML
Today, I had a great leg workout at the gym. Instead of doing my cool down exercise at the end, I decided I wanted to do something more adventurous, like box jumps on one of those metal stools at the gym. Well, it turns out my body wasn’t ready for that. Now my shin is busted and swollen. This is my second week training. FML
Today, my legs were really sore from working out yesterday, so it hurt going down the stairs at work. To avoid the pain, l ignored how stupid I looked and limped down the staircase. When I finally got to the bottom, I hopped off the last step. And twisted my ankle. FML
Today, I was doing squats at the gym. I caught my reflection in the mirror, got distracted by how awkward I looked, and lost my balance. I fell backward onto a medicine ball, rolled into another person’s legs, and took them down with me. We ended up in a sweaty heap. FML
Today, I went to the gym to do squats. I couldn't even do it without weights on the squatting bar because it hurt too much to rest it on my back and neck. Then my friend who was with me and who is skinny as a rail easily managed it with two 45 pound weights. He claims it's from practice. I guess I’m wimpy. FML
Today, I was exercising my legs by laying on my stomach and lifting a dumbbell between my feet. I sneezed mid-lift and dropped the dumbbell right on my taint. I haven’t looked but I’m pretty sure both my asshole and cooch are bruised. I’m walking like John Wayne. FML
Today, after the longest time, I went to the gym. I ran and ran and ran on the treadmill for an eternity, beating myself up for getting so overweight. Then I tripped and fell off, sweating and sobbing for being so useless. When I looked up, I saw I'd been on the machine for barely 2 minutes. FML
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leagacysgirl 19
It gets better. Keep up the good work!
dacoovinator88 7
Once you get to the point where you can work them out then through what you did already but very lightly. Like do less reps, no weight, but just do something to lightly work them. It will really help with soreness.
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leagacysgirl 19
It gets better. Keep up the good work!
dacoovinator88 7
Once you get to the point where you can work them out then through what you did already but very lightly. Like do less reps, no weight, but just do something to lightly work them. It will really help with soreness.
ImAFaker 29
Also STRETCH!!! Very helpful and helps with recovery
oj101 33
Actually OP should at least keep up the same intensity, if not add on more. DOMs becomes less worse with every workout. After about 4 weeks of going twice a week, OP should stop getting DOMs completely.
siggy_mcsigx 22
Stretch and walk. Walk through the pain.
allie2590 31
I'm not sure why 34 was downvoted, because that's true.
Bearsmomma 30
What's a DOM?
G6Fari 18
*DOMS delayed onset muscle soreness. The pain your muscles feel after a workout
lazylahma 10
Keep working out but don't destroy one set of muscles at a time to start with plan to be sore but not immobilized
captain_hero89 22
I'd rather do a trust fall on a toilet than an actual person
numbat97 17
Hahahaha funny as ****. I love this :D
Tripartita 45
"You've been WHAT-falling onto your toilet? Why would a porcelain bowl seem trustworthy to you?!" –Your future plumber
BigDave469 15
Sounds like me, except my problem is getting UP from the toilet!
BurgFace 3
No one hovers on leg day. No matter how much you train them that will never change.
chrisbeaudoin 26
Not saying you deserve it but shouldn't you ease into leg training instead of doing all of it at once? You had this coming, op.
tbro47 23
You should start out slower and work up to doing more that way you aren't forced to stop for a week while your muscles heal. If you start out slower it's much easier to build up a routine and the muscles needed to do more at a time without the debilitation your feeling now. I've been in the same position when I first started working out.