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My legs still ache 3-4 days after legs day
I have been working out for ~6 months and have worked my legs once per week throughout this time, on their own day.
My legs, especially my quads, ache to the point of finding it hard to walk, ...
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What's an appropriate recovery period after a summit event?
After a big event (in my case a weekend tennis tournament), what's an appropriate recovery time before continuing to workout again?
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Eating before/after an evening workout?
If I'm working out in the evening (an hour of cardio at, say, 8pm-9pm), should I have dinner before or afterwards? What effects will it have on a) my workout if I eat beforehand and b) my recovery if ...
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Intensive training after 8 years
Long time ago I used to run in the mornings, workout in the gym 2 days a week, and some martial arts. I was not a gym freak at all but I had some nice definition.
Now 8 years later (and 30 years old)...
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I feel recuperated immediately the next day after an intense workout. Okay to workout more?
This question kind of seems like the "am I working out too hard?" question, but it's a bit different.
This question asks about whether or not one should trust their body or a timeframe.
I worked my ...
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What exercises should I do to strengthen my groin muscles?
I had pulled my groin muscle, so I cooled it with ice after the injury occurred and took 2 days of rest. Now I am feeling better, but I want to prevent the injury from reoccurring.
So can anyone ...
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Is it possible/useful to create core soreness?
I workout my core and my abs everyday for a year now and, even on heavy workout days I have never experienced core soreness.
To be complete, I have felt abs soreness for a couple of minutes, but ...
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Does working other muscles improve recovery?
When you work out muscle group A on one day, and muscle group B on another day, does muscle group A benefit from the second workout? I don't mean overlap (e.g., working nearby muscle groups). Rather,...
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Training frequency in relation to recovery and soreness
Currently I am training on a 3-day full body workout split. It alternates between two workouts (A/B) with different focus, though every major muscle group is still trained in every workout. I train ...
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Should I take a break from working out and if so, how long?
Well, I’m just going to be straight forward here. About a month and a half ago, I started working out in my house like every day for about two weeks. Then, I received a lot of work because I’m a ...
