Anonymous asked: hi yesterday i did quite a work out concentrating on excersises for my abs and butt and i probably havent had a workout like that in about 6 months at least. i forgot to stretch after it :( (i know dumb mistake!) and this morning i feel fine apart from my things and legs from just above my knees feel incredibly sore!! i did a lot of squats yesterday i was just wondering is it normal for thighs to be this sore or did i do the squats the wrong way? sorry for the long message!

This phenomenon is known as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS. This pain is felt 12-24 hours after exercising and is NOT a measure of how well you worked the muscle. It simply tells you that the muscles are not used to doing what you just made them do. If the pain isn’t acute (hurts immediately or within hours of working out, which probably means you pulled something), then there’s no reason you shouldn’t work out the sore muscles.

You should take at least one rest day per week because muscles build themselves when they’re rested. It’s proven to be less effective if you do the same routine every day for weeks at a time. Take rest days, switch up the routine!

Read more about DOMS here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm

Good luck!

Oh ps, squats should use your glutes and lower back as well. Watch yourself do squats in the mirror and MAKE SURE YOUR BACK IS STRAIGHT! (aka arched a little bit) This will make it hit your glutes and hamstrings (posterior chain) which will give you an amazing ass.

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-squat-with-proper-technique-fix-common-problems/

Anonymous asked: I do squats and yoga daily and my legs are ALWAYS sore. Will that ever stop being a problem? (I've only been doing it for 1 1/2 weeks) I don't wanna take a break-day because it already feels like I'm not doing much exercise.

Yes! This phenomenon is known as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS. This pain is felt 12-24 hours after exercising and is NOT a measure of how well you worked the muscle. It simply tells you that the muscles are not used to doing what you just made them do. If the pain isn’t acute (which probably means you pulled something), then there’s no reason you shouldn’t work out the sore muscles.

You should take at least one rest day per week because muscles build themselves when they’re rested. It’s proven to be less effective if you do the same routine every day for weeks at a time. Take rest days, switch up the routine!

Read more about DOMS here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/injuries/a/doms.htm

Good luck!