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Tonymufc
Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
edited December 2008 in Training, fitness and health
Does anybody have a good remedy for sore legs. Woke up this morning and they were quite sore. Had a good few days on the bike, into a cruel headwind I should add. The extra energy expended has obviously taken its toll. Cheers Tony.

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,702
    30 minutes very light spinning. If you have a turbo or rollers, they're perfect for it.
  • chill123
    chill123 Posts: 210
    yup - a good recovery ride should help. just make sure you take it very slowly and try not to do more than 45 minutes.
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Good advice from whyamIhere - you can also try some stretching before and after your ride. Also make sure you get some food down your neck as soon as you can after finishing your ride,
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    Cheers guys, think I might go and fire up the turbo.
  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    no pain - no gain. :lol:
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  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    bit obvious, but stretching after you get off may help - and maybe some stretching now as well!
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  • LeighB
    LeighB Posts: 326
    I rub Deep Heat into my legs when the aches set in.
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  • fuzzynavel
    fuzzynavel Posts: 718
    Doobz wrote:
    Good advice from whyamIhere - you can also try some stretching before and after your ride. Also make sure you get some food down your neck as soon as you can after finishing your ride,

    I concur, After my long Saturday ride I go shopping with the wife to get the groceries for the week ahead....It just makes sure that my muscles have a good cooldown and all lactate is removed before I relax for the evening. Be careful not to push yourself too hard
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  • Alex_Simmons/RST
    Alex_Simmons/RST Posts: 4,161
    I doubt you'll find evidence that stretching before a ride is of much help. Indeed it's probably more likely to cause a problem. Stretching afterwards is OK.

    Sore legs is normal, it's called training.

    Here's an item on recovery:
    http://www.cyclecoach.com/index.php?opt ... Itemid=111
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  • Vivid
    Vivid Posts: 267
    DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
  • chill123
    chill123 Posts: 210
    one thing i have suffered from is tight hamstrings (caused by too much footbal over the years i think). this gives me a "soreness" in the legs that i notice when i wake up in the mornings. streching regularly in a mildly yogic way seems to have helped...may be wortth a go?
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    a_n_t wrote:
    no pain - no gain. :lol:

    My kinda guy. Er, not in that way though you undersand. :lol:

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