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any advice on pains?

  • 04-03-2010 9:34pm
    #1
    bungler
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    Hi all,

    ive started walking since last Friday cause im a doughball and need to drop some weight.

    have a huge amount of leg muscles from years of lifting weights. Just under my knee on the front i have a seriously big muscle and when im walking after about 5 minutes the pain is unbelievable and i struggle to walk. it gets that bad that its like my leg ceases up

    is there anything i can do for this?


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  • #2
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    If you have unbalanced muscle development, your best bet is a good physio, who can recommend some exercises that will help you balance you up. People naturally like working their strong muscles, and do it more, but that way leads to injury.


  • #3
    bungler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 831 ✭✭✭bungler


    thanks Eileen,

    the reason i have big leg muscles is because i broke my wrist very bad and spent 4 years in and out of hospital for ops so i could only do leg weights but wish i didnt do so much its a bit*h


  • #4
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    What leg exercises were you doing? What what sort weights?


  • #5
    bungler
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    i was using every machine in the gym that was for legs and was lifting a full rack most of the time


  • #6
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Leg machines are a great way to give yourself pains. It's easy to lift heavier than you really should, and stress your joints or ligaments.

    Try doing squats, lunges, step-ups, stiffleg deadlifts, and see what happens. You'll probably have to drop the weights a lot, but because you are moving in a natural range of motion, you should have less injury problems.

    Oh, and do them free weight, not smith machine.


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  • #7
    MrPain
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    How often are you working your legs?


  • #8
    Lil' Smiler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭Lil' Smiler


    bungler wrote: »
    Hi all,

    ive started walking since last Friday cause im a doughball and need to drop some weight.

    have a huge amount of leg muscles from years of lifting weights. Just under my knee on the front i have a seriously big muscle and when im walking after about 5 minutes the pain is unbelievable and i struggle to walk. it gets that bad that its like my leg ceases up

    is there anything i can do for this?

    As Eileen said, consult a physio or massage therapist. You can combine massage work with stretching and hopefully that might help to releive the pain. It's also advisable to have your feet checked, pronation of the feet is a big cause of legs cramping / ceasing up. Hope you find something that helps you :)


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