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Originally Posted by ElKarlo
Ok so I admit I am pretty cool with the idea of me not squatting. I have access to a purfectly fine squat rack yet I do not use it. My excuse, as you prolly should dismiss, is that I have to ride my bike everyday. I ride 6miles to school. Plus if I go anywhere else, I usually ride my bike a few miles more. I average about 15mi/day. I also do the 6miles in 16minutes now.
With all that, I find that if I squat, that I am sore for up to 8 or 9 days. Which I think may actually detrimental, to my training. I also can't get enough protein. So I guess I am going to mostly neglect my legs. Oh btw I do still deadlift.
I know I should man up, but if I do, I bike really slow, and my gai-jin pride won't let me loose to anyone. When I get back to the US, I need to see how bad it has become, I used to max around 275.
Sorry more of a rant than anything. Please no ban.
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As a n00b to lifting, I have no business giving advice, so here goes.
I was sore for days on end till I started warming up before, and cooling down after, lifting heavy. Soreness would last 3,4 days or more. But a little cardio to get the blood going, and a set of light reps of whatever lift I'm doing to get warmed up, then do the heavy stuff, and then a light set to cool off. It has dramatically lessened the time I spend being sore after lifting.
HTH