In my first week on the program I did one day of leg lifting and one day of plyometrics. I was sore for two or three days after lifting and waited until my legs felt good again to do the first plyometrics session. The plyos made me sore for a few days as well. I think that in the beginning of any program it is important to start slow and let you body adapt, getting enough rest is key to making strength gains and not getting hurt.
In week two I lifted on Monday, did the plyos on Tuesday and lifted again on Friday. Once again I was quite sore. I went snowboarding on Sunday and was really feeling the lifting in my hamstrings. They hadn't been sore before during this program so it seemed normal. I snowboarded until my legs were fried, but I felt stronger in my legs than I had so far this season.
Week three started off in pain on Monday after snowboarding the day before. From the first set of squats the tops of my quads were on fire. I pushed through the workout and just dealt with the pain. After working out it hurt to walk and killed to go up a flight of stairs. I decided that my legs need to recover a bit from this so I took off Tuesday. I shot some hoops on Wednesday night for about 30 minutes just to get some blood flowing but was still really sore. I took off Thursday and got back into the gym today, Friday to lift again. The weight lifting in this program is extensive. I was lifting with fair consistently before I started this program, however my previous leg lifting volume was quite lower and I wasn't doing pylometris. Next week I hope to actually get in 2 days of lifting and 2 days of plyos without a lot of pain or soreness.
If you are new to lifting or you haven't been lifting three days a week consistently with strong leg work expect that this program is going to kick your ass.
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