Originally Posted by
buzzbee
Could this be related to commuting too much?
I commute 150 miles per week on the bike and rarely get any leg pain while cycling. I've been commuting for years, I'm not a youngster, and I stretch almost every day.
If I hike on the weekend, particularly on Sunday after a day of rest, I can get pain in the quads while hiking downhill or down stairs, the pain can be acute. When it happens, the quads hurt as the knee is bent. MD's, PT's, sports MD's have not figured it out yet.
Am I cycling too much?
Anyone have this problem before?
I'm not asking for a diagnosis, just more data points.
there is a "specificity principle" in athletics... so you generally ride a bike and stretch. that is different than hiking and especially downhill as it uses more thigh muscle fibers in its action. so one can expect "delayed onset muscular soreness" from that. delayed because it usually is felt the next day and gets worse the day after but will start to subside during the next couple of days.