Originally Posted by
GravelMN
Incremental overload followed by adequate rest and recovery supported by good nutrition. Find a short hill of adequate grade to make you work hard and do hill repeats until you get to the point where your quads are quite tired and you are sore but not in severe pain for the next couple of days. Do this once a week adding one repeat each time. After a month or so, find a slightly bigger, steeper hill and do the same.
Good advice. This worked for me. I just wished someone told me to stop when I was sore and not in severe pain lol. I recall not being able to walk the next day more than once. However I learned a LOT about how to recover quickly as a result.