Originally Posted by
joelcool
My weight lifting is exclusively upper body - I figure my legs get a good workout from daily riding.
Originally Posted by
cthenn
Damn, are you me? That's basically exactly me, except I'm usually only 4 days a week. Just do upper body as well...it's weird, I used to do legs as well, but it would take me damn near a week to get over the muscle soreness. Only happens with my legs. Well, maybe a little with my chest, but that's relatively minor, and only for maybe a day. But I could not balance doing legs in the gym, as well as trying to ride.
Whenever I do my legs, usually just squats, and not high volume either, I find I get DOMS a few days, and by the fourth day it goes away. It's certainly bothersome to have to walk around with sore legs, but the work your legs do when riding isn't the same as the work done in the weight room, and I am reluctant to give up the heavy leg work despite the DOMS.
I also find that the DOMS doesn't affect the riding so much, which tells me that different groups of muscles are being used. The DOMS from doing squats affects my running more so.