I've been going to the gym for almost 5 months now. Increased my squat from barely doing the bar to being able to do 10 reps with 135.

My problem is after my workout my legs hurt for literally the next 4-5 days. I stretch before and after my workout. I'm getting my weight in grams in protein (around 170g)

My workout is
Squats
Lunges
Standing calf raises
Leg extensions
Leg curls
Sitting down calf raises

Sometimes I'll mix out the leg curls for an exercise where youre on a platform on an angle and bring your upper body down than back up until it bends.

Is this why leg day is so hated or is there something people do after leg day? I heard of the sauna or hot baths?

This post was edited by yodakon on Jan 30 2016 11:33am

Do less overall work and do legs 2-3 times a week.

this

absolutely killing a muscle group once a week is optimal only if youre injecting some good creatine

This post was edited by dro94 on Jan 30 2016 12:06pm

It will take some time for your body to adjust to the workload; it's normal. As Aube said, it widely recommended for beginners to prioritize frequency over volume. At your level, you don't necessarily have the work capacity to effectively isolate muscle groups to one day per week.

Decrease the amount of sets and exercises and work your muscle groups 2-3 days per week.

Squatting twice a week is the only option I've ever found to deal with leg DOMS.

I used to do incline walking the day after leg day

would help the DOMS

but as said above, after about 3 weeks of doing legs on routine the horrid soreness won't be bad

that's a lot of fucking leg day right there.

Ok thanks, seems to be the same thought all around

Never understood this

Injecting creatine = greater ability to recover

Then why only train once a week

I may be wrong, but I think lifting heavy ass weights [deadlifts] greatly taxes your CNS which is why when bigger, your frequency lowers because your volume is higher?

This post was edited by ArtofApocalypse on Jan 31 2016 02:30pm