{"id":3691,"date":"2025-02-13T18:41:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movewithnicole.com.au\/blog\/8-reasons-why-leg-day-feels-like-a-challenge.html"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:41:56","slug":"8-reasons-why-leg-day-feels-like-a-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/health\/8-reasons-why-leg-day-feels-like-a-challenge.html","title":{"rendered":"8 Reasons Why Leg Day Feels Like a Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most people have a love-hate relationship with leg day, and for good reason: It\u2019s not easy to work the largest muscle group in your body. But Arnold Schwarzenegger didn\u2019t become the Terminator by passing on squats and Dwayne Johnson didn\u2019t become \u201cThe Rock\u201d by focusing only on his upper half. They paid the iron price to build legs that wow. If you want a strong, sexy (balanced) body, you have to follow their lead. Here are eight reasons why the leg day struggle is real, and why you\u2019ll always come back for more.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. There\u2019s always someone trying to one-up you.<\/strong>Gif Via Reddit<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is looking your way. You think it\u2019s because of all the weight you\u2019re putting up, and you feel unstoppable. Then you look to your side and see someone like this overachieving hoverboard rider. Let him show off. You\u2019ll be enjoying quads with a perfect \u201cteardrop\u201d while\u2019s he\u2019s nursing an injury and feeling like a bonehead.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Lunges are one of the toughest moves ever.<\/strong><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/V0mkuOQxUbL0Y\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This move is going to make you work! Forward, backward, stationary, walking, you name it, lunges will have your legs begging for mercy. Sagi \u201cThe Beast\u201d Kalev always includes plenty of lunges in his leg day workouts. If you think lunges aren\u2019t tough, you\u2019re probably doing them wrong. (They shouldn\u2019t bother your knees, but with proper form you will feel the burn in your quads.)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. You\u2019ll drip with sweat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52116\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10170252116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/giphy-1.gif\" alt=\"8 Reasons Why the Leg Day Struggle Is Real | BeachbodyBlog.com\" width=\"500\" height=\"228\" title=\"\">Gif Via Bushwick Daily<\/figure>\n<p>While you usually associate sweat and high-intensity cardio, you\u2019ll want to make sure you\u2019re hydrated going into a leg day workout, too (and keep a water bottled filled with\u00a0Beachbody Performance Hydrate nearby!). After those aforementioned lunges, step-ups, or sumo squats, you\u2019ll be sweating like you can\u2019t even imagine. Embrace it, because that\u2019s just your body telling you it\u2019s working. And boy, are you working.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Post-workout starvation is often a side effect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52119\" style=\"width: 286px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10170252119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/giphy-2.gif\" alt=\"8 Reasons Why the Leg Day Struggle Is Real | BeachbodyBlog.com\" width=\"286\" height=\"286\" title=\"\">Img Via Sweet Miss Caroline<\/figure>\n<p>After you kill your workout be prepared to get hangry. While you might be dreaming of pizza after a calorie-torching leg day routine, your muscles will thank you so much more if you opt for protein instead, like chocolate Beachbody Performance Recover, which not only fuels muscle growth, but can also help reduce soreness. Speaking of which\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. When you push it too hard, you pay the price.<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10170252113\" title=\"8 Reasons Why the Leg Day Struggle Is Real | BeachbodyBlog.com\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/truck.jpg\" alt=\"8 Reasons Why the Leg Day Struggle Is Real | BeachbodyBlog.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a moment when you\u2019re sitting in bed the morning after a tough leg workout and you think, \u201cNo big deal, my legs feel great!\u201d Then you get up to go to the bathroom and your muscles feel like they\u2019re on fire. But hey, you totally blew away your old squat record yesterday!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. The idea of taking the stairs the day after makes you want to cry.<\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/14aLuWEyopPrFK\" width=\"480\" height=\"264\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>All you want to do is tiptoe down the stairs, but even that sounds extremely unpleasant. If Peter Griffin can\u2019t make it down the stairs post leg day, how are you supposed to?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Even sitting down is hard.<\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/uecsBnBCW5WzC\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Forget the stairs. Even just the thought of having to stand up and sit back down makes you just want to roll over and play dead. Looks like you\u2019ll just be glued to your desk all day. Who needs to be able to move, anyway?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Just when your legs are finally starting to feel normal, leg day rolls around again.<\/strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l2QZXwGah3PZa9x28\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>via GIPHY<\/p>\n<p>When your legs finally stop feeling sore, it\u2019s leg day all over again. Remember though, these muscles won\u2019t build themselves and legs are the foundation of a healthy and fit body. So get to it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people have a love-hate relationship with leg day, and for good reason: It\u2019s not easy to work the largest muscle group in your body. But Arnold Schwarzenegger didn\u2019t become the Terminator by passing on squats and Dwayne Johnson didn\u2019t become \u201cThe Rock\u201d by focusing only on his upper half. 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