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Other/Mixed Hamstrings Are Evil

Other strength modalities (e.g., Clubs), mixed strength modalities (e.g., combined kettlebell and barbell), other goals (flexibility)
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Sweet Christmas my hammies are just chewed up from the peak volume of RDLs at this point in my meso-cycle.

One more week to go, but holy Emperor Palpatine the DOMS are just nasty!

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I swear, nothing other part of my body, when it gets the nastiest DOMS, is as bad as the hamstrings.

*Maybe* calves, but I don't annihilate my calves often.

What is it about the hamstrings that just make them so evil?
 
Yeah I get the same problem. Perma-doms in my hamstrings during hypertrophy. I think maybe it's to do with the fast twitch/slow twitch balance? Maybe my hammies are really fast twitch dominant and can't handle high volume compared to the other muscles which may have a bit more slow twitch? Impossible to know without taking a sample.

Another factor is that most hamstring exercises involve pronounced eccentric phases, not that these don't exist in e.g. quad-dominant exercises, but rarely do I feel a squat (even ATG) stretches my quads like an RDL stretches my hammies.
 
Don’t get me wrong, my hamstrings tighten, hurt like a b*^<> and generally I agree.
But, there is nothing like the deep, taxing pain of a squat-damaged quadricep when dealing with stairs or even having to stand up from one’s office chair. Both dull and sharp, intense and lingering. It’s poetry in soreness.
 
MikeL said:
Don’t get me wrong, my hamstrings tighten, hurt like a b*^<> and generally I agree.
But, there is nothing like the deep, taxing pain of a squat-damaged quadricep when dealing with stairs or even having to stand up from one’s office chair. Both dull and sharp, intense and lingering. It’s poetry in soreness.
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The fun combination for me is the heavy squat session on Saturday, 5K run with weighted vest Sunday morning, then hitting the stairs on Monday morning. It takes a bit the first time down. :D
 
watchnerd said:
My Saturday was 5 x 10 high bar squats and 5 x 8 RDLs.

Sunday was supposed to be rowing practice, but it turned more into rowing malpractice.
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Ironically, it was too bloody hot here to run today so I replaced it with rowing as well. I actually added 500 yards this time. It must have been my 80s play list. ;)
 
McLaren said:
Ironically, it was too bloody hot here to run today so I replaced it with rowing as well. I actually added 500 yards this time. It must have been my 80s play list. ;)
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I never listen to music on the water, just the electronic cox on the scull.
 
watchnerd said:
I never listen to music on the water, just the electronic cox on the scull.
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Forgot to mention in my last post that from your tone I figured you were talking about the real thing, I am just on a rowing machine in my garage. :D

In your case, I would not have music on either.
 
McLaren said:
Forgot to mention in my last post that from your tone I figured you were talking about the real thing, I am just on a rowing machine in my garage. :D

In your case, I would not have music on either.
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It gets confusing.

In water rowing, we often call it "erging", but if you saw "erging" to someone who isn't a water rower, they usually look at you like "huh?"
 
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