My thighs are in great pain from yesterday's leg training. And not just yesterday's, but after each and every leg training. Since I've started my program, I already had to miss at least two days of cardio twice due to muscle soreness after doing the weight training with legs (I never get such pain in arms, back etc even though my training for those body parts is much harder than the one for legs). And now it's happening again. I can barely walk, let alone do cardio, but I don't want to miss another 2 days of cardio. What should I do?

Have you tried just getting on the treadmill (or going outside in the neighborhood) and just walking a little briskly? I wonder if it will help ease the soreness, or at least if it will go away after 5-10 minutes, and if you'll be able to get in a little LISS.

How long have you been on your routine? If you're still in the first few weeks there may be a chance the soreness will get less and less painful.

OK I will try to do some walking, and then do LISS, but as I've said-my thighs are destroyed :lol:. I can handle soreness, but this is painful. I am three and a half weeks into routine.

As said abve, it is probably just soreness caused by a new routine. Follow the advice of a low intensity warm down and maybe some light stretching.

OK I will try to do some walking, and then do LISS, but as I've said-my thighs are destroyed :lol:. I can handle soreness, but this is painful. I am three and a half weeks into routine.

the soreness is caused by lactic acid buildup... do your cardio, it'll break up and get ride of some if not all of the buildup and you won't be nearly as sore... trust me... it works :tucool:

I've found that when I've been really sore, the idea of going for a run or doing cardio is painful just to conceptualize, but when I actually do it, I'm totally fine...until I stop :lol:

In truth, I think it actually reduces the overall time that my legs are sore, as Chameleon pointed out.

the soreness is caused by lactic acid buildup... do your cardio, it'll break up and get ride of some if not all of the buildup and you won't be nearly as sore... trust me... it works :tucool:
While it's true that low intensity cardio helps alleviate DOMS, lactic acid is not the cause of DOMS. It's been scientifically shown to disperse quickly after exercise -- well before DOMS sets in. The physiological cause for DOMS is not known, but lactic acid has been eliminated as a possibility.

"Feeling the burn" during exercise is related to a build-up of lactate and other metabolites and increased acidity in the muscles involved though.

I've found that when I've been really sore, the idea of going for a run or doing cardio is painful just to conceptualize, but when I actually do it, I'm totally fine...until I stop :lol:

In truth, I think it actually reduces the overall time that my legs are sore, as Chameleon pointed out.

SO true...:). With soreness I have, cardio sounded like science fiction. But, as much as I felt like not doing it, I hopped on bike, and did a 30 min LISS (instead of usual 45)-I can barely feel the soreness now :jumping:!

I'm damn glad I didn't miss the cardio because the way my thighs felt before it, I ain't sure would I do it tommorow or the day after tommorow. I'd say I am back in shape now...but will the soreness continue for a few more days, and will doing this cardio have painful consequences tommorow?

How often are you training legs? Are you staying consistent with your excercise selection?

I find that my DOMS gets noticeably worse if the affected muscle hasn't been moved for a while - like during sleep, or if I'm sitting at my computer for a few hours doing JAVA programming or something.

So, move around. Depending on your routine, muscle type, etc., DOMS usually is at its worst 2 days post training. But be happy, it's a sign of progress! Very rarely, I'll get little to no DOMS, and sure enough, it's usually after a workout that I had to half-ass for some reason, or a day when I was a little "off"...