booty hurting from squats and dls

[airen123]

After a few days off, I lifted as normal Wednesday and now my bottom is really hurting today more so than usual:ambivalence:...what do you guys do to remedy this? Icy Hot?

[Morrigainz]

MOAR squats and DLs!

Actually though I don't really know good luck and I hope you feel better soon!

[TinkG6]

I hear ya.... I had a heavy squat day yesterday coming off 2 weeks of no working out due to an arm injury/vacation. I did Zumba for the first time Weds night and then heavy squat day yesterday in training. My booty is ok but my calves are on fire.

If it were me (I hate the smell of icy hot), I'd sit on a heating pad on and off all day. But I don't know if that is actually the right thing to do.

Hope you feel better!!!!

[Bean]

Try rolling - if you have a rolling pin, use that, it works.

Also - hot bath with epsom salts.

And, as Mir says, MOAR lifting. It actually does make you feel better because it forces the blood into the muscles.

Good news though - it goes away on its own after a few days.

[sylph]

MOAR lifting of the light variety, though. Don't go off busting out 1RMs while you're sore.

Alternatively, a little cardio helps (biking seems to do the best for me).

[bigm141414]

Foam rolling right after a heavy lifting day is what I would prescribe. Hit the glutes hard with the roller and you'll feel better. Did you stretch out afterwards?

[airen123]

Did you stretch out afterwards?

no...

I will from now on.

Thanks for the replies...at work with no heating pad, so that's out... going to do body squats in my cube at various intervals and iron out the kinks with a little interval elliptical at lunch.

[bigm141414]

no...

I will from now on.

Tsk tsk. You've learned a valuable lesson

[Damy]

A massage. Preferably from me.

[Elastigirl]

I've been doing kettlebell swings and yesterday had the sore butt muscles to confirm I did them right. Going for a walk was what seemed to help the most.

[Hermione Gainser]

Lesson learned, indeed! Ouch. Take a walk at work, too. Easy walk, nothing crazy. Then try to stretch it out a bit once your blood is flowing.

[morethanjustamom]

Warm bath, ibuprofen, glass of wine, and yes, moar squats and DLs.

[Jcannon98188]

A massage. Preferably from me.

[Hermione Gainser]

A massage. Preferably from me.

such a generous guy hahaha

[Kewilson]

Foam rolling helps me after heavy squat/deadlifts.

[Guest Snake McClain]

i thought this just meant you're doing them right.

[airen123]

i thought this just meant you're doing them right.

I'm usually always sore after I lift-this one is actually kind of painful. Painful to sit. It's getting better over the day though, with some low intensity elliptical at lunch, body squats in my cube, and some stretching.

Warm bath, ibuprofen, glass of wine, and yes, moar squats and DLs.

The wine I will be having!

[nightlight]

nthing foam rolling!

[Pat G]

As well as the foam roller, get a tennis/lacrosse ball into the belly of the muscle while you're sitting down, and roll around.

Edit: or an elbow from somebody willing.

[concretecavewoman]

Walking + foam rolling. Not at the same time.

[Leimanu]

I like doing an ice/heat contrast. It'd be kinda hard to do this on the bum but I use it on other parts like quads, calves, and forearms - I'm a massage therapist and those forearms get tired

Start and end on cold. Use ice and rub it on the sore area. Use a towel or something so the rubbing hand can hold the ice, and move the ice the hold time so you won't get frostbite. Rub until it gets numb. You'll go through the sensations of cold, pain, maybe even heat, and then numb. The area will get red. It takes a couple minutes the first time.

When numb, add a little heat or massage it a little to get blood in. This goes on about 3-5 min.

Then ice. It'll take a little less time to get a numb sensation than the first time.

Heat/massage.

Finish on ice.

Lovely