Why does leg day hurt so much in comparison to working out your arms?

[BeeNee]

As I'm typing this right now, the mere thought of crossing my legs makes me want to scream and I woke up this morning and nearly crumpled to the ground like a new born birthed giraffe. My arms on occasion hurt from doing my arm circuit, but the turn around time is not nearly as long or as painful as leg day. Why is this?

[acaruthers28]

Most likely because you use your legs to walk around everywhere, more stress on them. If you want the pain to go away faster, do some legs stretches after the workout and then ice that night. Stretching is a huge key to remove soreness and it obviously makes you more flexible, which will also help you workout better by getting better motions on the excersise.

[ATPPC]

Once your fitness improves the suffering will stop. First time I did a legit run I seriously couldn't get out of bed the next day. Now my legs never really get sore.

[Flex4Ever]

It's a large muscle group compared to your arms, you're more likely to hammer them through and they take longer to heal.

[Anonymous]

You must learn from your body's pain and skip leg day. You'll feel way better. Here's a video to help you skip leg day

https://youtu.be/BS-oRydlnCE

[RachelBrigs]

You use your legs more than your arms

[apple24]

Because your body!!!