My inner thighs hurting really bad after exercise is this normal?

[Anonymous]

I worked out my inner thighs on the adductor machine first time i used it in about 2 years. Now im so sore that i can barely walk and when im laying in bed if i move it hurts really bad. Most of the pain is from my left inner thigh. Is it normal for me to be this sore its been 3 days now? I put ice on it and it helps for a little bit. Any suggestions?

[sean1234]

Like that guy says on that Superman movie. No pain no gain, LOL!!! You are always going to be sore for days, that's just how it is when you haven't worked out for a while. I personally try not to go to fast and start doing to much weight and to many reps.

I once was doing squats and haven't done them for years, so since I have strong legs, I figured I would do 135LBS, you know, 2-45LB plates on each side. I think I did a set of 30 or perhaps 3 sets of 10, I can't quite remember, I did full squats though. Anyways I was so sore, that a hour or so later, I couldn't even walk. I was crawling on the floor, seriously. The next day or so when I was at work, the boss wanted me to follow him and I was going to slow. I told him I could barely walk because... I could barely walk, LOL!!! It was a week or 2 before I returned normal.

[Rail2k]

You just worked it too hard after you've never done it before. Remember to do stretches (before and after) and don't just do a lot of exercise on your first go just because you can. It'll probably get better, I had something like this happen and it took a lot longer than 3 days to finally feel better.

[Rail2k]

Forgot to mention that you should be taking an easy until it heals, otherwise you're going to do even more damage.

[sweatgirl]

take some extra strength tylonal to help ease the pain quicker. Use the RICE method with is R-Rest I- Ice C-compress so compress the ice on it, but wrap it in a small towel and don't put it directly on the skin that is a very bad idea I can't say that again. E is elevate. Elevate your leg on a stool or chair for about ten minuets without ice and then reapply the ice and repeat two times each. if it doesn't get better in the next day or two I would see a sports medicine doctor. if it hurts on the scale of 1-10 at a level of anything above 7 or higher don't stretch until it gets to about a level 3 because that could make it worse. good luck