More damage than good?
I've been very good with getting my lifting in three times a week, but have a slight curiousity about my "off" days. On some of the days proceeding the days I lift, I have to go and ride (horses... ladies!!). Part of it is pleasure, but the other part is that it's a section in my equine exercise physiology and I need to be up applying programs, taking serum samples, muscle biopsies etc. and testing for results. My upper body and core don't feel it too much, but my legs (specifically in my hamstrings and adductors) definitely feel tighter and more fatigued while riding. Today I dropped my stirrups to work my legs a bit more and after a short bit I realized that Alwyn's program is kicking my ass lol. Deadlifts make sitting trot much more difficult the day after!
Which is why I'm curious if riding and using my legs like that after a lifting day may be detrimental to results in this program? Do you think it would hinder the muscle healing? Any advice (aside from don't ride)?
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