Yay for being able to do again in spring what you love : cycle & run!
As for the DOMS. It's still a new territory for me, as I never used to get any in my endurance days nor in the low-carb days.. but now, it can sometimes ruin my next workout. I'm not as tough as you so thats why my current routine needs to be changed.
Anyway, to explain things, I've always loved loved doing a full body workout matrix with alternating rep ranges.. originally it started like this:
legs heavy (5x5) - chest medium (3x8)- back light (2x15)
chest heavy (5x5)- back medium (3x8) - legs light (2x15)-
back heavy (5x5) - legs medium (3x8)- chest light (2x15)
The idea was that if you trained a body part heavily with 5x5 , you'd do well to train them lightly in the next WO to keep the blood flowing & diminish DOMS.
Now I'm sometimes wondering if it would be better to follow up a heavy-ish workout immediately with a light set in the same workout and then leave it alone the next time.. or just split it up: only 1 light set in the same workout and then another light set in the next one.
Your thoughts are appreciated!
My prediction is that your last workout helped with DOMS and isn't making it worse.
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