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Originally Posted by Taekwondo Guy
if you heard a tear, its not a sprain! Watch out for swelling and discolouration... if you cant put your weight on it, go to the docs
Taekwondo leaves my legs and hips stiff for what seems 24/7... martial arts places a huge strain on your body
leg days always kill me, due to my taekwondo i try and limit leg training as much as possible as i train 4 times a week TKD and 3-4 times in the gym.
If your stretching out post-leg workout then you can be making the micro tears in your muscles even worse.
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I agree with the this thread Jujitsugirl. If you felt it tear or heard it pop, seek medical advice from a sports medicine specialist. As for soreness, I am with TKD GUY. I am new to TKD and my hips, hip flexors, toes, glutes, calves, are always stiff. I think mostly because of the stretching and the new demands I have been placing on them. Now I do differ in the leg workouts. I am 44 so I train my legs on one day, by themselves, and it will be right before a 2 day lay off from any type of workout. I can not work legs on the same day I have TKD. I can not work legs the day before TKD! So I do not have many options. The last thing I want to do is fall over in class or rip something major. I have a Black Belt in R.I.C.E. with a stripe of Motrin!
