What should I take to help with muscles in the legs due to running and bending??
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you can't really take anything, other than maybe an aspirin if the pain gets too much. Just try stretching more before and after you play. The pain will usually go away in a few days.
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lift weights definatly and run alot drink alot of water and do yoga (it works to help strengthen ur balance and core muscles) practice balancing on a straight line (or beam even tho u don't use the beam) by staring or closing ur eyes and lift on leg up in coupe then to the side straight out and hold it, do handstands and pop off of ur shoulders to help in vault and do chair dips to tone ur muscles to v-ups and straddle-ups push ups and leg lifts witll work too, it also helps to just stand there practicng having tight legs and arms and abs. point toes in hollowbodies and swimmers oh yeah and swimming will help
997907
Running or any other form of cardio, Leg Presses or Squats all of these are great for trimming down those thighs and toning the rest of your legs and buttocks. A combination of these would be best
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Rest.\n\nI wouldn't do anything more than warm-up and stretch out. Get rid of all your tiredness and soreness. It's too late now to get in any better shape, so just get rested.\n\nWhen the gun goes off, you should have so much energy that you have to hold back to keep from going out to fast.\n\nNote: This is based on marathon experience. Half ironman is probably more or less equivalent.
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Run more and stretch in the morning. Also try eating better so not as much fat can reach your legs.
567441
strengthen your leg and arm muscles.
343277
I am on a track team, here is what I advise you to do. I don't know what kind of build you have, height, etc, so this is perhaps a generalization. I would for starters, try building strength in your legs. Do what are called Stassi Squats, which is keeping your feet spread and parallel, bending down at a 90 degree angle, and with your back as straight as you can make it. Hold this for a minute. Repeat 4 more times. You should also try 20x100 meters as hard as you can. By the way, 52 is a good time, a very good time. You should strive for better, always, but on the way be proud of yourself for being able to run that. I'm a distance runner and I wish I could do that.
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make sure your are properly hydrated.\n\nSometimes extra potassium can help (bananas).\n\nDepending on which leg muscle it is, would determine what kind of stretch.
311115
Stretch, do alot of stretching, run for a while or do something that gets your muscles warmed up, after that stretch them for about 30 seconds, do this everyday if you got only 2 weeks left.
383950
What you need to do is stretch before you do jogging or running.  This will help prevent you from having the front of your shins hurting as much.  \n\nYou don't need to see your doctor, as you get more experienced with jogging or running, and if you stretch beforehand, you'll notice it doesn't happen as much after that.
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warming up exercises, a little jogging and walking..just to strengthen ur leg muscles again..\nthis would surely help.\nage is no barrier for what the heart truly wants..good luck,
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I have had the same problem. The best way is to drink water, don't run for about two or three weeks and make sure you drink a lot or eat a lot of protein to help your body recover.  Also get running shoes, I haven't done that yet, but everyone says running shoes will help prevent that from happening in the future.
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for running\ncalve, hamstring, quad, shin muscle
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I myself run everyday since I've started the running routine. At first it was tedious and hard, but you never give up on a single day to run. You gradually increase your mileage as you train your endurance. It gets easier the more you run. The end result is going to be rewarding. Make sure you engage in some weight training to tone your upper body and other areas that running cannot benefit from. Be committed!\n\nP.S. It's perfectly OK to take a day off if you feel any unbearable sore in your legs. I recommend taking a supplement called L-Glutamine as part of your running. Several studies have shown that glutamine supplementation can minimize the breakdown of muscle tissue and improve protein metabolism. It also speeds up your recovery time.
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You have to stretch for 10 minutes EVERY MORNING AND EVERY NIGHT for a month or more depending on your muscles.  The runners stretch, where you have one leg at a 90 degree angle and the other one stretched out straight behind you  and hold.  Then, lower your bent leg to be straight and SUPPORT yourself with your hands.  You should be in a straight forward split.  Lower yourself to comfortability and stay there for about 10-15 seconds.  Do the other leg.  Do other stretches too for your legs, make sure to get all them.
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well, there's 2 ways.\n\n1) u could keep running and keep using your maximum amount of energy to keep running for as long and as fast as possible. only stop if u really cannot continue running. don't sit after u stop but stand. this is cause your blood circulation is quite pressurize and if u sit, u may not be able to move for a while. while u stand, take in as much air as possible. once u can continue running, do so (u don't have to completely recover your stamina to continue. if u feel u can, go ahead). do the same activity like above, but, combine running with one leg hop, jump as high as possible on one leg, squat, and frog jump. remember, to extract the best from these exercise, u need to maintain a straight body posture. for example, when u r doing squat, only your legs bend. your upperbody do not move and always keep it as straight as possible. do as many times as u can these exercise during running. it means that once u run just say, 100metres then u do squat 100times and for the next 100 metres, u do another exercise. it will surely help. these exercise focused most on your leg power. this is to increase your leg strenght as u need a strong leg for running.good luck.\n\n2) this is something i am capable to do. as well as above. so, i know it'll work. now, this part a bit dificult. u need to train your body to regain stamina as fast as possible. other words, if u r only capable to run for 4 minutes, then u stop. u can regain stamina in just about 1 minute time. it is a difficult process. i am not too sure of how to do this, but i somehow manage to obtain this ability. well, i think that u do the series of exercise mentioned above. but, when u stop to take your breath, make that rest time as short as possible. try to make it shorter and shorter by days go by. u need to work hard for u need these abilities by your dateline.and for that, i wish u all the best!\n\nGOOD LUCK IN YOUR TRAINING!!
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rest, since track started a few days ago I would rest up a bit. If you run daily your legs will always hurt because they are not getting rested. run for 2 days, take a day off....it will keep you in good shape but not completely wear you out.\nThe 400 is good but its over way too quick, much better at 800, if you have good stamana it'll help pass lots of people in the 2nd half of the race (ask you coach for some streches or look them up on the net, too hard to explain here)