Hi, all!
I did a 20 min. Yoga/Pilates tape on Wed. night, then did Jazzercise for an hour on Thursday. That, combined with my regular 1/2 hour on the elliptical on Wed and Fri mornings, and my rectis femoris (according to the online locator I found) muscles are KILLING me! They ache really strongly, even though it's been two days since I really worked them hard.
So, two questions:
How can I gently stretch these muscles? I've tried lunges and a variety of stretches, but can't reach them except for the same exercises I was doing, which hurt! (walking forward and back while squatting and joint leg lifts) Any ideas?
How long should I wait between workouts for my new muscles to build and for the lactic acid buildup (that's what causes the aching, right?) to go down? I don't want to injure myself, but I also don't want to wait any longer than I have to.
Does anyone have a good website or book that I can check out to help me understand the whole muscle thing? Thank you!