Why does training legs seem to be much more painful than other muscle groups

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Why does training legs seem to be much more painful than other muscle groups

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With legs, generally you’re doing a lot of compound movements such as squats, deadlifts, press, extensions, etc.

You’re also training pretty large muscle groups compared to parts of your upper body in was that aren’t as “natural” of movements you do on a daily basis and even less so under the strain of weight.

As a byproduct, a lot of these muscles and tendons are “underworked” in the ways you use them that they’re used more, but mostly for walking, standing up, or bending down most of the time whereas your arms and upper body are naturally more accustomed to the compound movements on a regular basis in addition to being smaller muscle groups that soreness is very small and targeted.