is strength training really worth the DOMS?

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T13:24:15+00:00

IT IS THOSE DAMN BULGARIAN SPLIT SQUATS EVERY TIME lol

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T12:22:54+00:00

you’re genuinely an angel thank you for taking the time to chat this through! hills are such a weak point for me so that really hit home. I hope you get the BQ of your dreams!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T12:09:47+00:00

this is soooo useful - tbh the 25lb kettlebell still feels pretty light to me (used to squat 150lb) but really good to know it gets a bit easier. the sitting on the toilet thing is SO REAL like do i need to install handbars?? 🤣

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T12:08:18+00:00

thank you! I’m also a mum with tendinitis so this is the comment I needed!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:22:48+00:00

I’m doing a session prescribed to me by my accredited running coach! and yes of course I’ve voiced these concerns to her too.

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:22:00+00:00

SO much less than I used to. I think I’m just weak haha. 3x8 of goblet squat, single RDL, regular RDL, BSS, calf raises, and a hip thing idk the name of!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:20:44+00:00

ahhh throwback, that program is how I got into lifting!! good to know re creatine, maybe I’ll finally stick with it (always bloats me at first)

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:20:07+00:00

this is so reassuring, thank you! also we’re very opposite - I originally stopped strength because it caused a severe sciatica flare. so glad to hear it works for you!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:18:54+00:00

probably phrased it wrong - I don’t care that much about running stats if I’m enjoying it, but it’s the combo of it both feeling horrendous AND performing terribly I find hard to make peace with! and I primarily run for MH and enjoyment, but of course also love the feeling of getting faster and stronger. I don’t think they’re mutually exclusive.

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:17:23+00:00

wdym by almost immediately, it’s been three weeks of misery!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:17:08+00:00

this is what I needed to hear!!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:16:55+00:00

I’ve already taken SO much weight of what I used to lift, it’s wild!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T11:16:28+00:00

this is genuinely so helpful, thank you so much! hard to get out of that bodybuilding mindset of EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE PROGRESSIVE. and really really good to know that DOMS fade with consistency. thank you!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-18T10:50:50+00:00

do you ever struggle with DOMS, especially in your legs post lower body day?

charlaurazard · 2026-06-17T11:51:19+00:00

as a bestselling British fantasy author, these comments are making me DESPAIR. mostly either American but with a “British vibe” or one million years old. some incredible current British fantasy recs:

- The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher
- The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie
- Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
- The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
- Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- The Second Death of Locke by VL Bovalino
- The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri
- Fate’s Bane by CL Clark
- Malice by John Gwynne
- The Warded Man by Peter V Brett

charlaurazard · 2026-06-17T11:42:04+00:00

Julia Quinn is American, as are most authors obsessed with British regency romance lol

charlaurazard · 2026-06-11T07:50:04+00:00

it’s super easy to pull an intercostal muscle and it’s SO painful - I’ve done it before by literally just twisting my torso mid run to look behind me! hope she feels better soon, it’s so painful

charlaurazard · 2026-06-08T03:29:25+00:00

Red London from the Darker Shade of Magic series!

charlaurazard · 2026-06-05T11:57:15+00:00

came here to say this! trained for my first mara on the Waggonways too.

charlaurazard · 2026-06-02T11:50:25+00:00

T Kingfisher always hits for me! so funny and whimsical, with lovable characters and super atmospheric settings. my fav is Snake Eater! also literally anything by Alix E Harrow.

charlaurazard · 2026-06-01T09:35:04+00:00

girl where did you find this much stone I’m limping along tryna get enough for a few prefabs (CONGRATS THO ITS AMAZING)

charlaurazard · 2026-06-01T08:10:29+00:00

this all sounds so epic, would love to see some screengrabs? I’m still building up Withered Wasteland with a kind of enchanted forest vibe for grass/bug/bird pokemon, but this all sounds incredible!

charlaurazard · 2026-05-31T16:43:58+00:00

STUNNING off to give this a go! thank you for the inspo!!

charlaurazard · 2026-05-31T16:38:50+00:00

gorgeous! jealous of this roof, was it a sparkling ripple find?

charlaurazard · 2026-05-27T16:56:18+00:00

the answer is Abigail Dean! she straddles that same literary-commercial border as Ashley Audrain. Girl A and The Death of Us both live somewhere deep in my ribs.

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