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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Been cycling away for a bit (like in every day) and was surprised to see many responses and new folks post too, keep them coming! More eyes on this may eventually turn into a lead. Personally I've been blow up free for over 6 months, and only because I just don't take rest breaks anymore...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    It probably is related to the intensity, and being able to push oneself for so long. I used to like getting right to the point of vomitting and then scale it back. Just doesn't happen to everyone, my wife was always training for triathlons and never ever would even have a hint of this...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    I've noticed the only way to keep the blow ups away is to do some daily cycling. (around 15 minutes is the sweet spot) And missing a day or two once in a while is ok. If I'm on vacation, keeping active by walking, hiking stairs, or jogging does not do the trick, it can make it worse when you...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    OK good to know, didn't even see cycling mentioned previously and I thought uh-oh, how can someone else be going through this and not even be bike riding? So last week I experimented and deliberately did not exercise/cycle, except for one 10 minute bike loop per day. (1.3 miles, moderate hills...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Hi ND, are you saying you don't even cycle? Just curious! Don't stress to much, even with travel you can always find a little time for physical activity every day. That way when you are on the starting line you don't even have to think about it, but I realize easier said than done.
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    I looked it up but MTHFR had so much else going on it was hard to make the connection. Interesting take for sure though, thanks for bringing another perspective. One thing I have learned though with this condition is that once you figure you have a handle on it, you really don't. So best to...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Hey Nougat, welcome aboard! We are all still trying to figure out what H happened, and can remember the first time experiencing this while on a vacation was unsettling. Isn't it nice how becoming fit may lead to nasty side effects? Glad to know your weight lifting is pretty thorough and...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Brutal episode! When the quads get fully engulfed it is basically game over. The tests, doctors, physical therapy, and hospitals all add to the frustration. But yeah, don't give up. I can only imagine how many people out there with the same affliction, the not knowing combined with not...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    It has before lingered that long with an especially brutal episode. 10 stitches and a broken rib, a couple days later just hiking around the flats with the dog and almost got stuck out there because couldn't stretch properly. Could only take 10 steps and would have to rest a couple minutes, a...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Welcome aboard! Getting rubbed down with cannabis infused lotions help me a lot and it can take a week plus to be able to start doing things again with confidence. Of course the upward facing dog pose can stop repeat symptoms as they begin. But once the pain really sets in nothing can be done...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Checked out the link and had to use ai again to summarize and dumb it down for me. And interesting feedback, you are certainly enlisting the help of professionals to get some answers along with some decent hunches. Felt bad for a guy years back who did the muscle biopsy and was told nothing...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Had a little time today so I spoon-fed all 19 pages to ChatGPT (artificial intelligence) on the hopes what we've all gone through was already diagnosed elsewhere on the web. Hope no one takes offense, I think AI can be helpful with mysteries and especially when medical professionals just don't...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    Happy Holidays to all, and keep those legs spinning. Looking forward to a cure in 2025, figure we got to be close!
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    You got that right! When I sought medical help most doctors can't even follow my story. I'm actually grateful this syndrome comes and goes. Imagine what it would be like to have it the majority of the time. The feeling of being disabled is brutal. I too noticed it come on like crazy one...
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    Extreme quadriceps starting pain after 3-4 rest days

    I really like hearing everyone's experience with this condition. Makes me feel better about it, and, in the initial phases I thought it was so serious that I had something major medically going on and that the end could be near. But make no mistakes about it, I think it can be seriously...