And noticed that during exercises like Side Leg Lifts, Side Lying Up & Overs and Side Plank Jacks my butt and outside thigh muscles start to cramp up really badly to a point where it's not a good muscle burn anymore but just painful. I don't get that when I'm doing other exercises like clam shells, bridges or reclined leg raises, neither when doing HIIT or strength training with weights. With those exercises I just get tired muscles and that "good" kind of burn.
So I was wondering if maybe I'm doing those side leg raises just wrong? Or are they supposed to target smaller muscles that I might not have trained well so far and hence the cramps? Anyone experience the same thing maybe? What helped you overcome this?
tired muscles vs muscle cramps during pilates?
Hi, Blenders!
Today I did this great video with Kelli: https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos/butt-and-thigh-pilates-workout-with-ascending-reps-glute-activation-and-burnout
And noticed that during exercises like Side Leg Lifts, Side Lying Up & Overs and Side Plank Jacks my butt and outside thigh muscles start to cramp up really badly to a point where it's not a good muscle burn anymore but just painful. I don't get that when I'm doing other exercises like clam shells, bridges or reclined leg raises, neither when doing HIIT or strength training with weights. With those exercises I just get tired muscles and that "good" kind of burn.
So I was wondering if maybe I'm doing those side leg raises just wrong? Or are they supposed to target smaller muscles that I might not have trained well so far and hence the cramps? Anyone experience the same thing maybe? What helped you overcome this?
Thanks! :D