Quads always tired

From your post it's way too hard to tell why your quads would be constantly tired. Truth is, it could be any number of things. Icing, stretching and recovery runs are all good ideas. Also, I don't want to scare you, but don't rule out the idea that your quad might not even be your problem. You could be compensating for some other weak muscle by overworking your quad. Being that I dont know you, what type of mileage you are doing, or how hard you are working out, I am going way out on the limb here and saying that it's probably just fatigued from being over worked. Take a couple easy days, ice, stretch, and you should be fine.

One more thing, try doing some light strenghting exercises. Don't just do quad exercises though, work your entire core. You know, lunges and shit, abs, lower back, all that crap runners hate to do.

thanks, anything else?

Iron?

He gave you a pretty broad answer, but you don't have a lot of info to go on. I would second his recommendation of trying weights to strengthen your core. I began core workouts at the beginning of this year, and my times dropped like crazy over the summer. If this is a problem that is ultimately going to keep you from your best your senior year, then see a therapist or someone who knows what he's talking about.

I will be running 50-55 mpw this season, 30-40 last year.

Try the Dyestat message board. You will find the cure for all that ails you there.

my iron was 24 a week ago

I would say ice, ice, ice baths are important

thanks

Given the nature of this board I'd ask you to consider how much time you spend in front of a computer screen. I know athletes who have suffered badly from getting hooked to games, message boards and even porn sites. Their legs are constantly tired and listless and usually painful. It seems to be something to do with lack of general movement therefore little blood flow and lack of recovery.

So, if that is you, then you know what to do.

I assume you mean your ferritin was 24? What about hemoglobin -- that's what will tell you if you need iron. Without something to compare with (earlier in the year reading) the ferrtin is not too useful

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Given the nature of this board I'd ask you to consider how much time you spend in front of a computer screen. I know athletes who have suffered badly from getting hooked to games, message boards and even porn sites. Their legs are constantly tired and listless and usually painful. It seems to be something to do with lack of general movement therefore little blood flow and lack of recovery.

This may seem like a joke response, but probably isn't. How's your sleep these days? If you're trading an hour of sleep for an hour in front of the computer, you're hurting your recovery significantly.

A solid majority of runners would improve significantly by averaging one more hour of sleep per night.

As you correcty noted, this wasn't a joke response. It is becoming a serious issue. So much so that professional sports are begining to try and ban laptops in rooms at night as some players are getting addicted to gambling or porn. Live webcams and social networking sites have accentuated the problem.

Its possible that your glutes r not firing properly and your quads r compensating for this. Check the glutes on the same side as yr affected quads;are u able to contract them on their own, and is the contraction on that bad side equal to that of your other side? If the ans is no, then u need to do exercises to re-engage your gluteus muscles again.