Leg day is, without a doubt, the most challenging workout of the week. And those of us who endure leg training have a strange relationship with pain.

We persevere through the immediate discomfort of being under a heavy squat bar. Some of us even enjoy the rush of the quad and glute pump.

But make no mistake, none of us like the agony that follows a day or two after leg day! So this article celebrates the ups and downs of leg day, and I’m sure you will relate!

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2. When You Hit a Squat PR

Leg day can make you feel like you were in a car crash even when nothing is actually wrong with you.

3. Waddling vs Walking

You know you had a successful leg day when you’re doing the penguin waddle the next day or two!

4. Like A Newborn Zebra

Sometimes your legs feel like jello after a hard leg session. It’s almost like learning to walk all over again.

5. Bros To the Rescue

It’s always good to have gym partners who know you’re not overreacting when you’re in agony after leg day.

6. On Your Deathbed

This orangutan looks like he can’t even get out of bed after his leg day. Hopefully, that oxygen brings him back to life.

7. Just Going to Chill Here

Everyone knows the feeling when you just want to lay on the floor for a while after a few heavy sets of squats.

8. When Your Legs Forget How to Work

This image of a wiener dog trying to tackle stairs is totally relatable about 48 hours after a brutal leg workout.

9. Missed A Few Leg Days

We all know someone who looks just like this muscle-bound dog that missed his last few leg days.

10. Skipping Leg Day Altogether

I’m not even sure what this little critter is, but he’s definitely the embodiment of skipping leg day altogether.

12. Remembers Beer

I would honestly not be surprised if this guy could curl more than he can squat. Must be from all those 40oz curls. 😏

13. Let Them Disappear

You know what they say, “ignorance is bliss.” If you just wear pants 24/7, you don’t have to worry about leg day.

14. You’ve Been Warned

Not even an upper body as big as John Cena’s can pull off a pair of dainty legs.

15. Leg Day Skipped

Now I’ll grant you that it’s not easy to build big legs if you’re tall. But this guy’s arms are almost as big as his legs. And the girl he’s posing with has him beat by a mile in the leg department.

16. Don’t Be That Dude

SpongeBob seems to be able to get jacked at will in some episodes. But his legs always remain just as they are when he’s scrawny.

17. Is That Like a Holiday Or Something?

This hulk costume is incomplete without huge legs. Just like your physique is incomplete if you don’t train your legs.

18. Not So Superman

Maybe it’s toys like this that lead some people to believe your legs are not as important as your upper body. 🤷🏻‍♂️

19. Truck Equivalent of Chicken Legs

Skipping leg day is the equivalent of jacking up your truck while riding around on go-cart tires. It’s not functional, and you look ridiculous!

20. C’mon X-Man

There’s no doubt that Hugh Jackman got ripped for his Wolverine role. But apparently, this X-man doesn’t need strong legs.

22. Cardio? No Thanks

If you ever run on a treadmill after leg day, you might end up sliding off the back like Cleveland here.

23. Carry Me Home

Either this guy hit legs too hard yesterday, or this is what leg day looks like in CrossFit. 🤔

24. Leg Day Parking 

I’m not about to take a spot from anyone with a real handicap, but I could sure use this after leg day.

25. Walk The Line

Leg day is responsible for 9 out of 10 false-positive field sobriety tests. I’d honestly rather do the breathalyzer test in that situation.

26. Just A Little Lower

If you think this would be a handy device to have around the house, then you’ve had your share of tough leg sessions.

27. During vs. After Leg Day

When your legs write checks your body can’t cash. We’ve all gotten a little carried away on leg day only to regret it two days later.

28. Watch For Pedestrians

Never jump to conclusions about a person crawling down the street. They might just be recovering from leg day.

29. Throw Me a Spear

Just a typical morning after a quad-focused leg day.

30. Drop Something?

You have two options if you drop something on the floor after leg day. Squat/fall down to pick it up or leave it there forever.

31. Leg Day Selfie

There should be no cute booty pump selfies if you did leg day right.

32. AT-AT Walker Down

After leg day, you can’t even be bothered to participate in an interstellar battle.

33. Walking The Dog

Sometimes you gotta get creative to fulfill your responsibilities after leg day.

34. Toilet Troubles

It’s true; using the toilet after leg day isn’t simply sitting down. Instead, it’s more like a total body lowering operation involving any sturdy object you can grab onto.

35. On The Floor… Dying

Tina pretty much sums up post leg day feelings – “if you need me I’ll be down here on the floor… dying.”

37. I Got That Goin For Me

When the highlight of your day is that you’re training legs, you’re officially obsessed with the gym… which is nice.

38. Peg Day

This guy loves leg day so much that he turned his peg leg into a tree trunk. 🌱🌳

39. My Favorite

I thought smiling was his favorite, but I could see Elf liking leg day too since his pre-workout meal consists of spaghetti and sprinkles.

40. Out of My Way

Richard Simmons is another guy with more than enough energy to burn on leg day.

41. Ready to Get Hurt

I think Michael Scott better describes how most of us feel about leg day. We might not like it, but we’re ready to get hurt again.

42. Skips Torso Day

This guy doesn’t need to be reminded not to skip leg day. But he’d better ride that bike to the nearest gym and start training upper body!

43. Wedding/Leg Day

They say, “a couple that trains together stays together.” Although in this case, the bride is only adding resistance.

45. Stair Lift

It seems like all the gadgets designed for old or injured people would be perfectly suited for life after leg day.

46. Nope.

Luckily the bottom step broke his fall.

47. Not Having It

This little girl wears her heart on her sleeve, and we can all relate to this feeling after leg day.

48. Sucking It Up

Sometimes you just gotta suck it up and crawl your sore ass up those stairs.

50. Can You Die From Leg Day?

While this query may seem a bit dramatic, 30 people type this into Google every month, according to search volume data. 😂

51. Stuck on the Throne

Even the “King of the Hill” can get stuck on his throne after leg day.

52. Getting In the Car

This is why you don’t want to take a sports car to the gym on leg day. It’s much easier to climb up into a truck than squat down into a low car!

53. My Fingers Hurt

I love this scene in Happy Gilmore when Ben Stiller tells an old lady that she’s just pulled landscaping duty because her fingers hurt. 😂 But if your shoulders are sore, that seems like a good reason to train legs!

54. Any Excuse to Skip Leg Day

Sometimes sawing off your legs seems like a realistic alternative to training legs again.

55. Bruised & Bloodied

All you can do after leg day is put on a brave face and hobble to the couch.

56. Post Leg Day Feels

SpongeBob looks how we all feel after a hard leg workout, like you aged 20 years in 1 hour.

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