Preventing DOMS when returning from a break in lifting.

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I have had to take a break from lifting for various reasons, and now that I am planning to get back started how can I prevent DOMS ?

Every time in the past that I have taken a break longer than 2 weeks I get really bad DOMS in my legs. Not always consistent, sometimes quads, sometimes hamstrings, and sometimes glutes. Rarely do I get any uper-body DOMS.

I am not doing any high reps. 5x5 or 3x5.

Last time I squatted was 115 KG, and that was about a month ago. My BW is around 100KG, but haven’t weighted myself in a while.

Thanks for your time.

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In addition to keeping the volume down, I suppose you could start REALLY LIGHT. But I think that just makes it take longer to get back to normal training.

I’d just keep the volume down and deal with whatever DOMS you get for a session or two.

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Thanks, so I’ll try to do less sets and try to keep my progression normal.