If your starting with yeti legs then either the electric trimmer to get rid of the forest then razor, alternatively uses short back and forth strokes (not side to side Ouch!!) Pulling the razor towards you makes the cut (obviously) but pushing it away again whilst still on the skin frees the blade of the cut long hairs. Just be careful to not spend too long on one spot or press too hard, it may take a couple of shaves to get everything because unless you are very flexible, even with a mirror you will probably miss something and to minimise the razor burn you don't want to keep going over the same area in order to catch that last hair which may only be attached by soap and water by this stage anyway. Next time once its all gone do whatever works best for you, I tend to use long strokes up my leg, ankle to knee or knee to the top, but you need to feel which way the hair is growing in and cut against the grain for best results, or with the grain if your suffering razor bumps. An electric shaver may also be kinder on the burn if you are suffering but probably wont give as good a result as a wet blade
As for lubricant, Hair conditioner. Its amazingly slick and helps soften the hair for the cut as well. Just try it and see for yourself.
As for afterwards, moisturiser is nice and can help with the burn, but for a good while be prepared for the pimples, One thing I found when I had periods of not shaving (vacations and summer) was after each rest and grow out period the razor burn was not as bad when I shaved again. It tended to be constant or only slight improvement all the time I was shaving but significantly better returning to shaving after a 10 week rest.
