Help with Leg Routine

**Carlos_E** · 10-25-2002, 10:00 AM

My quad routine goes as follows:

Leg press
6 plates (each side) 15 reps
7 plates 12 reps
9 plates 10 reps
10 plates 8 reps
10 plates failure

Squats
2 plates (each side) 15 reps
2.25 plates 12 reps
2.25 plates 10 reps
3 plates 8 reps
3.25 plates 8 reps

Front squats
3 sets to failure, usually at least 2 - 2.25 plates

Then leg extensions
4-5 sets to failure

Right now I'm 5'.7", 168. I lost some weight

Here's my problem... I'm getting frustrated because I can see my strength gains in my legs cause I can leg press, squat and dead lift heavier weight. But I don't feel I'm building that much mass/width in my quads. I do my squats pretty deep. I drop my butt pass parallel and I do my front squats even deeper. Am I going too heavy? If I lighten the weight and go for higher reps is that better for building mass? Are hack squats better for building mass?

Suggestions?

**Carlos_E** · 10-27-2002, 03:57 AM

No suggestions?

**simson** · 11-01-2002, 10:53 AM

So you do leg press as main exercise in your workout and light sets(15 reps). Put squats first in your workout and do them heavy(6-8 reps).

It would look like this.

Squat:
15x1
12x1
and heavy
6-8x2 to failure.

Then add some isolating moves.

**Anchor** · 11-02-2002, 02:29 AM

Do i set of 20 reps....no 3/4 pretty boy squats either....your legs will grow like nothing else...add weight evry workout.
It works.

**brad fuel** · 11-02-2002, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by simson
So you do leg press as main exercise in your workout and light sets(15 reps). Put squats first in your workout and do them heavy(6-8 reps).

It would look like this.

Squat:
15x1
12x1
and heavy
6-8x2 to failure.

Then add some isolating moves.

How can you do squats to failure? That's like a death wish

**simson** · 11-03-2002, 09:58 AM

Dead wish!

Be dead or have great legs man! Have someone to spot you!

**freak of the week** · 11-03-2002, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by Carlos_E
My quad routine goes as follows:

Leg press
6 plates (each side) 15 reps
7 plates 12 reps
9 plates 10 reps
10 plates 8 reps
10 plates failure

Squats
2 plates (each side) 15 reps
2.25 plates 12 reps
2.25 plates 10 reps
3 plates 8 reps
3.25 plates 8 reps

Front squats
3 sets to failure, usually at least 2 - 2.25 plates

Then leg extensions
4-5 sets to failure

Right now I'm 5'.7", 168. I lost some weight Here's my problem... I'm getting frustrated because I can see my strength gains in my legs cause I can leg press, squat and dead lift heavier weight. But I don't feel I'm building that much mass/width in my quads. I do my squats pretty deep. I drop my butt pass parallel and I do my front squats even deeper. Am I going too heavy? If I lighten the weight and go for higher reps is that better for building mass? Are hack squats better for building mass?

Suggestions?

I would do squats first. Check your intensity. If your not intense with legs they won't grow. I hate to say this but the statement am I goin too heavy is herasy. Strenght builds size stated very simplicitly. I think it could be your intensity. Also check out the post "who wants quads". There is a decent workout there you may want to try.

**Carlos_E** · 11-03-2002, 04:43 PM

Originally posted by freak of the week

I would do squats first. Check your intensity. If your not intense with legs they won't grow. I hate to say this but the statement am I goin too heavy is herasy. Strenght builds size stated very simplicitly. I think it could be your intensity. Also check out the post "who wants quads". There is a decent workout there you may want to try.

I've already changed my leg routine and my legs have good size. My post was because they're not freakishly massively huge like I want them but I'll get them there.

**freak of the week** · 11-03-2002, 05:44 PM

I hear ya. I want some big time rims. . . .too freakish would be nice

**Jack87** · 11-03-2002, 06:00 PM

After years of thinking to get my legs to grow I had to go heavy every workout, I finally found out that by going lighter and making them burn I got better growth and hardness...

I would recommend doing squats first in your routine when you're fresh... I wouldn't go any lower then 12 reps on squats... 12-20 for leg presses... Extension I'd shoot for 15-20 reps...

I always did low rep sets with heavy weight in the 5-8 rep range and all I got was nagging injuries from heavy squats and leg presses... Still try and up your weight every workout, but keep it in the higher rep range and I bet you'll find your legs bigger and harder with more cuts after only 1 month...

**Carlos_E** · 11-03-2002, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by buff87
After years of thinking to get my legs to grow I had to go heavy every workout, I finally found out that by going lighter and making them burn I got better growth and hardness...

I would recommend doing squats first in your routine when you're fresh... I wouldn't go any lower then 12 reps on squats... 12-20 for leg presses... Extension I'd shoot for 15-20 reps...

I always did low rep sets with heavy weight in the 5-8 rep range and all I got was nagging injuries from heavy squats and leg presses... Still try and up your weight every workout, but keep it in the higher rep range and I bet you'll find your legs bigger and harder with more cuts after only 1 month...

I agree. I changed my leg workout, going a little lighter and for higher reps and I feel a bigger pump and they're actually sore longer. It could be my imagination but they seem fuller in just a few weeks. My plans is to alternate. Some leg workouts, going super heavy and other workouts going lighter higher reps.