Dont let your Legs fall behind!!

[anaBROLIC]

i am def one who passed up on to many leg workouts in the past. focusing on how big i can get my upper body i didnt care too much about my legs so i only did just enough leg workouts to maintain some muscle. well since i havnt been able to walk for 3 weeks now because of knee surgery and havnt been able to actually run in 2 months, it makes you think. right now my quad on my bad leg is smaller then what my biceps were when i was lifting. my message basically is to the other guys like me who know they dont focus on legs as much as they do their arms, and chests. Work your legs! you dont realize how important that is until you actually cant use them!..i can guarantee once im back to the gym in the next couple months my legs are going to eventually be one of my best features!. i will eventually have before and after pictures to prove this. this surgery def has me looking at things differently...

just my thoughts because i know there are many others like me who dont give the wheels enough work.

[Timm1704]

im training legs today, first time in about a month, properly atleast (i hope). had some knee problems, nowt major, but enough to make me need to rest them. anyway, did deads on monday, with no knee discomfort, so am gonna go light on the squats today. ive been training my legs religiously for afew years, and they havent responded the way my upper body does. i started training at age 12, didnt pay any attention to legs, was all upper body work really, and i think this primed my upper body for growth, hence the present day imbalance. TRAIN YOUR LEGS! you will learn to love it!

[anaBROLIC]

i actually did like doing legs on cycle. but i get discouraged because only my quads grow and my calves are a joke...

[Rookie1974]

i actually did like doing legs on cycle. but i get discouraged because only my quads grow and my calves are a joke...

How to make cows from your calfs:

Go High rep....like 30. Make them *uckers burn. Once you get the muscle/nerve connection up the weight.

Think about it lots of slow twich, fibers there. Calves basically lift your 200lb frame all day long.

[anaBROLIC]

How to make cows from your calfs:

Go High rep....like 30. Make them *uckers burn. Once you get the muscle/nerve connection up the weight.

Think about it lots of slow twich, fibers there. Calves basically lift your 200lb frame all day long.

thanks for the advice bro. i am still atleast 2 months away from being able to get back into working out but im doing alot to motivate myself to get ready for it. actually the fact that my upper thigh area is now only about 17" is enough motivation for me. yesterday i went through the 7 page thread on the show me your legs thread. give alot of credit to alot of you guys as the wheels look great!

[Timm1704]

i train my calfs, and thigh seperatlet. my lower legs were nothin but shin bone lol, now, they are far from big, but i have calfs, and they are quite defined too. good luck with your recuperation matey, injuries suck

[Pooks]

I love legs.. its where u see the biggest gains the fastest.
SQUATS if u do them properly is like gliding thru air, heavenly

[Timm1704]

I love legs.. its where u see the biggest gains the fastest.
SQUATS if u do them properly is like gliding thru air, heavenly

this is the thing, ive been squatting for years now, and am lifting decent poundages (450lbs x 5) but still, my legs arent great, much better than they were, sure, but still nothing special. i have noticed that so many people recommend hitting legs with higher (15-30) reps, whilst ive been going no bigher than 4-8 reps on my working sets. hoping trying higher reps will be the change my legs are needing

[toofatbuilder]

im not trying to build anything really in my legs. cut a little......but not build anything. its glutes on up for me.....

[Pooks]

when ever my legs weaken a bit, i can't stand it.

If i'm tired and get talked into going out, i have a hard time keeping up with my friends, and if its like a house party i find myself sitting on the couch cause i just wanna rest. no pop in em..

got to have strong legs, to have pop stamina to be able to do things, heavy upper body takes a toll on the legs imo

[stunner5000pt]

in the past .. first few months of working out, i would never pass up on chest day but i'd pass up of leg days

now a days i pass up on chest days but never ever pass up on leg days

i love to squat

[chest6]

I love training legs. They are probably what I care about most...

[ascendant]

legs are a must in my book. when training off-cycle, working legs is a great natural test booster. additionally, having stronger legs allows you to put upper body mass on easier. the reasoning behind this is that as your lower body is capable of supporting more weight, your body in general is more comfortable adding more upper body mass cause the support is there for it.

another thing as well is the "huge upper body and toothpick legs/calves" look is just such a joke IMO. i swear they look like earthworm jim sometimes.

[*Narkissos*]

I wish i had left my legs behind

Maybe i'd have a huge chest by now...

9 years of training and...bah

[Pooks]

I wish i had left my legs behind

Maybe i'd have a huge chest by now...

9 years of training and...bah

Synthol Time? j/k

[*Narkissos*]

Synthol Time? j/k

Thought about it.

Not discounting it.

For now i'll just continue to bust my ass.

[bor]

Thought about it.

Not discounting it.

For now i'll just continue to bust my ass.

Dude what are you talking about, your chest looks great, big AND cut, nice shape too

[Carlos_E]

I wish i had left my legs behind

Maybe i'd have a huge chest by now...

9 years of training and...bah

Bump! My chest is weak to.

[bor]

Bump! My chest is weak to.

Oh come on give me a break

Next thing you know Ronnie will be here saying how his legs are small

[Carlos_E]

Oh come on give me a break

Next thing you know Ronnie will be here saying how his legs are small

I think it should be bigger. Much bigger.

[chest6]

I actually was talking to a friend earlier this year and everyone was like "you're so big etc etc" I jokingly told him he was "half big" cuz he had toothpic legs and a huge upperbody

[anaBROLIC]

my chest is actually very strong just not all that wide..

[DNoMac]

I never neglected the legs, but never worked them as hard as my upper body workouts. The past 6 months my legs have come a long way. I recently began training quads and hammies seperately (inspiration from Carlos in a differetn thread), calves is another story. Genetics dealt me some twigs, but I destroy them at least 2x a week. I don't think I'll ever hit 200 without my legs. Squat on bros!

[Carlos_E]

I never neglected the legs, but never worked them as hard as my upper body workouts. The past 6 months my legs have come a long way. I recently began training quads and hammies seperately (inspiration from Carlos in a differetn thread), calves is another story. Genetics dealt me some twigs, but I destroy them at least 2x a week. I don't think I'll ever hit 200 without my legs. Squat on bros!

Has it been working? Training them separately?

[DNoMac]

Has it been working? Training them separately?

I just started this week. I trained quads yesterday, and focusing on them alone def made a difference. I was also doing a lot more squats with a closer stance. Typically I wouldn't go closer than shoulder width, but the close stance destroyed them. I'm gonna be training hamstrings tomm (along with thickening back). I can't wait to see the results after a month or so.

[stunner5000pt]

Has it been working? Training them separately?

how many days do you leave betwen your quad and hamstring workouts??

[Carlos_E]

how many days do you leave betwen your quad and hamstring workouts??

Uually a day or two inbetween. I don't want to put to much strain on my lower back.