Legs/Upper body Symmetry

[frank784]

Hey guys....just wondering your thoughts as far as symmetry is concerned. My goals are to bring up my upper body a lot as I feel it's lacking compared to my legs, but maybe I am way off...Maybe I need to bring my legs up just as much as my upper body? Thanks.

[oatmeal69]

Most guys in the gym have chicken legs with more on top, Looking @ your pic though, I'd say you're right, focus on your upper half.

[xelnaga]

Holy legs!

[dooie]

Thats something u don't see much! I'd still work my legs the same amount as my upper body!

[androbolic_09]

omg i bet you can jump high as fvck. lol.

[frank784]

Like you guys have said, most guys are opposite and have bigger upper bodies and chicken legs. My goal is to get bigger in general and be proportionate so was thinking maybe i needed to scale back the volume on my leg workouts and just work on getting more definition than size till my upper body catches up.

Thanks for all the replies so far.

[gearbox]

I also have never seen this one someone. It almost looks photo shopped. I am not saying it is but your legs are huge compared to your upper body. Great legs bro...

[frank784]

Thanks. I can assure everyone it's not photoshop. I have more pics if needed as well. My trainer is a bodybuilder and we are working on doing a show one day...one of the first things he said to me is that he isn't putting me on stage without good legs. I work them very hard...am on the brink of throwing up every time I do them and am sore for a good three days later. Apparently it's working. Thanks again for the compliments guys.

[oatmeal69]

What is your leg workout?

[frank784]

I don't have a "set" workout but this week's workout was the following:

Leg extensions Set 1 x 50, Set 2 x 50, Set 3x25, Set 4x15 increasing weight every set...large jumps on sets 3,4
Hack squat Set 1x25, Set 2x15, Set 3x12, Set 4x12 Increasing weight every set (Always have to bottom out or doesn't count as a rep)
Leg Press Set 1x20, Set 2x20, Set 3x15, Set 4x15...I change up my angles depending on what I'm trying to work on
Lying Leg Curl Set 1x20, Set 2x20, Set 3x15, Set 4x15
Decline bench with db between feet Sets 1-4 x 15
Stiff legged deadlifts Sets 1-4 x 12

I also do squats but not on this weeks workout. I noticed originally I was putting some size on doing traditional deadlifts but I understand those are for lower back among other things.

I always focus on the negative for my lifts and keep as strict form as possible.

[dumbtoad]

I also have never seen this one someone. It almost looks photo shopped. I am not saying it is but your legs are huge compared to your upper body. Great legs bro...

I was going to say the same thing

[coonhunter]

I have call BS on that workout. That is a ton of reps and sets to put on that much size. I also have to say "lets see those calves"!

[frank784]

I have call BS on that workout. That is a ton of reps and sets to put on that much size. I also have to say "lets see those calves"!

No problem. I was asked what my workout was and posted what I do. As far as the calves I will take a pic tonight.

[oatmeal69]

I have call BS on that workout. That is a ton of reps and sets to put on that much size.

I'd say the results speak for themselves. Why would he lie?

[frank784]

Found a calve pic and attached another pic that I took today. I tried to stay back from the camera a bit and change the angles....maybe my first pic angle is off and that's why my legs look so big. I am trying to get more definition in my legs at this time...I don't feel they are big in general...just think my upper body is too small. Last I measured my legs were around 27"...waist is 31-32" depending on time of day....chest is 43"...arms are 15" I think. Goal is to add 3" to my arms, cap my delts, and have a large defined chest....Pretty much everyone's goals on here lol.

[upperhandy]

yeah man... if you want to get big you must do deadlifts....
if god only let us have one lift it would be the deadlift...works pretty much the entire body
incorporate them on your back day or leg day (i do back day)

[frank784]

yeah man... if you want to get big you must do deadlifts....
if god only let us have one lift it would be the deadlift...works pretty much the entire body
incorporate them on your back day or leg day (i do back day)

I do them on my back day, but not every week...which I can do. I do some sort of dead lifts every week (stiff legged for hams or traditional) but can do both if that will help. I normally don't go super heavy on them either since I hurt my back doing them a while ago, but since have still pulled 405 for a few. Would you recommend staying in the lower rep range for these...say 8-12? Thanks again.