Please critique my leg routine

[Tommy Gunn]

How is this for a leg workout?

*Increasing weight each set and the last set will be to failure (usually I hit the desired number of reps)

Squats 10,8,6
Leg extensions 12,10,8
Leg curls 12,10,8
Standing calve raises or Seated calve raises 14,12,10
Ab crunch machine 14,12,10
Twist machine (for obliques) 14,12,10

How does this look?

[catabolic kid]

I would add 1 of the following: glute ham raises, hyperextensions or stiff legged deads. In other words, work the hamstring from both the knee joint (curls) and hip joint.

Other than that, the exercise selection looks fine. Alot of what makes a routine is how well you perform the exercises.

[Tommy Gunn]

How do my sets and reps look?

[catabolic kid]

How do my sets and reps look?

Good Question

I would do higher volume one week and then lower volume the next week. Or you could alternate volume every 2 weeks...the point is to change your intensity/volume....do not do 3 pyramid sets every week for months. Your routine needs variety, and in my opinion, it is not the exercises that need to be changed, it is the volume/intensity. Simply put, alternate between high and low reps.


Example:

One week go with 3 sets of 6 reps and the next week go with 4-5 sets of 12 reps.