Lagging Quads

[sbigpecs]

Im 5ft 4 and my quads are 27 inches and they look real sh*t. i train my legs hard, and have seen some improvement lately, but they are still not the tree trunks they should be.

My best squat is around 550 pound for six good reps. I changed my leg routine quite frequently to try and shock them into growth.

Can anyone please reccomend something. Does anyone on here have good quads?

Please help.

[DSM4Life]

Have you tried lowering the weight a little and go higher reps ?

[sbigpecs]

Yep, ive tried that bro. I dont go heavy every week. I try and mix up the heavy with the light.

[DSM4Life]

Yep, ive tried that bro. I dont go heavy every week. I try and mix up the heavy with the light.

What do you normally do for legs ?

[sbigpecs]

A couple of warm up sets on the leg extenson, then i might move to front squats and work my way up to 4, 45 pound plates aside. Then hack squats, working my way upto 4, 45 pound plates aside. Then may be vertical leg presses, then lunges.

But every week i change it, I might start with squats, and do some phause squats, leg presses and then i might super set hacks and leg extension.

Hams i do on chest day.

[mateo112]

maybe lower the weight and work onyour form and mindmuscle connection. see if you can increase the burn. might not be possible since you squat so much weight. try that though.

[Undecided09]

Ill give you my quad routine, prolly like nothing you have ever done before, you can do quads twice a week if you want, ill give u the first heavy day, and the second intermediate/light day as well, I could only do Day 1 in a training week, they hurt to bad...

Machine Hack Squats (6 inch stance):
sets: 8,6,4,6,4--->dropset immediately, 50% of the 4 rep weight for 30 reps

Leg Press (hip-width, duck stance) Superset with Leg Ext: 6 sets, 8-10 reps a piece....


Thats Day 1...you can do day 2 if you can walk by thursday or friday...

Normal Squat:
sets:8,6,4,6,4-->dropset immediately, 50% of 4 rep weight for 30 reps

Side Lateral Step-ups (about 12 inch to 18 inches up, heel strike only, a flat bench is too high) superset with Dumbbell lunges:

5 sets, 10-12 reps a piece.....

Give that a go, be very strict about the stances, as they determine the part of the quad being worked in that exercise....I highly recommend the first day, second day is good as well, but its hard to walk after day 1....

~M.A.D.

[sbigpecs]

Thanks undecided09