Turning up the volume on legs.

**Mike Dura** · 10-07-2006, 01:32 PM

We've all come across the two opposing approaches, HIT versus Volume. Hit is Mentzner, Arther Jones, Dorian Yates and Volume is Arnold and the majority of bodybuilders. Since I've gotten back into training three years ago, I've trained legs with more of a hit approach. The result is I commonly get strains and my legs are not as big (less hypertrophy). When I think back to my old way of training, I did do some heavy sets but I also had plenty of sets where I'd go up to 20 reps. On occasion, I remember doing sets where I'd do fifty reps on the hack squat with two plates on each side. That hurt. I used to visualize Tom Platz because that was his style. Back then, my legs got nice and thick. I'm going back to that volume approach because it works. I think especially with legs, you gotta fatigue em and pump em if they are to respond. It's a bit more painful than HIT but I guess it's time to dig in and grind out! I'm up to it! I think this kind of training requires a skilled spotter too because with legs you gotta go to failure and past it, at least that's what I did when I was getting results. I'm turned on with this new resolve on legs. Legs like Platz!

***Narkissos*** · 10-07-2006, 01:34 PM

moving this to the workout forum..

**RuhlFreak55** · 10-07-2006, 07:04 PM

yeah budddayy!!!! train heavy volume

**THE_DOME** · 10-07-2006, 07:24 PM

sets of 50 on legs is crazy, but i like it

my legs are so little i wouldnt want to hurt them with that intensity

**Mike Dura** · 10-08-2006, 01:40 PM

Yeah, I'm going to. This will add a good deal of excitement to it all. It reminds me of the old days, when I would get really nervous before a leg routine because it was just grueling. I trained hard and I was a legend in that small pond. It was exciting and the sense of gratification was just wonderful. I'm resolved to bringing my legs up once more. I've got the genes (I have good genetics for legs) now I have to have the character..Yeah baby. Yeah.