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amanaboutadog · 09-04-2006, 03:40 PM

My legs won't shift, I've got good upper body results, but my legs are proving hard to gain any size.
Does anyone have a solid leg work out that's worked for them ?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated

BIG-UNC · 09-04-2006, 07:06 PM

how often are you training them mate?
what do you do for them?

crazycacti · 09-04-2006, 07:35 PM

more importantly - how much weight on your squat have you increased (say in the last 6 months or a year?)

BIG-UNC · 09-04-2006, 07:42 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ yeah no weight gain no size gain..nice one crazy

amanaboutadog · 11-04-2006, 02:37 PM

sorry for the long delay in getting back
basically I'm training legs two times a week, my back isn't the strongest so I do seated leg press's 100kg 1 set 10, 150kg 2 sets 4-5, then leg extension 91kg 1 set 10, 110kg 6-8, 120kg 5-6, Calf raises 3 x 10 160kg, then I finish on some more seated press's till my legs can't carry me anymore. After this I'm walking like John Wayne, I don't know what else to do ???

crazycacti · 11-04-2006, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amanaboutadog

sorry for the long delay in getting back
basically I'm training legs two times a week, my back isn't the strongest so I do seated leg press's 100kg 1 set 10, 150kg 2 sets 4-5, then leg extension 91kg 1 set 10, 110kg 6-8, 120kg 5-6, Calf raises 3 x 10 160kg, then I finish on some more seated press's till my legs can't carry me anymore. After this I'm walking like John Wayne, I don't know what else to do ???

Try squating for one... try...

Squats - 2 working sets x 10 (do a couple of warm ups too)
SLDLs - 2 working sets x 10 (as above)
Calf Raises - 3 x 15

Try increasing the weight every week - the first couple of weeks should therefore be quite easy - as soon as 2 sets become too much drop it to 1 working set but still increase the weight...

you legs will grow...

esp. if you havn't squated before!

Oh, and do the above only once a week - i am 110% sure you will be overtraining

**big** · 11-04-2006, 02:46 PM

^^^ nice

And remember to go ass to the grass on the squats

amanaboutadog · 13-04-2006, 10:00 AM

Many thanks lads, appreciate the advice, squats it is then !

cheers

Rob

Tatyana · 13-04-2006, 12:04 PM

I have been splitting my legs fronts and backs, which I have found has done wonders for my quads (hams were always strong).

Last night I was chatting with figure pro who gave me this training split for legs:

I did that for six months, legs heavy mon fri, light wed, ham/calves tues thurs! was very hard but got into it

And her pic, the very lovely Carmen Knight at her last comp!

09-04-2006, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
amanaboutadog Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31	Help my skinny legs My legs won't shift, I've got good upper body results, but my legs are proving hard to gain any size. Does anyone have a solid leg work out that's worked for them ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

09-04-2006, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
BIG-UNC IF YOU BUILD IT.....THEY WILL COME! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 2,128	how often are you training them mate? what do you do for them?

09-04-2006, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,405	more importantly - how much weight on your squat have you increased (say in the last 6 months or a year?)

09-04-2006, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
BIG-UNC IF YOU BUILD IT.....THEY WILL COME! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 2,128	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ yeah no weight gain no size gain..nice one crazy

11-04-2006, 02:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
amanaboutadog Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31	sorry for the long delay in getting back basically I'm training legs two times a week, my back isn't the strongest so I do seated leg press's 100kg 1 set 10, 150kg 2 sets 4-5, then leg extension 91kg 1 set 10, 110kg 6-8, 120kg 5-6, Calf raises 3 x 10 160kg, then I finish on some more seated press's till my legs can't carry me anymore. After this I'm walking like John Wayne, I don't know what else to do ???

11-04-2006, 02:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 7,098	^^^ nice And remember to go ass to the grass on the squats

13-04-2006, 10:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
amanaboutadog Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31	Many thanks lads, appreciate the advice, squats it is then ! cheers Rob