I am 19 training for a big (Or like Cy said in an article which was funny as hell “Hyoog”) base. Fortunately, I have realized the importance of a strong base and the advantages of leg strength over bulging biceps! With that said, my problem is getting the most out of my legs in a given week. If it weren’t for my soar legs I would deadlift, Back Squat, Front Squat and One legged Squat every day-but that is not possible.
When I squat my legs are soar for atleast 5 days.
When I deadlift my back is too soar to hold the bar while squatting later in the week.
I am curious to how you fellas are organizing your routines so that you can hit up the legs with maximum efficiency. I want to know what you guys are doing so that your legs are being worked as often as possible.
The Workout, What order, What time, please give me every article and every detail-All will be much appreciated.
My calf routine is taken care of; it is amazing, thanks to this website and honestly this workout effing works. Much credit to this article!
Lastly-Would Flameout be a good supplement to decrease the amount of time it takes for my Quads and Calfs to recover? For further information these are my supplements:
ZMA;Tribulus;Protein shake with 5g L-Glutamine (After Workout)
As crazy as it may sound to you…you need to hit your legs more often. I squat 4x a week and rarely have issues with DOMS. I have been down for 2 weeks with a stomach flu and after 2 leg training days I have been limping around in pain…too much time off.
Try hitting them at least 3x a week…mix up your rep and load parameters. It will get better and it won’t hurt as much.
Sore for 5 days, ouch. I train legs directly twice a week, a squat dominant day and a deadlift dominant day (usually Tuesday then Friday). Personally, I use Flameout, Surge and Creatine for supplements and regardless of how intense my workout is, I’m never sore for more than 2 days following a workout.
I’ve also found that going for a walk or doing body squats are some of the best remedies personally for having sore legs. If you glue yourself to the couch because you’re sore, stiffness will set in.
For how long have you been training your legs hard? With most things, experience is usually the cure-all, so maybe you just need to stick with your leg workouts and in a couple of weeks you’ll begin to recover quicker and quicker.
yeah just hammer through the adjustment period, i squat 4 - 5 times a week, heavy too and i dont get DOMs, only if i do maybe more leg shit on top ill get some pain but never like cant get out of a bed pain.
At 19, I’d ditch the tribulus and bring on the Surge. Surge will help your legs recover faster. Add some additional BCAA’s and you’ll probably be able to train them twice a week easily.
Also, post your routine. If you’re doing 10x10 deads, 10x10 squats, then with some isolation quad and hamstring work, well, yeah you’re legs are going to be sore as shit. haha.
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
At 19, I’d ditch the tribulus and bring on the Surge. Surge will help your legs recover faster. Add some additional BCAA’s and you’ll probably be able to train them twice a week easily.
Also, post your routine. If you’re doing 10x10 deads, 10x10 squats, then with some isolation quad and hamstring work, well, yeah you’re legs are going to be sore as shit. haha.[/quote]
Keep the Tribulus and add the Surge…
Anyhow, everyone is correct, hit your legs more often. Train them sore and get over it. Vary reps with volume. For instance, do heavy 10 x 3’s one day, then do 20 to 50 rep squats the next.
Do any of you honestly believe a 19 year old new to weight training should be taking any of those supplements?
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If someone is brand spanking new to weight lifting, I’d probably begin with subscribing Surge for peri-workout nutrition and some fish oil. It’s really hard to go wrong with the combo of protein/carbs/BCAAs you get from Surge regardless of how new or advanced you are.
As far as Fish oil, I mean, if I had a kid I would have them poppin’ Flameout instead of Flintstones as early as I could. Fish oil is just so beneficial that it doesn’t matter what you do, if you weight train or if you are a couch potato. It just has ridiculous health benefits.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
Do we know how much the OP weighs, or if he is gaining weight at a constant pace? Do we know his level of training experience (obviously low)?
Do any of you honestly believe a 19 year old new to weight training should be taking any of those supplements?
Sometimes the advice given so readily on this board is downright irresponsible.[/quote]
Why not? Nothing he mentioned is bad for him or bound to cause him harm. He wants an edge, let him have an edge.
He’s old enough to fight and die for his country, he can do what ever he wants provided he take responsibility for his actions.
If you are so sore it is a sign that you need to eat more. Train Squats 3 times per week heavy and 2 or 3 do 100 reps with the barbell. In 1 week the soreness will go away, but you must eat!
yeah, i know squats are better but people really rag on the leg press too much. its a great exercise for legs, you can do one leg at a time, or do narrow stance, wide, high, all over the place to work different shit and you can really get a pump going if you just slam out really high reps
Possibly, you are doing too much in each workout. I like the advice about squatting more often, it seems intuitive for increasing work capacity - just work harder to be able to handle more. However…
Like anything it takes time to progress and if you just beat your body up it won’t be a magic bullet.
Try to reduce the total reps or bring the weight down. I know, no one wants to see the weight go in the wrong direction but it seems like your body cannot handle it right now. Take time to progress, its worth it.
Since you will be less sore, you should squat more frequently.
[quote]schultzie wrote:
yeah, i know squats are better but people really rag on the leg press too much. its a great exercise for legs, you can do one leg at a time, or do narrow stance, wide, high, all over the place to work different shit and you can really get a pump going if you just slam out really high reps
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You are right, the leg press is a great tool for leg mass and it gets to much flack for no reason. The only issue with leg press is it’s progress doesn’t transition well in to other movements. As a purely bodybuilding movement it is excellent for size, no doubt about it.
