Training Legs

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[quote]eeu743 wrote:

[quote]synergy93 wrote:
My Wheels…Nothing special, but killing myself to add some size![/quote]

dude what the fuck is that thing where your leg should be?[/quote]

ACK.
Fucking awesome. Looks like some symbiotic organism, if you ask me. Damn. You got tiny knees, though. :wink:

All around, guys (and gals): great legs! I’d like to see some T-Vixen squatting action pics. Who’s gonna be first?

Now I’m pretty stoked to get my legs up to speed/mass.
Just started direct leg training and this thread puts things into perspective for me: always thought I had rather big legs, but they’re being put to shame by what I’m seeing here.

Gotta work on that (and the calves, too).

Concerning how I go about leg training: I like to keep my reps / set medium to high. For one, due to a lower back injury. Besides, I’m still in a phase where I need to (re)learn certain exercises, especially the back squat and deadlift variations. Hence the aformentioned rep range.
Since my posterior chain ROM sucks ass, I need to take care to hit the hams and glutes harder than the quads. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to deadlift with proper form.
Front squats feel uncomfortable for my shoulders and wrists (injuries), so all I have at my disposal for quads are leg extensions, a few leg pressing machines and a hack machine. Fortunately, there are more exercises I can do for my hams and glutes - and I love 'em. Makes my lower back happier, too.

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Pics didn’t come through.
Gonna catch you, Steely, just you wait. :slight_smile:

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[quote]synergy93 wrote:
My Wheels…Nothing special, but killing myself to add some size![/quote]

Wow.

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FattyFat, how bout video instead? :wink:

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[quote]mastashake wrote:
Akuma what do you think of Dorian’s comments on lunges? He said they are a waste of time because there’s too much balance involved and you can’t use them intensively. Good advice or HIT crap? Can you really go to failure on them?[/quote]

Lol wtf you want me to do, argue with a multiple time Olympia winner? As ive said in a couple of different threads tho, MOST of the MAJOR olympia Winner’s routines are fucking Night and Day. Coleman Lunged with only 135lbs. He could lung with a fuckton (metric amount) tho since he ya know, leg presses 2200+lbs and DLs bout 900, but he chooses 135. So who am i going to believe? Well the answer is i try it myself and see what works for ME. I lunge and i love it. it totally wrecks my back end. I dont think its a waste of time. but if i were training with Mr Yates, i would follow his advice to the T.

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I don’t know how to flex/pose legs for a pic. Someone should start a posing thread…

I’m about 22.5 inches around the middle.

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I think they might look bigger in these pics then they do in person.

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Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.

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Deb- you always render me speechless. My backside is playing a slow game of catch up.

Mel- looks like I have competition! And I don’t know what your talking about…you look awesome.

Akuma- sounds sick enough to work! Is that on all exercises including squats? I just recently switched from lowish to high reps for the squat…oh the pain! And speaking of lunges, I’m still sore from Friday…not a waste of time for me!

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[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.

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[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
Deb- you always render me speechless. My backside is playing a slow game of catch up.

Mel- looks like I have competition! And I don’t know what your talking about…you look awesome.

Akuma- sounds sick enough to work! Is that on all exercises including squats? I just recently switched from lowish to high reps for the squat…oh the pain! And speaking of lunges, I’m still sore from Friday…not a waste of time for me![/quote]

yes, i did it for my entire leg routine, Quads, Hams, and Calves. Blew my legs up. I was barely able to pinch out 315 for 12 on squats. Lol i seriously debated if i wanted to go up in weight.

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[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]mastashake wrote:
Akuma what do you think of Dorian’s comments on lunges? He said they are a waste of time because there’s too much balance involved and you can’t use them intensively. Good advice or HIT crap? Can you really go to failure on them?[/quote]

Lol wtf you want me to do, argue with a multiple time Olympia winner? As ive said in a couple of different threads tho, MOST of the MAJOR olympia Winner’s routines are fucking Night and Day. Coleman Lunged with only 135lbs. He could lung with a fuckton (metric amount) tho since he ya know, leg presses 2200+lbs and DLs bout 900, but he chooses 135. So who am i going to believe? Well the answer is i try it myself and see what works for ME. I lunge and i love it. it totally wrecks my back end. I dont think its a waste of time. but if i were training with Mr Yates, i would follow his advice to the T.[/quote]

I think he goes with 135 (though I believe he’s done the same with 225 too if I remember right) because he doesn’t just do a few reps, he walks all over the damn parking lot (or used to) in front of metroflex…

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[quote]debraD wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.
[/quote]
Why? :wink:

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]mastashake wrote:
Akuma what do you think of Dorian’s comments on lunges? He said they are a waste of time because there’s too much balance involved and you can’t use them intensively. Good advice or HIT crap? Can you really go to failure on them?[/quote]

Lol wtf you want me to do, argue with a multiple time Olympia winner? As ive said in a couple of different threads tho, MOST of the MAJOR olympia Winner’s routines are fucking Night and Day. Coleman Lunged with only 135lbs. He could lung with a fuckton (metric amount) tho since he ya know, leg presses 2200+lbs and DLs bout 900, but he chooses 135. So who am i going to believe? Well the answer is i try it myself and see what works for ME. I lunge and i love it. it totally wrecks my back end. I dont think its a waste of time. but if i were training with Mr Yates, i would follow his advice to the T.[/quote]

I think he goes with 135 (though I believe he’s done the same with 225 too if I remember right) because he doesn’t just do a few reps, he walks all over the damn parking lot (or used to) in front of metroflex…
[/quote]

Eh, ive only seen him with the 135. but yea, he doesnt do a fucking few reps, he does an “Urban City block,” but you cant argue with his legs!!!

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[quote]debraD wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.
[/quote]

I kid i kid, please, by all means! Imma get shanked now =\

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[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]debraD wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.
[/quote]

I kid i kid, please, by all means! Imma get shanked now =[/quote]

Yeah. Idiot. :wink:

Edit: the rest didn’t make any sense.
Deb, we like you dirty and exposed just fine.

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]debraD wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.
[/quote]

I kid i kid, please, by all means! Imma get shanked now =[/quote]

Yeah. Idiot. :wink:

Edit: the rest didn’t make any sense.
Deb, we like you dirty and exposed just fine.

[/quote]

IT made plenty of sense, YA big dumb Doodoo face! I said “imma get shanked now” as in someone is going to try to shank/stab me for what i said to Debra, AS if what i said AFTER her pictures had any effect on the amount of clothing in her pictures, PRIOR to me saying it! SHEESH! i cant work under these conditions…

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[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]debraD wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.
[/quote]

I kid i kid, please, by all means! Imma get shanked now =[/quote]

Yeah. Idiot. :wink:

Edit: the rest didn’t make any sense.
Deb, we like you dirty and exposed just fine.

[/quote]

IT made plenty of sense, YA big dumb Doodoo face! I said “imma get shanked now” as in someone is going to try to shank/stab me for what i said to Debra, AS if what i said AFTER her pictures had any effect on the amount of clothing in her pictures, PRIOR to me saying it! SHEESH! i cant work under these conditions…[/quote]
I meant the rest of what I originally posted… Thus the edit (I deleted it).

Silly Akuma :wink:

And yes, we blame you for deb being way too covered up.

Why?

Because she saw you posting in here, you creep, and figured “better safe than sorry”.

The male portion (and large parts of the female portion as well) of T-Nation now officially hate you, you half-rep hero.

Just kidding buddy, can’t dislike somebody with hair as cute as yours :wink:

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[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:

[quote]debraD wrote:

[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Also, i noticed a couple of the bigger guys on here were talking about doing a bit higher reps for their leg days, so i gave it a shot. Today was legs, and i bumped my routine from 4x8s to 4x12s. Have to say it broke me down pretty good, and i might start using it like that a bit more.

[edit] not that anyone is paying attention anymore, thanks to Debra lol.[/quote]

Sorry! :stuck_out_tongue:

I did try to keep it clean.
[/quote]

I kid i kid, please, by all means! Imma get shanked now =[/quote]

Yeah. Idiot. :wink:

Edit: the rest didn’t make any sense.
Deb, we like you dirty and exposed just fine.

[/quote]

IT made plenty of sense, YA big dumb Doodoo face! I said “imma get shanked now” as in someone is going to try to shank/stab me for what i said to Debra, AS if what i said AFTER her pictures had any effect on the amount of clothing in her pictures, PRIOR to me saying it! SHEESH! i cant work under these conditions…[/quote]
I meant the rest of what I originally posted… Thus the edit (I deleted it).

Silly Akuma :wink:

And yes, we blame you for deb being way too covered up.

Why?

Because she saw you posting in here, you creep, and figured “better safe than sorry”.

The male portion (and large parts of the female portion as well) of T-Nation now officially hate you, you half-rep hero.

Just kidding buddy, can’t dislike somebody with hair as cute as yours :wink:

[/quote]

You GD right you cant. My flowing hair, and cheeky antics are cute and Adorable. People look at me and go “Awww, isnt that precious.” And blast you, Bench is the ONLY thing i do those with. I seriously dont get how you bigger guys touch your chest while benching, i cant fucking do it…

…sniffle…