Best order for leg workout

[Vinny21]

Fairly new to BB, just need advice on the best order to work out leg muscles.. hamstrings, quads and calf.. what should be worked out first, second and last. Thanks

 

[Tactile]

Quads
Hamstrings
Calves

 

[Vinny21]

cheers

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

I put them in order of most difficult- making squats #1

than lunges, SLDLs, leg curls...etc.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

I agree squats first
deep hack squats
no disrespect to ms bev but lunges are better for carving in detail once youve got mass..yeah i know they absolutley kill your legs but i dont think theyre very good for mass..

 

[Aeoleon]

Compound exercises (Exercises that use more than one muscle) are better to start out with than exercises that focus only on one muscle (forgot the specific name of these type of exercises ).

Squats work over 250 muscles. Do squats first, followed by leg presses, so that your quads are already pumped. Next do Hams, followed by calfs.

For example:
1. Squats (compound)
2. Lunges (compound)
3. Leg press (compound)
4. Ham/Quad specific exercise
5. Standing calf raise

Thats usually what I do for legs.

 

[Debaser]

I agree squats first
deep hack squats
no disrespect to ms bev but lunges are better for carving in detail once youve got mass..yeah i know they absolutley kill your legs but i dont think theyre very good for mass..

How the hell does a muscle know what a "mass exercise" is? Please explain this "carving in detail" theory.

 

[anthrax]

From
Compound + lots of weight exercices
to
specific + less weight exercices

 

[wnt2bBeast]

How the hell does a muscle know what a "mass exercise" is? Please explain this "carving in detail" theory.

bro your a pain in the ass!!! if you can put on mass with lunges than go ahead and do them i dont care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you offer absolutely nothing except post when you find something that you disagree with..how about offering what works best for yourself instead of needling others that make suggestions!!!!!!!!!!!!! so to you squats and leg extensions will yield the same reults since the legs cant tell the difference???

 

[Debaser]

Muscles only know tension bro. They're not intelligent.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Muscles only know tension bro. They're not intelligent.

good luck with the lunges!! im done

 

[louisefroghead]

Muscles only know tension bro. They're not intelligent.

Well said! Would'nt it be nice to "carve in detail" just by doing certain exercises! Bring out some cuts by chosing a different exercise. Get some striations by doing that magical exercise. If only! Then we would not have to watch our diet and bf %! Excellent.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Well said! Would'nt it be nice to "carve in detail" just by doing certain exercises! Bring out some cuts by chosing a different exercise. Get some striations by doing that magical exercise. If only! Then we would not have to watch our diet and bf %! Excellent.

sweet heart striations are a function of bodyfat..and yes some exercises are good for brining them out while in the process of reducing bodyfat!!!!!!!!!

 

[InTraining]

How the hell does a muscle know what a "mass exercise" is? Please explain this "carving in detail" theory.

Trying doing leg extensions for a month...

Then do squats for a month..

We all know which one will give you bigger legs

That is an example of a mass exercise...

We can argue all day about "this exercise will do this or this is a mass exercise" but the only way to find out for sure is real world experience

EDIT: I just realized WNT2 said the exact same thing

 

[anthrax]

Muscles only know tension bro. They're not intelligent.

Yes, but an exercice may recruit more fibers (compound) then an other (specific)

 

[wnt2bBeast]

Trying doing leg extensions for a month...

Then do squats for a month..

We all know which one will give you bigger legs

That is an example of a mass exercise...

We can argue all day about "this exercise will do this or this is a mass exercise" but the only way to find out for sure is real world experience

EDIT: I just realized WNT2 said the exact same thing

thats cool lol good to see other poeple chime in with what works!!!

 

[figure8]

Quads
Hamstrings
Calves

I agree the bigger muscle group first.

 

[Debaser]

Yes, but an exercice may recruit more fibers (compound) then an other (specific)

More muscle groups, and thus more fibers. Squats won't necessarily recruit more quadricep muscle fibers than leg extensions, in fact probably less (since the squat is a hip extension exercise, not a knee extension with is the quad's function).

Also, last time I checked, lunges (the exercise we were originally talking about) are a compound movement.

 

[anthrax]

Squats won't necessarily recruit more quadricep muscle fibers than leg extensions, in fact probably less (since the squat is a hip extension exercise, not a knee extension with is the quad's function).

But with squats I guess you also recruit lower back muscles fiber + calves while leg extensions only reruit the quads