Legs Today????

[JKurz1]

Anyone start off the week with a nice, fresh, INTENSE leg workout? My split, just so happens to fall today.......if so, post your plan of attack?

 

[from zero]

I got legs today. I have to take it easy today though. My lower back has been bothering me the past few days. I'm guessing as a result of oddly-positioned sleep.

 

[lucidblue]

Today is usually leg day for me too, but I'm going to do it tomorrow instead.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

I'm hitting thighs today, but I do them 3 times a week, so its nothing special. I'm just going to do some heavy hacks, stiff legged deads and some leg exts and curls.

 

[JKurz1]

whats your rep set scheme look like?

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Hacks and stiff legged will be 4-8 reps, leg ext and curls are usually just drop sets, I start with the entire stack, and just go to failure.

 

[JKurz1]

sets? How long does your routine take? No squats, or is that a different day.....do me a favor, what is your week routine like? Very curious how you train BBF...thanks bro........

 

[Deleted member 33117]

JKurz, I don't train my legs that hard, because they grow faster than my upper body. I do one set of each of those, three times a week. I don't squat anymore. It makes my waist too wide. I also do biceps and back on my thigh day.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

It changes alot for me, but an average week might be:
I don't unclude warmups because mine are not high rep (at the most 6-8 reps) and never to failure. An average workout is 30-45 minutes
sunday
hack squats: 4-8X1 (I add 2 plates when I hit 8)and maybe a drop set afterwards
sl deads: 3-6X1
leg ext: entire stack to failure X1 might do a drop set
leg curl: entire stack to failure X1
triset: narrow grip barbell curl 4-8, incline curl 4-8, narrow grip barbell curl 70% of first set to failure
Superset: hammer strength low row 4-8, hammerstregth pulldown 8-12
hammerstrength shrug machine: 12 plates to failure X1
incline dumbell laterals 8-12 X1

Monday
Superset: Donkey calf raise entire stack with 10 plates loaded on bars (950 lbs total) to failure, seated calf raise 8-12
Hammerstr shoulder press, drop set 5-5-5 (on average) X1
Hammerstr decline chest press 4-8X1
triset: decline tricep ext 6-10, behind the head ext 5-8, decline ext to failure
cable pressdown 12-15
cable crossover, drop set 8-12, 8-12
cable side laterals drop set 6-10,4-6

Tuesday same as sunday, but do cable work for bis
One arm cable curl, drop set 5-5-5
cable hammer curls (with rope used for tri pressdowns), entire stack to failure, drop set, reduce weight about 30-40% to failure.

Wednesday same as Monday, but might do incline instead of decline press
replace tricep superset with behind the head ext drop set
4-8,4-8

Thurday and Friday do same body parts as other alternating days but do more reps, all supersets and drop sets, more cable work and reps tend to say in the 10-15 rep range.

 

[JKurz1]

geez....you'd shit if you saw my routine......I'm talking 20-25 sets for legs......hell, I'll prob. do more sets of squats than your entire routine.........to each his own bro - mine is pretty stagnant, so maybe I need a switch..........you think one all out set of 6-8 reps is enough to stimulate growth? Afraid I'd leave the gym feeling like I didn't do anything, because I recoup pretty fast.......

I'll do squats 5 x 5
reverse lunges x3 8-10
leg press x 3 8-10, 1 set of 20
deadlift x 3 - 8
leg curl x 3, 8-10
leg ext. x3, 8-10

not counting warmups, etc............

 

[Deleted member 33117]

I'm often pretty dead after a workout to be honest with you, but other times I feel fine. Why would you want to be so exhausted you can't do anything the rest of the day?