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hooplehead
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Hi,
New here, my first post, and have searched the forums, and used the search function to see if I could find a thread addressing my situation. Haven't found a thread like it, here's my problem:
In short, from being a life-long "soccer" player, my legs are huge, and my genetics are to where my legs were probably bigger than 98% of most soccer players even. Most of the leg bulk though has come in the last 5-6 years when I stopped playing high level ball, and now play on a pub league team, and being 5'11" and 220 lbs. (my playing weight was about 180), my legs are absolute tree trunks now, probably to support my bigger frame (beer gut).
So my legs are massive, but my arms were (are
) like a little girl's up until about a year ago, when I started religiously lifting. I properly work out now, but only lift my upper body. In the last 2-3 months, I have noticed that my upper body is not "gaining" like it did in the first 9 months of lifting. Is it normal to have a "lull" in increasing mass? OR, the real question of this thread is--even though my legs are WAY WAY to big, should I still train them, as to "complete" a workout? I have read on numerous threads a mantra "if you don't work your legs along with your upper body, you're basically not serious and/or you won't maximize even your upper body potential.
Also, I am now 205 lbs., and really very fit from a year ago, so I am hitting the weights and cardio hard now.
Thanks, any help would...help.
New here, my first post, and have searched the forums, and used the search function to see if I could find a thread addressing my situation. Haven't found a thread like it, here's my problem:
In short, from being a life-long "soccer" player, my legs are huge, and my genetics are to where my legs were probably bigger than 98% of most soccer players even. Most of the leg bulk though has come in the last 5-6 years when I stopped playing high level ball, and now play on a pub league team, and being 5'11" and 220 lbs. (my playing weight was about 180), my legs are absolute tree trunks now, probably to support my bigger frame (beer gut).
So my legs are massive, but my arms were (are
) like a little girl's up until about a year ago, when I started religiously lifting. I properly work out now, but only lift my upper body. In the last 2-3 months, I have noticed that my upper body is not "gaining" like it did in the first 9 months of lifting. Is it normal to have a "lull" in increasing mass? OR, the real question of this thread is--even though my legs are WAY WAY to big, should I still train them, as to "complete" a workout? I have read on numerous threads a mantra "if you don't work your legs along with your upper body, you're basically not serious and/or you won't maximize even your upper body potential. Also, I am now 205 lbs., and really very fit from a year ago, so I am hitting the weights and cardio hard now.
Thanks, any help would...help.
