Squats Maybe The Only Excercise Needed!!

[punch]

Punch tried an experiment last night. After foregoing my usual leg workout, Squats, leg press, extensions etc... I tried doing only squats followed by lunges. Here is what I did, and why I am currently in a fetal position!

5 sets squats:

1st set 135( 20 reps ) feet together
2nd set 225 ( 15 reps ) feet slightly narrower than shoulder width
3rd set 315 ( 10 reps ) shoulder width
4th set 375 ( 6 reps ) slightly wider than shoulder width
5th set 225 ( 20 reps ) shoulder width( no matter what )

4 sets dbl lunges:

1st set 70's( 12 reps )
2nd set 60's ( 12 reps )
3rd set 50's ( 12 reps )
4th set what ever you can until colapsing


took me 35 min to complete, cant feel my quads, ass, anything. Just food for thought: Do you really need all those other pieces of equipment. Seems as if this covers all areas of quads and hams.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

I always thought Squats were enough.

 

[rnch]

dunno WHAT it is about squats..........no other exercise, upper or lower body, gets my heart pumpin' like squats do. the next day my glutes/quads/calves are tight.....walk kinda stiff and funny....LOVE IT!!!!!!!

 

[punch]

Im glad someone w/ some experience agrees. I am still recovering from my hernia operation so I am not up to my normal workout weight yet. However, I am working on it. I will say that I was as sore as I ever have been doing squats only than other times doing 3-4 different leg movements.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Punch,
Why do you do leg presses and squast in the same workout?

 

[punch]

I used too. Thats why I wrote this post. I found that I am just as sore doing squats only than if I include, lets say, leg presses.

I do think extensions and the like have there place in leg developement, however, overall I believe you could build enormous legs w/ squats only.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Me 2. I think along the same lines as you here on the squat issue. I think the leg machines have their place but in the pretty department. I am not looking for any of it; I'm not pretty

 

[punch]

I edited that previous statement Polishhammer to be more clear.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Gotcha man. You couldn't be more right.

 

[punch]

good to see an LI bro. I lived there almost all my life. North Shore.