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.

 

[Deepsquat]

I have been doing DC traing ..been through 4 squat sessions, ( you rotate 3 exercises , in and out of the routine..so only hit squat 1 time every 12-13 days) and after a couple of near-death exeperiances..I have come to the conclution that I need more then the standard 1 -2 days rest before I train the next bodyparts...Maybe I will take 3 days off next time around.
But my strenght/ repping ability went up everytime ...first workout 425x12 second workout 425x15 third 425x17 fourth 425x18 ...my god the 18 rep set was a horrifying experiance ..so much so I think I will up the weight on that set just so I cant get that many reps`!

 

[Citruscide]

no... concentration forearm curls are the only thing needed... geesh...

C-ditty

 

[Rich_S]

Squats are pretty much all I do for legs. Sometimes I'll throw in either stiff legged deads or GHRs, but that's it.

Smith machine squats, hack machine squats, and leg presses are all poor substitutes for barbell squats. Leg extensions and leg curls are just ghey.

 

[punch]

Im glad to see people still value good old school training. Its funny how many excuses people come up with to NOT squat.

 

[BlocRoc]

I'd have to totally agree with the squats issue.

This months or last months issue of Mens Health (Anyone else love that magazine as much as I do?) went into the squat issue.

Seems because of the sheer size of the muscles involved in doing specifically DEEP squats (Butt almost touching the floor with a pause at the bottom) the body releases large amounts of additional natural test and this is said to greatly improve not just leg development but also the development of all other muscle groups, and I would have to agree both from a personal level as well as agreeing with the underlying physiological reasoning.

All in all, they are a great excercise, bulk your legs up like nothing else, and dont blow the knees out like extensions have a tendency of doing. The reason that I dont EVER do extensions.

L8

 

[Deepsquat]

This months or last months issue of Mens Health (Anyone else love that magazine as much as I do?)


You gotta be kidding right?????