training help

[majutsu]

My training sucks, not volume or growth or program design, but my exercise choices and my form. Chest - sucks, Back -good actually, bis-good, tris-fair, Legs-suck, shoulders-fair to suck. Especially legs, and chest. With chest I've had better results lately with dumbell inclines, and my bench has actually improved a little since I improved my form. But my legs just suck. I squat with trainers correcting form, weight I can handle, 5x5 or 3x8 or 7x6 even but I'm never quite happy with legs. Also do leg presses and leg curls. But I just never hit those legs -- what can I do to really blast those little f***ers, quads in particular. And can I drop traditional squats and grow or not since they don't seem that productive over years? In short, my legs need serious help. What are your leg routines? And posting chest routines would also be nice.

 

[Nelson Montana]

When it comes to tranining, it isnt so much what you do that counts as how you do it.

Having said that, you may want to pik up a couple of good books on training. (ahem)

Tell then, one word...hacks.

 

[IHateCrunches]

yeah lol Hack squats kill my legs. I love em. I do them right after dead lifts.

 

[Parabellum]

Try Max-OT everything , it's a detailed exercise program targeted for size and strength.

Worked very well me.

http://www.ast-ss.com/max-ot/max-ot_intro.asp

 

[SonnySiri]

From my experience, select the basic routine for every body part. I only use dumbells, I like the range of motion I get from them. Example, chest - dumbell bpress, etc. Pick 3 weights, your 80%, 60% and 40%. Remember to breath and concentrate on the muscle you are working on, this will help with your form. The slower you take to the reps the better, but remember to concentrate and flex at the peak of the positive. If you stick to this, gaines will be great and the pump is even better.

Hope this helps,
Sonny

 

[majutsu]

Thanks all! great help
the consensus answer online, in my town, everywhere is . . . hacks! (which I've never done . . . hmmmmmmmm)
Also thanks for all the indirect help, like your book nelson and the ot program, thanks all.

 

[majutsu]

Hey Nelson --
I got the book, and tomorrow is the day of reckoning for legs. I am going to do the 4-tri set twice So if I don't post tomorrow, call the doctor, because I'm probably catatonic in the Tru-Squat.