Which is better for sculpting legs?! (squat Q)

[VooDoo Lady]

Ok....with squats....

To sculpt my legs is it better to stay at a weight that I can do 10 reps of for all of my sets...or should I be adding weight each time and getting as many as I can???!!!

Thanks experts

 

[gymtime]

If you don't add any weight, your legs will never change Miss.

 

[Lord_Suston]

It all depends on what you want..
if you want good quads then hack squats will help greatly, but if you want overall leg developement then do squats, if you want to gain mass then up the weight.
If you want a nice ass do stiif-legged deads to firm up the rump, but not too much weight, I don't like an ass on a girl that is to big

 

[takniteasy]

I do one-leg split squats on the smith machine. They give my tush lift, and work well with traveling weighted lunges for sculpting quads and hammies.

 

[110%]

periodization, just make sure you are changing your rep schemes up every 8 weeks or so and you will be fine, do low reps do high reps do heavy reps do some of each, whatever just dont do the same thing constant without changing, your body will adapt and you wont get as good as results in strength in size if you were using periodization.

 

[aurelius]

What does "sculpt" mean?

 

[ladymacbeth]

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If you want a nice ass do stiif-legged deads to firm up the rump [/B]

LS and VDL: I've heard this before, but never incorporated this into my workout. I know I don't have good form, how do I get the most out of these (i.e. how do I not look like an asshole doing deadlifts in my overcrowded gym)? Any advice, links, good threads? I'm doing a search...hmmmmm

 

[bignate73]

LS and VDL: I've heard this before, but never incorporated this into my workout. I know I don't have good form, how do I get the most out of these (i.e. how do I not look like an asshole doing deadlifts in my overcrowded gym)? Any advice, links, good threads? I'm doing a search...hmmmmm

this months flex magazine has some pretty good pics (drool hehe) of an example of SLDL's.

basically, keep your legs straight or slightly bent (romanian) and bend only at the hips. flat back all the way. go til you feel a stretch and come back up with emphasis on glute contraction at the top. the key to this exercise is not low back work (though it will feel it) but hip extension (using the glutes). to keep yourself strict and safe, drag the bar up and down your legs(not literally) but keep the weight close to you. you can do these with a straight bar, dbells, on one leg or 2. one leg will work your hams something fierce, but get used to doing it on 2 first.

 

[endpoint]

the word sculpting makes me angry....not as angry as "toning" though

 

[bignate73]

the word sculpting makes me angry....not as angry as "toning" though

pink dbells are for sculpting, blue are for toning.

"i dont want to gain any muscle, just tone." heard it today. followed up by "im not so concerned with my weight or bodyfat, im happy with myself, what weight should i be at?" (attempt at sounding nonchalent about being out of shape and trying not to scream "i need a trainer to whoop my ass.")

i wanted to pimp slap.