Legs

Mr Nice

Im pretty stong on legs my reps sets are: squats: 20kgx20reps 60kgx8reps 100kgx8reps 140kgx8reps 190kgx8-10reps. Leg press 200kgx8reps 280kgx8reps 400kgx10reps 480kgx10reps. Anyway my legs are big but compared to other people at the gym and the weights im pushing they should be bigger. Iknow everyone is different but we all compare dont we. Ive tried higher reps 20-25reps 15reps ect Ive tried doing more sets 3 sets of max weight but cant seem to get any satiafaction, Any one got any advice please? I know about genetics ect. Please bros try to give more than a few sentences as it will help more. Also when I start gear will they blow up? Is it the calm before the storm?

Nick500

Probably not good to keep writing "Please bros try to give more than a few sentences as it will help more", it just pisses people off. I know your anxious to find out information but its a turnoff to people willing to post replies to think that you may criticise them for their help just because they are concise.

Anyway..

You obviously have good lifts there. Have you tried switching your workouts around, maybe trying some lower rep stuff like 5 x 5 (i.e. aiming for 5 sets of 5 reps), or maybe changing machines entirely, sticking on the squats but adding in isolated ham curls and isolated leg extensions? Personally i do not have huge legs but they are getting bigger, I have found great success in doing upside down leg press.

Do this by doing the following:

Get on the smith rack
Lay a mat down on the floor (if your a pussy like me)
Basically do an upside-down squat, set the spotters to the lowest point.

You can really rack up the weight, i can do up to about 300kgs, whereas i only squat about 120kg (shit knees )

Nick

Mr Nice

Thanks for advice someone smart, I wont write that shit no more, just that you know where im coming from bro.

crazycal1

hey dude-when you were doin 20 rep work were the reps continuous-if you squat rest pause style you can use alot more weight-
they`re impressive poundages your lifting, but maybe you just need to keep increasing the weight a little more each session-you should be able to keep adding a kilo aweek(or a pound when thats too much)for quite a while-just aim for the next 5%-10%-
imho (lol)squats are far better than legpress for leg and overall growth(and anabolic effect)-if you squatted with a trap bar you would also be working the rear thighs more as well-recently i decided lying leg curls are well worth doing(in the past ive dissed them as an isolation exercise and not worth doin)

zx9rjas.

I have always had really good size legs and its never been a problem for me weight wise or size wise. I am only just into my 2nd week back into training legs after about 5 weeks break and already my squat over 200kg for 10-12 reps. Racked 210 on and stopped at 4 reps as me knees weren't wrapped but could have got 10 or more.

I think the main thing that has helped my leg development is

1. Used to hate training them but put them on mondays, so I was fresh and got the workout out of the way so I couldn't skip them.

2. Always have done leg extensions from when I started training, helped with overall development

3. I always train them really hard, to the point of failure x 100!!!

J

finephysique

When you say you are pushing these weights are you doing full reps, there is a guy in my gym who talks about his 580kg leg press but he hardly moves it more than 6 inches. If you are doing a full range of motion then you should try training with a very slow tempo focussing on squeezing your quads rather than purely moving the weight, you will probably only be able to push half as much but you will feel it a lot more the next day.
Those are 2 possible reasons, another is you may not be eating enough calories to grow, all the heavy training in the world won't pack on muscle unless you eat loads as well.
If you try all of these things and your legs still don't grow then you probably have genetically weak legs, it is an unfortunate fact for some people but no matter what they do their legs won't grow.

zx9rjas.

True, always get the full ROM within certain parameters. Never go past a point whyby injury would occur. Especially as leg workout, done incorrectly, can cause injury to many areas (back and kness specifically) Make sure you technique is really good.

J

Mr Nice

OK, thanks for the good advice, my form is good full reps and usining that weight I cant do fast reps even if I wanted to. I try to increase weight ever week or two, Crazycal1 sound advice have you read beond brawn? My diet seems to be fine. Maybe its just a genetic thing, or when I start juicing my legs will blow up like some people ive seen.

crazycal1

yes mate i have read it

SoulCard

if your diet is fine and your training is solid, you will make gains, bottom line...juicing will not make any body part blow up with out those two things in line...