Comments on: The Top 5 Best Legs Exercises for Your Quads

By: Juice Fast

Juice Fast — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:03:11 +0000

I actually started weight training to gain strength for a triathlon. Squats have improved my swim times dramatically and I was concerned that my legs would really bulk up and I am glad that they have not. I need to stay lean and not be really buffed out for these type of events

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:22:47 +0000

The barbell split squat is a great exercise!

By: Jim@EMT Training

Jim@EMT Training — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:14:21 +0000

I’ve been using the barbell split squat for years. It’s one of my all time favorite quad exercises.
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By: EMT Training Class

EMT Training Class — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:02:23 +0000

Wow, talk about a killer post. I’ve been easing back on my legwork lately as my legs tend to build way quicker than my upper body. But this is the most detailed leg workout post I’ve ever seen and will definitely bookmark it.
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By: Full body Leg

Full body Leg — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:50:14 +0000

Wonderful…thank you so much. if you walk into to gym to ask a question like that to a trainer they will blow it off 11 times out of 10…thank you for your reply and absolutely a great website…..

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:42:23 +0000

You can probably stick with that routine for a while, though I’d like to at least see some rep variation. You could make it a 4 week progression like this:
Week 1: 3 or 4 sets of 10 reps
Week 2: 4 sets of 8 reps
Week 3: 5 sets of 5 reps
Week 4: max effort – 5 reps, 2 reps, then as many sets of 1 rep as it takes you to reach a max effort
Week 5: repeat
I’d also like to see you throw in some stiff leg deadlifts or good mornings on Friday either before or after your lunges. Just 2 or 3 sets of 8-12 reps would be fine.

By: Full body Leg

Full body Leg — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:56:16 +0000

im doing a full body workout and for legs i do monday 4 sets at 10 reps squats with 3 set and 10 rep seated calves raises…on wednesday i do 4 sets barbell deadlifts with standing calves raises and friday i do barbell lunges with donkey calves raises….my question is this a acceptable workout for my legs? also tuesday, thursday, and saturday i run 1.5-2 miles with sunday as a full rest day.

By: Mod

Mod — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:48:44 +0000

I totally agree with you Jim. When I was rowing, we used leg press non-stop, and I’ve developed huge legs, especially thighs. Heavy leg presses are the way to go if you train consistently because every other day of heavy squatting could be too taxing and would eventually lead to overtrain. I’m not saying that squats aren’t good, they are, and they are the best excercise for whole body, I’m just saying that leg presses can be great way of substituing squats if they’re too taxing which they are If you do it 3x per week.

By: Hausboot

Hausboot — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:47:27 +0000

nice the first picture… but for those that don’t know:D the one that’s squatting isn’t arnold.. I think it’s tom platz… right? it sure looks like him… great legs, blonde…
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By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:17:56 +0000

Sounds like you need to put some serious work into core training. Are you deadlifting? Do you train abs regularly and with added weight? Are you putting enough time into training your back? Consider doing some sets of 20 rep breathing squats – pick a weight you can do for 10 reps and then stand and take a few breaths between reps until you hit the 20 rep mark, don’t rack the weight until you hit 20. This way you won’t fail because your core can’t handle the weight, but the time under tension for a 20 rep set of squats will force all of your muscles to adapt to the stress.