Has this happened to you?
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LOL.. yes. For most, they'd rather put the incline up on the treadmill (without holding on I hope) or the resistance on the elliptical. To each there own, but for me, lifting just isn't the same if you're not doing something for the legs.
Then again, how many gym rats do you see with huge upper bodies and stick legs? (too many)0 -
LOL!!!
I feel I get plenty of leg workout from running & biking so only train my legs once or twice a week- and they're doing just fine. It's the upper body strength that is lacking!0 -
ROFL!!
In all truth, My Death Squat Routine on the Smith Machine a.k.a Sir Smith, is my FAVORITE... Next to my Torso Torture on the Smith Machine... Unless I combine them in one day - for those days when you just don't know what you want to work more so it's Multi-Torture... And Sunday just happens to be one of those days
Oh, it hurts so good!0 -
I don't ever squat.
I'm able to pee standing up.0 -
I don't ever squat.
I'm able to pee standing up.
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ROFL!!
In all truth, My Death Squat Routine on the Smith Machine a.k.a Sir Smith, is my FAVORITE... Next to my Torso Torture on the Smith Machine... Unless I combine them in one day - for those days when you just don't know what you want to work more so it's Multi-Torture... And Sunday just happens to be one of those days
Oh, it hurts so good!
How much are you squatting without the help from the smith machine?0 -
I just got a trainer and she has me doing 3 variations of squats (with and without weights). So, in one training session, I am doing about 100 squats...0
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*faint* and I winge about doing 3 sets of 10 with light dumbells! I will remember this next time I am starting set number 3 and think myself lucky :laugh:I just got a trainer and she has me doing 3 variations of squats (with and without weights). So, in one training session, I am doing about 100 squats...0 -
ROFL!!
In all truth, My Death Squat Routine on the Smith Machine a.k.a Sir Smith, is my FAVORITE... Next to my Torso Torture on the Smith Machine... Unless I combine them in one day - for those days when you just don't know what you want to work more so it's Multi-Torture... And Sunday just happens to be one of those days
Oh, it hurts so good!
Death squats indeed. Smith machine is pretty much an injury machine. Human body isn't meant to move the way the Smith machine forces it to move. Squat without it, for the sake of your health.0 -
Then again, how many gym rats do you see with huge upper bodies and stick legs? (too many)
this is true...
however just the other week i was windging to a trainer that i wanted to drop out on a class with loads of squats, how foolinsh did i sound...
im not interested in upper body size, just strength so i`ll be reversing that conversation tomorrow haha..
back to the Q...
squats around 300 a week, and leg curl/extension machine twice a week sets/reps 3/120 -
The amount you squat doesn't matter except that you do the right amount for YOU and the particular routine at hand. I did Oly bar squats for over 30 years, 10 reps, 3-4 sets and it didn't do as much for my shape as changing things up:
The routine I do consists of weight lifting first and cardio second, but I still do cardio (mainly running). I change up everything all the time. My running is sometimes long easy runs, sometimes HIIT, sometimes shorter medium pace runs. My weight routine changes each day, each week, Circuits, Intermittent Super Sets, Fibonacci Pyramids, X-sets, Progress Venus Pyramids, and some splits, constantly changing it up, everything a variety of Strength, Hypertrophy, and Endurance.
Legs; In addition to Deadlift's, Stiff Leg Dead Lifts, Sumo Dead Lifts and Squats I do Bulgarian Split Squats, Lunges, Reverse lunges, Curtsey lunges, Step Ups, Crossover Bench Step Ups, One legged Deadlifts (T-Bend), Lunge Matrix, Bowler Squat, One Legged Get Ups, Bower Squat and Calf Raise, Bowler Squat + Stiff Leg Deadlift, Curtsey Lunge + Dumbbell Squat, T-Bend + Y-Squat, Reverse Lunge & Step Up, Curtsey Lunge + Step Up, Y-squat, Narrow Stance Squat
For upper body I do Standing Shoulder Press, Standing Dumbell Curls, Lying Tricep extension, Pullovers, Bent Barbell Row, Standing lateral Raise, Standing front Raise, Curl and Press, Shoulder Press + Curl, Dips, Lying Tricep Extensions + Flyes, Venus Raise (a type of snatch), Bent Row + Standing Lateral Raise, Pullovers, Pushup + Dips, Standing Dumbbell curls + Overhead Tricep Extension, Bent Lateral Raise + Pullovers, One Arm Dumbbell row, Flyes + Pushups, Seated Curl & Tate Press, Seated Curls + Overhead Tricep Extension, Pushups, Pullovers + Dips, Bent Barbell Row, Lateral Raise + Full Front Raise, Venus Raise + Dips, Standing Dumbbell curls + Lying Tricep Extension, Upright Row + Dips, Bent Barbell Row, Flat bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Bent Row Narrow, Bent Row + Kickback,
Then some upper and lower combos; Squat and Front Raise, Step Up & Press, Step Up + Standing Shoulder Press, Squat & Press, Squat & Swing, Curtsy Lunge + Standing Shoulder Pres, T-Bend & Row, Pike Front Rais + Curtsey Lunge, Flat Bench Press + Step Up.
Core: Bar Bell Rollouts (you can start out with Stability Ball Roll Outs), Swiss Ball Pikes (you can start out with Stability Ball Curl Ups), and planks. As you advance Swiss Ball Pike and pushup.
I probably forgot some but you get the idea. My pictures tell the story of how this worked out for me.
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lol squats are the one thing I do every day without fail or excuses! It's after a few sets of those I lose motivation..0
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Now i feel like a weirdo doing 400 squats per workout0
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I don't ever squat.
I'm able to pee standing up.
I can too but it makes a mess! Darn! :laugh:0 -
I do diddly squat does that count??0
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I do diddly squat does that count??
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The amount you squat doesn't matter except that you do the right amount for YOU and the particular routine at hand. I did Oly bar squats for over 30 years, 10 reps, 3-4 sets and it didn't do as much for my shape as changing things up:
The routine I do consists of weight lifting first and cardio second, but I still do cardio (mainly running). I change up everything all the time. My running is sometimes long easy runs, sometimes HIIT, sometimes shorter medium pace runs. My weight routine changes each day, each week, Circuits, Intermittent Super Sets, Fibonacci Pyramids, X-sets, Progress Venus Pyramids, and some splits, constantly changing it up, everything a variety of Strength, Hypertrophy, and Endurance.
Legs; In addition to Deadlift's, Stiff Leg Dead Lifts, Sumo Dead Lifts and Squats I do Bulgarian Split Squats, Lunges, Reverse lunges, Curtsey lunges, Step Ups, Crossover Bench Step Ups, One legged Deadlifts (T-Bend), Lunge Matrix, Bowler Squat, One Legged Get Ups, Bower Squat and Calf Raise, Bowler Squat + Stiff Leg Deadlift, Curtsey Lunge + Dumbbell Squat, T-Bend + Y-Squat, Reverse Lunge & Step Up, Curtsey Lunge + Step Up, Y-squat, Narrow Stance Squat
For upper body I do Standing Shoulder Press, Standing Dumbell Curls, Lying Tricep extension, Pullovers, Bent Barbell Row, Standing lateral Raise, Standing front Raise, Curl and Press, Shoulder Press + Curl, Dips, Lying Tricep Extensions + Flyes, Venus Raise (a type of snatch), Bent Row + Standing Lateral Raise, Pullovers, Pushup + Dips, Standing Dumbbell curls + Overhead Tricep Extension, Bent Lateral Raise + Pullovers, One Arm Dumbbell row, Flyes + Pushups, Seated Curl & Tate Press, Seated Curls + Overhead Tricep Extension, Pushups, Pullovers + Dips, Bent Barbell Row, Lateral Raise + Full Front Raise, Venus Raise + Dips, Standing Dumbbell curls + Lying Tricep Extension, Upright Row + Dips, Bent Barbell Row, Flat bench Press, Incline Bench Press, Bent Row Narrow, Bent Row + Kickback,
Then some upper and lower combos; Squat and Front Raise, Step Up & Press, Step Up + Standing Shoulder Press, Squat & Press, Squat & Swing, Curtsy Lunge + Standing Shoulder Pres, T-Bend & Row, Pike Front Rais + Curtsey Lunge, Flat Bench Press + Step Up.
Core: Bar Bell Rollouts (you can start out with Stability Ball Roll Outs), Swiss Ball Pikes (you can start out with Stability Ball Curl Ups), and planks. As you advance Swiss Ball Pike and pushup.
I probably forgot some but you get the idea. My pictures tell the story of how this worked out for me.
Couldnt you just do standard compound lifts instead of all this extra accessory work?
I think the original post was making fun of chicken legs in a sense but a whole history of a 2 hour gym trip seem excessive.
Deadlift
Squat
Bench
Press
Row
If you need anything else then:
Dips (Tricep/chest)
Pull ups and chins.
All that other crap is just plain excessive.0 -
I just got a trainer and she has me doing 3 variations of squats (with and without weights). So, in one training session, I am doing about 100 squats...
Yea, me too, in addition to all the lunges my routine incorporates.0 -
bump to read later0
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I just started with a trainer, I love leg workouts the most.0
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Leg day is my favorite day.0
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Only time you need to squat is when you take a dump :L0
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Haha I love the dudes at the gym with the tiny leg and buff upper bodies...
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There's a triangle shaped officer at the gym at our job. I sort of shamed him into getting legs going a bit.
I will refrain from reciting every single lift I've done in the past 6 years in order to highlight why Officer Triangle started adding a couple few leg exercises to the list. Suffice it to say that it is a LONG list.0 -
That said about squats, I'll do leg presses, but I won't go more than 20lbs with a kettle bell when it comes to squats because I have hip problems and it makes it flare up. I can work the muscles other ways. It might not have the same precise look, but hey! I can walk pain free! I use (total) 20lbs for lunges.0
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i have a "Death to Legs" work out day i do once in a while. it is squats, goblet squats, dumb bell squats, dead lifts, romanian dead lifts, sumo dead lifts, good mornings, leg press, leg curls, and tons of body weight squats, lunges, and Toyotas.0
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Most gym rats have great guns and stick stick stick legs....LOL.. yes. For most, they'd rather put the incline up on the treadmill (without holding on I hope) or the resistance on the elliptical. To each there own, but for me, lifting just isn't the same if you're not doing something for the legs.
Then again, how many gym rats do you see with huge upper bodies and stick legs? (too many)0 -
Yeah, I recently had this discussion with a co-worker. He was bragging about his "killer" leg workout on the Smith machine. In his defense, he does have some decent mass on him, but jeez, dude, really? I was trying to explain the benefits of squats versus the Smith machine, when he interrupted with, "And why should I take powerlifting advice from a hundred-pound girl?"
Um, well, maybe because I'm a 125-pound competitive powerlifter who currently holds a state record, but hey, what do I know? He's only worked there a little while, and I don't talk much about my little hobby, so he had no idea who he was talking to. Good luck with your leg goals there, Skippy! Some people............0 -
hahahaha that's actually pretty funny.
I can't say that has happened to me (because I run so much, leg conditioning is necessary). That definitely happens to some of my friends though :P0
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