How often do YOU work legs?

lannasster
lannasster Posts: 49
in Fitness and Exercise
Long story short: I switched up my lifting routine about 5 weeks ago. I was doing 45-60 minute lifting sessions about four days a week, hitting each muscle group twice.

Now I'm doing more targeted lifting sessions for 30-45 minutes, five days a week. Instead of back/chest, shoulders/arms, back/legs, chest/arms etc., I'm hitting each muscle group once a week, but for a longer period of time.

Definitely seeing progress in my shoulders, arms and back...not so much in my legs. I'm the 1% who absolutely LOVES leg day. My legs have always been my best feature, but I struggled through my last workout (didn't go up in weight)...so I want to know how often everyone works legs. I think I'm going to continue with my current schedule but add an extra leg workout onto my back day.

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  • JenniferT89
    JenniferT89 Posts: 18
    I am taking weight training and a fitness class in school, five days a week. Both use weights, so my coach recommended that I do lower body (legs) every other day, with the upper body obviously on the other days.

    This is a little different from the students who are only taking one class, who do their entire bodies every day (but only have class two or three days per week, where as I have five). I do 3 sets of 10 reps on whatever weight. I know it works for my arms, but my coach said I shouldn't feel a ton of pain in my legs like I do in my arms, though it will still be doing just as much.

    Hope that helps!
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    I've been very slack lately, but up to every other day with a minimum of 2 heavy weights leg days a week. I never make every-other-day going heavy, but I do make it with bodyweight and a couple of key lifts. My leg days are all either weights or bodyweight, in other words, from 2-4 days a week.

    I have a bad upper back/neck problem, though, so I get the most fitness in using LB a lot :)
  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    I found that every 3rd day was best (for every muscle actually). I actually don't work out that frequently now, instead I'm at 2x a week.
  • hearthemelody
    hearthemelody Posts: 1,025 Member
    Personally I follow Stronglifts 5x5 and I adore it!

    Link: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/560459-stronglifts-5x5-summary
  • skullshank
    skullshank Posts: 4,323 Member
    i do legs twice a week.
    wednesday and sunday.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    Every other day. Some weeks it's 3 times, other weeks it's twice.
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    Twice a week. Once for strength and the other Hypertrophy
    Normally Monday and Thursday
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    Twice a week.
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    2x a week
  • 17Delts
    17Delts Posts: 9 Member
    2x a week, 1 day devoted completely to squats
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    2-3 times per week
  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
    every workout :(
  • amwoidyla
    amwoidyla Posts: 257 Member
    How I feel about leg day:
    Days leading up - Stoked
    Day of - Dreading it
    After I'm done - Super hero!

    I aim for every 4 days or so.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I do a 3x weekly periodized routine...in a typical 4x weekly split it would be twice per week but since I do 3x weekly it is once per week one week and then twice per week the next...basically an A,B,A type of thing...and follow a deviation of 5/3/1 called 8/6/3

    A: Snatches, Chest, lats
    B: Legs, lower back, core
    C: Cleans, Shoulders, Back

    Week 1: A (8), B(8), A(8)
    Week 2: B (8), A(6), B(6)
    Week 3: A(6), B(6), A (8/6/3)
    Week 4: B(8/6/3), A(8/6/3), B(8/6/3)
    Week 5: Deload/Rest

    Then start another cycle and try to up my weights by 5 Lb for upper body and 10 Lbs for legs if I hit on all my reps and sets during the previous cycle...if I didn't I repeat the previous cycle.
  • Sweetsugar0424
    Sweetsugar0424 Posts: 451 Member
    I do leg day with weights 1x/week and then on top of that I do Kickboxing aerobics and Step classes that also work the legs at least 2x/week. I used to do legs 3x/week doing a full body lift in every workout, but I have bad knees and they just couldn't handle being worked that much so I had to switch it up a bit to give my knees time to recover.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    every day is leg day!!! Actually I'm still trying to figure out why chest day doesn't have more legs in it.

    just kidding.

    I shoot for 2- 3 times a week.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    1 main leg day, but other days have at least some lifts.
  • Ophidion
    Ophidion Posts: 2,065 Member
    50% of my routine, 4 day split with half dedicated to lower body...don't want to look like the bulldog from Tom and Jerry.
  • Naomi0504
    Naomi0504 Posts: 964 Member
    Twice a week. Once for strength and the other Hypertrophy
    Normally Monday and Thursday

    This is my same schedule :smile:
  • tyrsnbdr
    tyrsnbdr Posts: 234 Member
    I do it every 4 days. rotating focus on squats and deads every other session.

    I love how much I hate to love legs day!!
  • Ashly744
    Ashly744 Posts: 60 Member
    I do lower body twice a week. I also switch up the lower body workouts every few weeks so I don't get used to the same thing.
  • Mr_Excitement
    Mr_Excitement Posts: 833 Member
    I have one dedicated leg day once a week, and one day where I hit them indirectly a bit while doing back work, so... 1.5...?
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    Twice a week.
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
    3 X a week, the same amount of times I go to the gym.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I do full body every time I lift, which is 2-3 times a week.

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