Legs

daddio66in2000
daddio66in2000 Posts: 34 Member
edited November 17 in Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
I walk a average of 12 to 14 thousand steps a day, is training legs really necessary. Ok blast away...

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  • skinnycow1234567
    skinnycow1234567 Posts: 167 Member
    Yes,,,thats just my opinion because i do body building.
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    It depends on what you want? Are you looking for strong muscular legs or are you looking for weight loss?
  • BrianKMcFalls
    BrianKMcFalls Posts: 190 Member
    If you are interested in stronger legs, then yes.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Walking isn't training...
  • Rusty740
    Rusty740 Posts: 749 Member
    If you want legs that look like they're trained for walking, then walk. If you want legs that look like they're trained to lift heavy, lift heavy. :)
  • LonsyBoy
    LonsyBoy Posts: 72 Member
    Cycling and running up steep hills got my legs sizing up, very odd but it works
    32" thighs/quads
    21" calves
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
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  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I walk 8-10 miles per day, still have deadlift and squat days, and just started doing hill sprints 4x/week. Never not work the wheels. The strongest engine is useless without them.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Is the walking meeting your goals? If so, do not train legs. Want you legs to be stronger and look awesome, train your legs.

    I walk, run and definitely train my legs.
  • Fallfrenzy
    Fallfrenzy Posts: 118 Member
    Depends on your goals. Walking might develop your calves, but unless you are walking up a really steep hill for a good length of time, I'm thinking it doesn't do much for building the strength of your quads, hamstrings or glutes.
  • ejsilvi
    ejsilvi Posts: 205 Member
    Ground squats back squats walking with weight farmers walks even leg press and Or hack squats something is better then nothing
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    Well half of the guys at my gym think it's not necessary. I can't find an empty bench for the life of me, but squat racks are always free.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    edited April 2017
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Well half of the guys at my gym think it's not necessary. I can't find an empty bench for the life of me, but squat racks are always free.

    You do know that every day is arm day right? :p

    ETA: some young guy was complaining how he can't get bigger arms and then asked me how much I train arms (he thought I had big arms). I said, 1 day 1 move. Blew his mind. Told him I don't waste my time with many isometric moves but do all compound movements. If you want to grow your arms, grow the rest of your body.
  • IVMay
    IVMay Posts: 442 Member
    Good luck no matter what you choose to do.
    Even if you just do bodyweight squats after your walk to get those quads going? Big difference when you wake up sore even from just those.
  • IVMay
    IVMay Posts: 442 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Well half of the guys at my gym think it's not necessary. I can't find an empty bench for the life of me, but squat racks are always free.

    You do know that every day is arm day right? :p

    ETA: some young guy was complaining how he can't get bigger arms and then asked me how much I train arms (he thought I had big arms). I said, 1 day 1 move. Blew his mind. Told him I don't waste my time with many isometric moves but do all compound movements. If you want to grow your arms, grow the rest of your body.

    True. Compound exercises for overall development. Do you do upright rows, yourself? Your opinion on behind the neck shoulder press, also?
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Well half of the guys at my gym think it's not necessary. I can't find an empty bench for the life of me, but squat racks are always free.

    You do know that every day is arm day right? :p

    ETA: some young guy was complaining how he can't get bigger arms and then asked me how much I train arms (he thought I had big arms). I said, 1 day 1 move. Blew his mind. Told him I don't waste my time with many isometric moves but do all compound movements. If you want to grow your arms, grow the rest of your body.

    Question is, do you have big arms?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Well half of the guys at my gym think it's not necessary. I can't find an empty bench for the life of me, but squat racks are always free.

    You do know that every day is arm day right? :p

    ETA: some young guy was complaining how he can't get bigger arms and then asked me how much I train arms (he thought I had big arms). I said, 1 day 1 move. Blew his mind. Told him I don't waste my time with many isometric moves but do all compound movements. If you want to grow your arms, grow the rest of your body.

    Question is, do you have big arms?

    IMO, I do not.. they are 15.5 - 16" as of last time I measured.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,432 MFP Moderator
    IVMay wrote: »
    psuLemon wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Well half of the guys at my gym think it's not necessary. I can't find an empty bench for the life of me, but squat racks are always free.

    You do know that every day is arm day right? :p

    ETA: some young guy was complaining how he can't get bigger arms and then asked me how much I train arms (he thought I had big arms). I said, 1 day 1 move. Blew his mind. Told him I don't waste my time with many isometric moves but do all compound movements. If you want to grow your arms, grow the rest of your body.

    True. Compound exercises for overall development. Do you do upright rows, yourself? Your opinion on behind the neck shoulder press, also?

    I follow Bigger Leaner Stronger. I don't do upright row or behind the neck shoulder press.


    With BLS, it's focused on the core lifts and uses some accessories; depending on the cycle, it's rows, lat pull down, alternating curl (the one isometric move), skull crusher, pull ups, chip ups, dips. For my primary lifts, it's a basic linear progression scheme with most core lifts at 85% of my 1RM. Once i hit six reps for 3 sets, then I increase upper body by 5 lbs and lower body by 10 lbs.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    daddio66in2000 wrote: »
    I walk a average of 12 to 14 thousand steps a day, is training legs really necessary. Ok blast away...

    Necessary for what? What are your goals?
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Depends on your goals.

    I train mine (in one way or another) 4-5x per week. Can't you tell ? :p
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