Love legs again

Training legs has got to be the toughest body part to train in the gym! This is why we have so many guys in the gym called lieutenant Dan (but you ain’t got no legs lieutenant Dan?) Part of the reason is that your legs never get a rest, unlike your upper body. Even after you finish your leg session you then have to still get to the car and get home before you can fall to the ground and curl up in the fetal position.

One of the problems I see with guys training legs is the amount of volume they do. No wonder training legs is one of the most hated workout and hardest to get motivated for. Putting your self through an hour and a half- two hours of torture is a sure fire way of building that hated relationship.

Here is my tip for training legs to ensure A: that you will enjoy training legs again and B: you wont feel violated for the next 3 days after it.

·      Reduce the amount of exercises: You don’t have to use every leg machine in the gym! Pick one compound exercise and maybe 2 or 3 isolation exercises, for example: squats, stiff legs, leg curl, leg extension. (no, leg press is not a compound exercise, its for fairies with little penises who cant squat or deadlift heavy)

·      Lift heavy on your compound exercises and a more volume on your isolation. There is no real point doing full stack on leg extension and only getting 5-6 reps out. The machine isn’t really designed for that and 9 out of 10 times your range of movement is shit any way. Lighten up a little, get a good extension at the top, even throw in a few pauses and feel the love.

·      Now that you have cut back on the amount of leg exercises, now you can increase the amount of leg days per week. Smaller workouts more often is a perfect way to get the most out of these bad boys.

Try these tips and I guarantee you will get stronger and you will start to enjoy training legs again. More importantly you will be able to stay more consistent with less injuries and problems.