scottylieb
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Looking for tips/suggestions/exercises to build leg mass for an avid lifter other than squats, jump squats, deadlift, leg press, calf raises.
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Oops, forgot the other side of the leg ...Good Mornings, RDL's etc. Need some hamstring work in there...
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So if I do singles with 95%+ of my max and walk out just fine I'm doing it wrong? And puking? Come on mansquat and deadlift till you puke if you can comfortably walk out of the gym after a leg workout you're doing it wrong
This pretty much ends this thread.Heavy lunges, bulgarian split squats, hack squats, front squats, hill sprints (for calves, also supports quad growth), step-ups, squatting with different bars (safety squat bar, giant camber bar, etc).
Same. I alternate my leg workouts as strength vs volume. I also split hamstrings and quads to separate workouts and train each 2x week. I do this when building mass.just giving u crap bro I happen to be a fan of intense high volume leg workouts that leave me sore for a days
Except for the fact it completely ignores the hamstring muscle group; which Torobestia alluded to later on. Very good for quads though.This pretty much ends this thread.
Squats alone are not nearly enough stimulation for the hamstrings.Any form of squats destroys your hamstrings as they are involved in the "hole" as they call it and are the one of the only muscles being engaged at the bottom of the squat. You're literature is lying to you...
well id be happy to read your study involving hamstring utilisation during a squat. EMG's would be useful to back up your point...Any form of squats destroys your hamstrings as they are involved in the "hole" as they call it and are the one of the only muscles being engaged at the bottom of the squat. You're literature is lying to you...
Sadly, many gyms do not have the equipment necessary for them.Hamstrings function in both hip extension and knee flexion. So no, squatting would not be sufficient stimulation at all, even if at full ROM.
A great, often-overlooked exercise that hits both actions of the hamstrings is weighted glute-ham raises.
Uh, no...still far from necessary stimulation for the hamstrings. The good morning is the single best posterior chain exercise out there especially if you have access to a cambered or safety-squat bar.Okay... Okay... Let me be more specific.
Olympic high bar squats.
The best hamstring workout other than pulling bar none. Once your below parallel the only thing between your ass and the floor is god and your hamstrings contracting.
Sadly maybe 1 in 10 people at my gym squat... And 1 in 10 of those people high bar squat. It's a damn shame because this exercise will put hair on your chest.
Just got back into lifting about 4 months ago, and just relized I completly forgot about goodmornings !!! Legs are tomorrow to, you got me excited !!!Uh, no...still far from necessary stimulation for the hamstrings. The good morning is the single best posterior chain exercise out there especially if you have access to a cambered or safety-squat bar.
As someone with awesome wheels ;-) I agree with this ^^^^Get stronger at squats, deads, good mornings, etc.