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splitting up quads/hams

davisville64

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Have any of you guys done Quads in the morning and Hamstrings in the PM?

The only thing I wouldn't like about it is if the hams are hit too much (indirectly) in the morning, it wouldnt be good to hit them later that day.
 
I split up quads/hams except I do hams in the am and quads/calves in the pm.

My ham routine:
3 sets Walking Lunges about 10 steps per leg with a long step to emphasize hams
3 sets SL deadlifts
3 sets lying leg curls

Quads:
3 sets Front squats or squats
3 sets Leg press
3 sets Hack squat
3 sets Legs extensions
 
Grmlock said:
I split up quads/hams except I do hams in the am and quads/calves in the pm.

My ham routine:
3 sets Walking Lunges about 10 steps per leg with a long step to emphasize hams
3 sets SL deadlifts
3 sets lying leg curls

Quads:
3 sets Front squats or squats
3 sets Leg press
3 sets Hack squat
3 sets Legs extensions
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Hmm, might have to try that one. The only thing I see that might go wrong with that is my hams would be tired for squats in the pm. :think:
 
I usually wait about 8-10 hrs before I do quads and I have never really experienced any sort of hamstring fatigue
 
I like to do them together, because I love the way my legs feel when they're all pumped. If I had more time, though, I can see how splitting them up would be very effective.

BV
 
Charles Poliquin was at one time a proponent of training the legs and hams in this manner. Although I am unsure of the
science behind this theory, I believe that there are some benefits to training the same muscle group twice in a day.

I would love to hear someone discuss this in greater detail.
 
When I train quads I have no more energy to effectively train my hamstrings. When I started doing them on different days I noticed more growth in my hamstrings.
 
I think that one thing that is very neglected is how you eat the day before legs. On the day before I usually take-in an extra 400-500 kcals to prep my body for the hell that is about to happen. I usually do hams at about 10 am or after 2 meals and then I do quads/calves at about 7 pm or about 4 meals later...I eat this much b/c doing legs is not only the most demanding bodypart but it also revs up the metabolism more than any other muscle:thumbsup:
 
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