The difference in workout for legs.

[wes]

i was meaning pyramid up to 10 plates for 100 reps

but no need, by the time i get to 7 plates my legs are like jello

i will usually warm up on the hack squats ill do low reps on that 8-10 up to 5 plates maybe 6

the last couple years i felt my legs respond better to leg pressing with very high reps and low weights 

Damn man,sorry,I completely read your post wrong.

I haven`t squatted in quite a while,though I was a good squatter,especially considering I have no quads,but I hurt myself (lower back) doing heavy hacks years ago,hence the leg presses.

Jello is a good fitting word when doing this kind of training.

[wes]

Nor mine... at least not overnight. Never.

Takes a few days at times.....train legs on Monday,sore on Tuesday,then DOMS on Wednesday!

Fun activity this killing yourself with heavy iron! 

[Wiggs]

OK,on a good day,I would do a little something like this:

(Adjust poundage to your own needs.....this is simply an example)

1 plate per side-50 reps
2 plates per side-40 reps
3 plates per side-30 reps
4 plates per side-20 reps
5 plates per side-10 reps
3 plates per side- total failure,when you fail,take a plate off each side and go again to failure.and I mean until you can`t budge the platform.

^^^Rest only as long as it takes to change weight, and then go just before you are fully recovered.


Another tough scenario would be to warm up with a light weight for 25 reps....rest a full 2 minutes,load the bar up with a moderate poundage and go for 100 reps.........this is a fucking monster, unless of course you`re using 5 pound plates!!  

If you fail before you hit 100,strip off a plate and keep going until you hit the 100 rep mark......one set to complete failure which should be 100 reps if the weight is challenging enough.

After that it`s the rest of your normal leg workout.

Don`t ever lock the knees,even between reps if rest pausing.

The "Time Under Tension" generated by these routines is the key, and they`re also painful as hell to boot.

Bring a puke bucket and have fun! 

Thanks. I'll give it a go.

[the trainer]

Damn man,sorry,I completely read your post wrong.

I haven`t squatted in quite a while,though I was a good squatter,especially considering I have no quads,but I hurt myself (lower back) doing heavy hacks years ago,hence the leg presses.

Jello is a good fitting word when doing this kind of training.

What the fuck how is it possible to hurt yourself doing hack squats where you drunk.

[wes]

Wes I can handle your workout no problem remember I use to do 20 rep squats on leg day before I strain my back last week.

Dude,there was a time when I believed in the old adage that if you didn`t do squats,you simply weren`t training.

Old school shit that was drilled into my had.

Give this Leg Press routine a shot bro,if you go all out,your back will thank you for it.

[wes]

What the fuck how is it possible to hurt yourself doing hack squats where you drunk.

Nope............my previous best was 5 reps rock bottom with 4 plates a side...old archaic knee shearing type of hack machine.

I felt really good and strong so I knew I could crank out 8-10 deep reps if I went all out,no problem.......got to 6 reps no problem,plenty more left in me,tried for the 7th. rep,and felt a stabbing pain in my lower back.....remember,I always go full ROM,not like the nitwits these days.

Anyway,my back healed up over time,but used to flare up on me at times too.......I still squatted heavy.

One time while prepping for 5 contests in a row,my back went out due to those Hack Squats and my wife had to put on my socks and shoes every morning before I hit the gym.........still won or placed top 5 in all the shows that year.

I tried squatting lighter again not long ago,just going up and down non-lock in a non-stop pistonlike motion........after a few weeks of this,there went my back again.....so now it`s Leg Presses as my main exercise.

My legs still suck,but are better than ever before.

[Donny]

Have to give wes right on this. Hack Squats are not for everyone.

[wes]

Have to give wes right on this. Hack Squats are not for everyone.

Especially on the older model machines.....they weren`t designed well at all.

Thanks. I'll give it a go.

No problem Wiggs,bring a wheelchair so you can make it out to your car after the workout. 

[deceiver]

Hack squats are one of most idiotic, dangerous and useless exercises ever invented. Just do fucking heavy squats and your legs will grow.




My legs:



Only front squats, back squats, deadlifts and occasional sprints and cleans.

[Griffith]

I find the leg press much harder on my knees than squats.

[deceiver]

I find the leg press much harder on my knees than squats.

Correctomondo!

[thebrink]

Why not leg press are so easy you just lie there and push the weight up.

lol