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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: windsor88 on October 20, 2007, 04:41:05 PM
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I have a 25 pound dumbell that I keep at work so I can curl a little bit, do squats, weighted situps etc..just to get some kind of exercise since I work 13.5 hours a day in front of a computer. Well anyway...
I have found my "real" leg workout has been making good progress ever since I have incorporated doing the following.
25 reps slow ass to floor squats holding a 25 lb weight. Back as straight as possible. No lockout at top of movement. I do this for 10 sets with no more than 60 seconds rest in between.
I originally did this to make a co-worker so sore he couldn't walk...lol. But I sure in the hell was sore also since I usually do squats 1 day a week only 4 sets. Plus it is a great cardio workout. I swear by the time of my last 2 or 3 or 4 sets I am lightheaded and gasping for breath and sweating my balls off.
I am up to 250 reps total now but started with 150 then 200 now 250. Been doing this for 2 months.
Sunday - "Real" Leg day
Thursday - high rep squat day
My not be challenging for the super human beasts of getbig but I am a small fry...lol
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Have your legs progressed development wise?
Seems like a waste other than to build extra endurance as the resistance is too light to build any size.
personally,I`d just bust ass on my "real" leg day once a week.
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wes is right....
if you like that high rep, "feel the burn" thing, on your next leg day, try some high rep leg presses..
try 6 or more sets of 20 reps with a weight where the last 5 or so reps are a real bitch.
i find these better for building mass than heavy squats.
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Here`s a good high rep scenario for leg presses:
1 plate a side=50 reps
2 plates a side=40 reps
3 plates a side=30 reps
4 plates a side=20 reps
5 plates a side=10 reps
Or use whatever poundage scheme is appropriate for your own leg strength.
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I do it mainly to get my heart rate up and not to build mass while I am wasting time at work. Can't really jog in an office. But I have notice more of a surge in strength over the last month in all my leg exercises where as I was getting stuck for what seemed like months before. Maybe coincidence?
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Hey,if it works use it!!