Leg Day is Absolutely Killing Me

[jpaul]

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make everyday a leg day - bbc podcast heard yesterday

Why Do We Do That? - Why Do We Sit Down to Poo? - BBC Sounds

Ella gets personal to explore which is best for our business - sitting down or squatting?

www.bbc.co.uk

kneeling chair (baluns) which I've had for ages, following back issue, are good for back/'stomach' muscles
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[uber soldat]

There are people who don't skip leg day?

Always thought this was an Urban Myth.

 

[meths]

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Thanks for the input. Plenty to consider in that lot.

Yeah, I'm doing 3 days on, rest day, repeat. I manage the load by just skipping a day if I don't feel up to it but generally I'm in the gym 4-5 days a week.

Also, I generally train in the morning but I've started shifting leg day to early evening so I've had plenty of food during the day.

I'm going to recommend the worst, do you do any cardio?

Erm...no.

I honestly don't know when I'd fit that in and I'm not getting up any earlier. 5am is early enough.

I'll try and build some cardio in once I feel I need a change from PPL but that'll be a while yet as I'm still seeing good results and putting on some more muscle is the priority just now.




Overall, I think I'm sorted now and it's definitely been a volume issue coupled with too many of the harder exercises in the one session. After rejigging the sets I've already managed to start pushing the weight up again on the squat and deadlift and I still feel like I have a bit left in the tank.

I've also came to the conclusion that I'm one of the only guys in my gym that's trying hard enough. Nobody else is even breaking a sweat and you should see the state of me after 3 sets of deadlifts.

 

[mrthingyx]

Personally, I'd max out at 3 exercises per session, but I am old...

 

[D-Ranged]

If you are really training hard, then you should be fatigued. I get back from every gym session, eat and go to sleep for an hour. Leg days I start falling asleep in the car if im not driving.

 

[opethdisciple]

Personally, I'd max out at 3 exercises per session, but I am old...

How old is old? I'm 43 in November.

 

[mrthingyx]

How old is old? I'm 43 in November.

I'm 43 in October.

From my standpoint, if I can still stand after the second exercise I'm probably not working hard enough:

- Squats
- RDLs
- DBSS

And I am toasted.

But then I don't work calves, and I am not a body builder...

 

[cu3ed]

Are you guys natural lol~?..the amount of leg work on a two day split is crazy amounts to try and grow back after.

 

[Somnambulist]

I’m dieting at the moment so not pushing intensity, less sets and just maintaining my lifts but normally leg day = soul leaving body experience on primary movements and a gross pump on the secondary / isolation stuff. Not saying you have to be puking in a bin after a set but training legs properly is never not unpleasant when you’re trying to progress.

 

[arc@css]

You could try high intensity (as in Authur Jones/Mike Mentzer/Dorian Yates style of training). Sometimes, less is more.

Leg training is indeed very tough, though age and genetics also play their part. I've noticed a significant difference over the last ~year alone.