My legs finally felt like they had fully recovered five days after training them for the first time in about 1.5 months so I decided to give them another bashing today. At the moment I am only doing 2 different exercises for my legs, Squats and calf raises.
I am currently squatting 142lbs for four sets at ten repetitions while I get my legs used to the training again, then I’ll move up weight until I cannot achieve a full ten reps so I have something to work towards.
For the weakest part of my body I am doing calf raises for six sets at 10-15 repetitions with a weight of 154lbs. For three sets I have my legs straight and for the other three sets I point my heels together to target the inner muscles of my calf’s.
For my leg workouts I am using a smiths machine. I know allot of bodybuilders claim that you should not be using a smiths machine for squats as it restricts you from your natural form. However my smiths machine is set at a slight angle to mimic a body’s natural movement and I find it very comforting to know I can hook the weight back on the machine if ever my legs should fail on me.
November 12th, 2008 at 2:58 am
Squatting free weight is the only way to squat!!!
Start with lightweight to achieve good form. then hammer on the plates as you can handle it. But freeweights rule man, benefits of stabilizing muscles contracting while pushing with isolated muscles,its great. I usually use the smith machine to “rep it out” as my last workout on my chest days benching on incline or flat. but freeweigts are the core of my training, and ive seen great gains.