Who got some tree trunks for legs!?

Big L · Feb 26, 2014

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One more.

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Ironman2010 · Feb 26, 2014

Taken on Monday after arms

9 weeks out

Ironman2010 · Feb 26, 2014

And another.

massnup · Feb 26, 2014

Thats all i'm workin with at the moment...

red5150 · Feb 26, 2014

Not tree trunks, but slightly bigger than what you may see hanging out of your bird feeder.

flexdurden · Feb 26, 2014

red5150 said:
Not tree trunks, but slightly bigger than what you may see hanging out of your bird feeder.

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FAWKIN' legit!

Seeing you beasts is pretty damn motivating....

Phattony · Feb 26, 2014

Damn! There are some big ass legs in this joint! I now realize I have no decent leg pics while in any kind of shape... Right now I'm to fat to see any real cuts soooo...

This one is kinda interesting though. Mind you that I was 320lbs and that is a five foot security pole in front of a Walmart. I have had 3 major surgeries on the left knee and back surgery so no squats for me. No I'm not wearing pants... There was no way on hell the crotch of my jeans would have made it through that feat of idiocy... The cops showed up within 5 min of me dropping my pants. Good times!

PitbullTank · Feb 26, 2014

Big L said:
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what r your stats here bro?? look great!

sickboy · Feb 26, 2014

Heavy basic movements in the beginning. Then once the development is there, work on the details. I always have done a full rom, never cheat (like using your hands on the leg press or going half way down on it). I find no benefit to doing leg extensions except for warm ups with very light weight. Much prefer sissy squats or walking lunges with no weight. I always squat, even now with my legs pretty much maxed out. I can't stand when people say they can't squat. Just use less weight and don't ego lift. There is always someone squatting more than me, and I couldn't care less.
Squats, walking lunges with no weight or sissy squats are usually after to force more blood in there and get an extreme pump. Then higher rep leg press (15-30 reps). Stiff legs deads then whatever else I feel like for hamstrings.

AshopRep · Feb 27, 2014

Phattony said:
Damn! There are some big ass legs in this joint! I now realize I have no decent leg pics while in any kind of shape... Right now I'm to fat to see any real cuts soooo...

This one is kinda interesting though. Mind you that I was 320lbs and that is a five foot security pole in front of a Walmart. I have had 3 major surgeries on the left knee and back surgery so no squats for me. No I'm not wearing pants... There was no way on hell the crotch of my jeans would have made it through that feat of idiocy... The cops showed up within 5 min of me dropping my pants. Good times!

Big, agile, and a hell of a writer. Skillz

AshopRep · Feb 27, 2014

sickboy said:
Heavy basic movements in the beginning. Then once the development is there, work on the details. I always have done a full rom, never cheat (like using your hands on the leg press or going half way down on it). I find no benefit to doing leg extensions except for warm ups with very light weight. Much prefer sissy squats or walking lunges with no weight. I always squat, even now with my legs pretty much maxed out. I can't stand when people say they can't squat. Just use less weight and don't ego lift. There is always someone squatting more than me, and I couldn't care less.
Squats, walking lunges with no weight or sissy squats are usually after to force more blood in there and get an extreme pump. Then higher rep leg press (15-30 reps). Stiff legs deads then whatever else I feel like for hamstrings.

I do exactly what you do. Go for the pump and forget the ego.

Ulamalop · Feb 27, 2014

southernmuscle214 said:
Thanks man...I wouldn't say I do anything special....I do use a more narrow stance for my leg press and hack squats not sure if that's contributed a lot or not

I was w/o the hack squat for 10 years but just joined a gym that has one and have been doing them narrow stance and can start to tsee the difference.

get it in ya · Feb 27, 2014

bigoso and bboy

that's just not fucking normal

just sick legs

AshopRep · Feb 27, 2014

Ulamalop said:
I was w/o the hack squat for 10 years but just joined a gym that has one and have been doing them narrow stance and can start to tsee the difference.

Yeah, I put my feet together and the outer q's get bombed.

Ironman2010 · Feb 27, 2014

AshopRep said:
Yeah, I put my feet together and the outer q's get bombed.

If there was one thing i learned from MDs leg training was little adjustments to feet placing is like doing a whole new exercise. Its amazing.

TooPowerful4u · Feb 27, 2014

Hope im not stepping on toes by elaborating

AshopRep said:
Yeah, I put my feet together and the outer q's get bombed.

Hitting portions of the VM or Lateral quad is about tracking and weight displacement. Not necessarily foot position. Foot position will USUALLY favor a particular displacement and tracking, though. It can still be screwed up.

standard donkey said:
what would you suggest for VM's?

If you want to target the lateral quad you focus on displacing your weight on the outside of the foot, slightly more towards the pinky toe and track the knees SLIGHTLY outward (do not overdo this thinking more is better, the tracking directly is SLIGHT SLIGHT SLIGHT).

If you want to target the VM you want to drive more towards the inside of the foot, slightly towards the big toe and track SLIGHTLY inward (medial rotation).

I do believe some studies have shown the VM to also fire harder during lockout where lateralis will fire harder out of the bottom of movements. I will dig them up later if i have time.

Certain stances will favor different versions of the above, but the above is WHY each of those stances that favor that displacement/tracking works for that particular area. Example....close stance hacks is hard to track your knees inward because your feet are already together, so you must track slightly outward. Wider stances make it hard to track the knees outward any more than they already are, so you will get an ever so slight internal (medial) rotation and track inwards (emphasizing the VM)

AshopRep · Feb 28, 2014

TooPowerful4u said:
Hope im not stepping on toes by elaborating

Hitting portions of the VM or Lateral quad is about tracking and weight displacement. Not necessarily foot position. Foot position will USUALLY favor a particular displacement and tracking, though. It can still be screwed up.

If you want to target the lateral quad you focus on displacing your weight on the outside of the foot, slightly more towards the pinky toe and track the knees SLIGHTLY outward (do not overdo this thinking more is better, the tracking directly is SLIGHT SLIGHT SLIGHT).

If you want to target the VM you want to drive more towards the inside of the foot, slightly towards the big toe and track SLIGHTLY inward (medial rotation).

I do believe some studies have shown the VM to also fire harder during lockout where lateralis will fire harder out of the bottom of movements. I will dig them up later if i have time.

Certain stances will favor different versions of the above, but the above is WHY each of those stances that favor that displacement/tracking works for that particular area. Example....close stance hacks is hard to track your knees inward because your feet are already together, so you must track slightly outward. Wider stances make it hard to track the knees outward any more than they already are, so you will get an ever so slight internal (medial) rotation and track inwards (emphasizing the VM)