Help! I Need Some Quad Training Advice!

[Ides44]

I can't squat because of nerve damage in my left shoulder.

I'm 58, 6'1", 210, 12%, currently, only Test E @ 400mgs a week.

My main motion is the inverted leg press.

Rigth now, this is what I do:

1. !5 x 6 sets in progressively heavier weight

2. 12/8/6/4 in further progressively heavier sets, topping out at 800lbs.

3. total Sets: 10

4. Once a week

I get strong but not big. Waddya think?

 

[Xmen1234]

You should still be able to squats in a hack squat machine. There's dumbbell squats, Dumbbell lunges, Leg extensions, smith squats. Start with light weight to get the right form and ROM on exercises new to you.

 

[onynx4]

mainly concentrate on the mind muscle connection. try alo pre exaust wiht leg extensions then hit your main movements.

 

[MDC]

My legs did not start growing till I kept my reps at 15-20 per set. I would pyramid up from bar,95,135,185,225,275,315,365,405,455,495 all at 20 reps on the smith machine. It was counterballanced so I know the weights are off but worked up to 5 plates on each side at my peak back in college and 100% natural. IMO, if you dont have good genetics for easy leg growth you need to really work the higher rep scheme.

 

[Ides44]

WHO AGREES WITH THIS?

My legs did not start growing till I kept my reps at 15-20 per set. I would pyramid up from bar,95,135,185,225,275,315,365,405,455,495 all at 20 reps on the smith machine. It was counterballanced so I know the weights are off but worked up to 5 plates on each side at my peak back in college and 100% natural. IMO, if you dont have good genetics for easy leg growth you need to really work the higher rep scheme.

...and why?

 

[BillHilton]

I think that there are many that agree that higher reps are the best way for leg growth, regardless of genetics. The logic seems to be that your legs are working all day and you really need to tax them this way. My legs have never been small (relative to the rest of me) but I began to see the vascularity and cuts when I switched to 20-25 reps per exercise. I am a Mike Mentzer HIT type, more or less. On each exercise I go to failure. When I get to 25 reps on a movement I bump the weight. When I get there again, I bump it up once again and repeat.