Current Events > Some men really need to start working on their legs...

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At the gym you'll see dudes with a killer upper body and some chicken legs. Stop being afraid to work your lower body. It's not just for women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2eW6jezNfU

Imagine men all getting big fat dumpers

Yeah I dont get it.

Thick thighs are very attractive.

Sorozone posted...

Yeah I dont get it.

Thick thighs are very attractive.

It's simple. Legs are hard to train.

Sorozone posted...

Yeah I dont get it.

Thick thighs are very attractive.

rhick thighs smash your own balls tho

pinky0926 posted...

It's simple. Legs are hard to train.

Theyre also the least fun workouts.

I feel great after a good upper body workout.

Leg workouts just piss me off and make me feel not good.

Turbam posted...

Imagine men all getting big fat dumpers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MUJ9iXxHk0

cuttin_in_farm posted...

Theyre also the least fun workouts.

I feel great after a good upper body workout.

Leg workouts just piss me off and make me feel not good.

Then there's the problem of being sore in the upper body doesn't matter much, but being sore in the lower body really sucks, especially if you have to climb or lift for a living

Shamino posted...

Then there's the problem of being sore in the upper body doesn't matter much, but being sore in the lower body really sucks, especially if you have to climb or lift for a living

I'd rather be sore in the lower body. Once you warm up it kinda goes away. Upper body soreness is shit

Its the opposite for women.

A lot of them focus a lot on lower body work, but their upper body is often neglected.

ZannoL posted...

A lot of them focus a lot on lower body work, but their upper body is often neglected.

Which is funny because bigger delts give the illusion of a smaller waist.

pinky0926 posted...

It's simple. Legs are hard to train.

cuttin_in_farm posted...

Theyre also the least fun workouts.

I feel great after a good upper body workout.

Leg workouts just piss me off and make me feel not good.

See I'm the opposite, unless you mean hard=not fun. I find the legs easiest to develop.. And yes, that also includes calves. Obviously genetics play a role, that's true for any muscle size, but a killer leg days where your DOMS last an extra day or two are the best days. Because you know that next leg day next week you are hitting even more weight.

People need to lean into the comfortability of it all, not run away from it. The soreness of walking around all day, you just get used to it. lol

I fucking love leg day. Having my quads and ass all nice a tight. Nothing better.

Yea unfortunately that happened to me but that's due to a back injury. I miss doing olympic front squats.

Doing legs is hard and makes me feel light headed. Working out upper body is super satisfying in comparison

Crimson_Corsair posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2eW6jezNfU

I watched this without sound and it made me laugh. I'll never know if the sound was funny or not

Leg workouts are 10x as exhausting and hard as anything else. The days after always feel horrible too. It's got a high barrier of entry in not feeling like complete garbage that demotivates you.

Turbam posted...

Imagine men all getting big fat dumpers

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/6/0/AAZ_LxAAE71c.jpg

ZannoL posted...

Its the opposite for women.

A lot of them focus a lot on lower body work, but their upper body is often neglected.

Funny. I'm a guy and it's that way with me. I do a lot of walking and some biking. I just skip arm day

pinky0926 posted...

It's simple. Legs are hard to train.

They really aren't. You can get gains faster on legs than arms and chest. You don't need to do half a dozen different leg exercises. Squats alone will give you big and strong legs.

most guys should at least start clipping their toenails. i live in hawaii, the land of flip-flops, and it is disgusting/astounding how many men have snaggly, unclipped, claws for toenails.

Squat, hack squat and lunges is all you need to do for legs. Nothing makes me laugh more than seeing deezed out dudes up top with some chicken legs and no quads, they get less respect from real lifters than anyone else

Sorozone posted...

Which is funny because bigger delts give the illusion of a smaller waist.

Also gives the illusion of being a man.

some men need to work on minding their own business.

ZannoL posted...

Its the opposite for women.

A lot of them focus a lot on lower body work, but their upper body is often neglected.

All the women gym regulars I know work on upper body too. They just can't do nearly as much in weight as guys. It's more of an even playing field with legs. A lot of girls out there don't want to get big, so they tend to use less weight also for that reason.

Letron_James posted...

Squat, hack squat and lunges is all you need to do for legs. Nothing makes me laugh more than seeing deezed out dudes up top with some chicken legs and no quads, they get less respect from real lifters than anyone else

workouts are a personal journey. Real lifters shouldn't look down on people for doing what they value.

eggcorn posted...

some men need to work on minding their own business.

Are people really taking TC's advice personally? He's blunt, but he isn't attacking anyone. And he is not wrong. It's better to work out everything and look good proportionally.

There's nothing wrong with a stronger lower body. Helps with explosiveness speed, reduce severity of injuries (such as falls or back strains), builds bone mass, boosts your metabolism and insulin sensitivity after a work out, and it looks good.

Also, for the people who hate leg exercises because it takes a lot out of them.. Do some cardio like running/jogging/elliptical. It will help tremendously with your cardiovascular health (you won't be huffing and puffing) and you recover faster between sets a lot faster too.

PiOverlord posted...

workouts are a personal journey. Real lifters shouldn't look down on people for doing what they value.

That's true. It's a personal journey. I don't clown in people who do upper body only, unless they are narcissists and gloat about how big their chest and arms are.

I love leg day. My ass is getting big and tight

KStateKing17 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/6/0/AAZ_LxAAE71c.jpg

crap. i hate how they changed venom to look like that in emoji form.

Martial arts have taught me that thick thighs can take lives.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/2/8/AAJxOBAAE72g.jpg

The best thing about legs is that if you don't care much about them, you can do like 2 exercises on leg day and it's good enough to keep them mildly proportional to the rest of your body. So leg day workouts can be super short and you can move on with your day

I have ridiculous calves from being morbidly obese for most of my life, though one is larger than the other because of bone defects in my legs affecting my gait. My quads and glutes aren't too shabby either.

I pretty much don't even do leg workouts anymore because I can't stand to see any of it with a pump, especially my ass, and I don't need them to be any bigger or more toned anyway. They also have not gotten much smaller as I've lost substantial amounts of weight, so I think I might be stuck with them unless I end up immobile or something.

I won't go so far as to say I want them to shrink but it's upsetting because I have a very underdeveloped upper body and building muscle there is as difficult as building lower body is easy. I've read that it's good to take advantage of muscles that grow easily because it produces hormones that the whole body can use but that didn't pan out and I was even more out of proportion. Finding it very hard to win here.

I found that losing weight in the legs and ass is super easy.

I started walking about 13 miles a day for 2 years and now i have lil birdy legs.

Combine that with some lifting and the limbs even out pretty good.

Arcanine2009 posted...

They really aren't. You can get gains faster on legs than arms and chest. Back also. Generally the bigger muscles like back and legs, fog can get noticable gains in a short period of time. You don't need to do half a dozen different leg exercises. Squats alone will give you big and strong legs. Leg presses aren't too shabby either.
Lunges are also good to do if you are focusing on a split routine. I also recommend deadlifts for back and legs.

If you haven't done legs at all or in a while, they will be sore as heck in the first week, but will subside after.

That's not what I mean. Legs are psychologically hard to push and most people hate to properly squat. And if you do it properly enjoy having wobbly legs on your way home.

I say this as someone who loved to squat and who's legs are getting so big that regular fit jeans are becoming an issue. I pride myself on my legs, but these are my observations from watching other people train. Its 100% effort on bench and 60% effort on squats.

pinky0926 posted...

It's simple. Legs are hard to train.

Not if you were fat most of your life

Yeeeeeees siiiiiiiiir

I say this as someone who loved to squat and who's legs are getting so big that regular fit jeans are becoming an issue.

fucking

relatable

squats are my favorite pants that fit are my bane

ZannoL posted...

Its the opposite for women.

A lot of them focus a lot on lower body work, but their upper body is often neglected.

Correction, they just train their butts. The vast majority of women I see are only ever doing weighted hip thrusters and the adduction and abduction machines. Rarely do I see them doing anything else.

KStateKing17 posted...

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Lord forgive me for what im about to do