Training legs is a lot harder than training upper body, so it should be done for building mental fortitude as well. Never skip leg day, because that would be the beginning of the end... When you train your legs, training your upper body will feel like you deserve that. You can only progress by making yourself uncomfortable (even if just a little).
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Well said Jeroen.
@IIRyainII5 жыл бұрын
Very true
@ericyoutube772 жыл бұрын
My legs are massive and my arms are tiny :(
@mushroom11g5510 ай бұрын
It's not the beginning of the end but you are holding yourself back. Last year was a skipped leg year for me but I trained consistently all year. This year I'm incorporating leg day so I'm just gonna ascend to the next level.
@robbiel86777 жыл бұрын
Pistol squats on the back of a moving horse builds incredible leg stability.
@africanpeter23394 жыл бұрын
Funny shit bro hahaha
@yussefcheaitou3 жыл бұрын
Imagine how strong you would be if you did +20kg pistols on top of a flying airplane
@ultralightcam69633 жыл бұрын
Ok killua
@Jono_19874 ай бұрын
Ty will get my gym to install one 👊
@ThePickledDyl7 жыл бұрын
Rack pull above the knee crew
@grantfullick7 жыл бұрын
Dylan Wolfe #rpatk 👌
@lionfelidae76984 жыл бұрын
Rack Pulls above the navel crew
@Comicwiz273 жыл бұрын
@@lionfelidae7698 rack pull above the chest crew
@Dayyan694202 жыл бұрын
@@Comicwiz27 rack pull above the delts cre
@MightyYoungSir5 ай бұрын
rack pull abouve the neck jk
@Ultradude6047 жыл бұрын
I totally feel you. Before I started training legs, and just train upper body front and back. I thought that was tough. Now I've been training legs, and my upper body workouts feel like a swedish massage compare to my lower body workout!
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Work capacity gains!
@JAM7 жыл бұрын
Additionally, leg training releases test & growth more than if you didn't hit legs. It's the foundation to your overall frame so don't be skipping leg day, prioritize lower body if anything!
@PumperPanda955 жыл бұрын
Broscience is strong in this one
@JosueLopez-kk9us3 жыл бұрын
@@PumperPanda95 no broscience, it's a fact that squats and deadlifts elevate test and growth hormones
@PumperPanda953 жыл бұрын
@@JosueLopez-kk9us Show me the studies.
@elka-bs85903 жыл бұрын
@@PumperPanda95 its true, but its insignificant amount that changes absolutely nothing lol.
@alibobobaba13377 жыл бұрын
just do arms everyday and you'll be fine.
@xxbublebee1237 жыл бұрын
alibobo baba goddammit
@Trumpforeveerr3 жыл бұрын
Alpha af
@talder1237 жыл бұрын
I mostly train legs because at first I wanted to be the opposite of the big upper body small legs guys I always see. I rather have big legs smaller upper body. A balance of all muscles is most important but I still prefer legs over upper body
@Subliminal-b5s4 жыл бұрын
Wow, i'd love to think like you
@madhurchari68514 жыл бұрын
I wish I had your perspective 😔😔😔😔 keep it up bro
@UltimateKeyboardist67 жыл бұрын
You're right man, Also, it helps with leg drive in cheat movements for the upper back, and rack pulls. Train legs to get a huge upper back
@KyokuDoKansoShinasai7 жыл бұрын
530 Trap Bar PR hit today and yesterday! Gotta edge these up to 600 by end of year, NE is the key!
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Keep killing it Harry! Every time you comment it seems like you're making more and more gains.
@minecraftlord5687 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny this fucking guy, not only does he have the best lifting channel on KZbin but he's like Father Christmas he knows all his subscribers individually!!
@nawec84847 жыл бұрын
Harry Raven Get after that shit, boy!!!
@user-rp2tz9lr1m5 жыл бұрын
horse with no name he knows one person and ur saying he knows all his subscribers, how does that work?
@kumasuke16 жыл бұрын
Doing legs, ie squats and deadlifts has revved up my fitness levels, helps me sleep better at night and enables me to take massive dumps!
@NROhvac Жыл бұрын
Ive been deadlifting and squatting for the past year, ive been adding so much muscle to my overall body its crazy
@dauers.23047 жыл бұрын
8 hours arm traning will do the trick tho
@MTGMADETOGROW7 жыл бұрын
Bro I really appreciate all this info uve been puttin out consistently, THANK YOU!
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
My pleasure :)
@Timothy_Himothy17 жыл бұрын
You're releasing videos daily it seems like! Keep it up my man!
@alexdmrgs7 жыл бұрын
Tim Schwoegler he is
@MySacul7 жыл бұрын
Just want to give you a thumbs up for your video about getting back to training after sicknes. The parcial reps advice was flawless, got my numbers back in merely a week. Keep up man.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that Lucas!
@coryrockwell88647 жыл бұрын
Why have a big house without a strong foundation? That's the main reason to train legs in my opinion. Good video
@Lado937 жыл бұрын
Man lets do box squat PR´s. We want see that !
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
I've been doing box squats recently to improve leg drive for deadlifts. I will see how it works out. I'm also doing lots of good mornings off pins, I am playing around with these lifts to assess carryover.
@19HM987 жыл бұрын
Ladislaff narrow stance AKA deadlift stance box squats are great for leg drive
@Barkotek7 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny training footage baby pleeeeeease!
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's what George Leeman said and it makes sense especially for behind the back deadlifts. What I keep thinking about though...is whether wide stance is superior. I mean a wide will build a close, but close won't build a wide. On one end we got Leeman saying to do narrow stance for deadlift carryover, and on the other end Louie Simmons says to do wide. Hard to believe which is correct yknow
@19HM987 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny it's all down to specificity if you ask me. Wide is good because it builds your regular squat AND will help your deadlift (since wide does build close), so it kills 2 birds with 1 stone. Narrow is good because it puts you in an incredibly similar position to your deadlift, sitting back with a close stance means you're forced to lean over a lot (much like the start of a pull)
@allstar4life30007 жыл бұрын
This is 100% true. I neglected legs and built my upper body for my first year of lifting. The newbie gains came, but I was left with a weak core, a hurting back, and poor muscle endurance. Thankfully my legs do not appear small, (they're definitely weak) but I've learned that it is a *necessity* not an option. Eager to see what my body can really do now that I'm implementing full body routines and including legs. Sound advice as always Alex.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Nice man, keep pushing those leg gains
@adult23707 жыл бұрын
Looking at all the comments on your videos, it's like everyone has been bullshitted by the fitness industry for years, being told slow negatives, focus on TUT and other conventional training methods, and they have finally found your channel and are now making huge gains because they are finally training how they should have been training all these years! Its incredible, Hats off to you Alex for keeping it real and finding the best methods for everyone
@Ezmody7 жыл бұрын
You are the only youtuber that I talk to other people about and advertise ur shit lol. I'ts not because I get paid to do it, but ur information is the truth and the truth will always get respected and end up getting shared.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Preciate it brother
@yonatangoldin19817 жыл бұрын
man can you please please make a full workout routine to increase my vertical jump. you are a legend.
@DCJayhawk577 жыл бұрын
The background makes me hope you're about to do some stand-up comedy.
@ryandeffley76527 жыл бұрын
Man, it's awesome how Alex always preaches work capacity. After grip strength work it's the most overlooked/undervalued aspect of training. My main motivation for squats, deadlifts, etc is the intensity it provides. Also, if you want leg power/work capacity, do HILL SPRINTS. Just doing them for 20 min 2x p/wk yields HUGE results.
@alexb2927 жыл бұрын
currently the best fitness channel on KZbin. Alex has the 'alpha frequency' Elliott talked about and genuinely cares about his fans and their questions much like Elliott did. gotta draw the comparison and I see Alexs channel being just as big as strength camp one day
@tamasmezei50747 жыл бұрын
I just tried the 20 rep squats and I was out of breath for like 5 damn minutes
@k_nenna7 жыл бұрын
I am aware that u have already made a video about "chicken calves"? However I just wanted to know where you stand in terms of developing your calves for improved athletic performance, namely speed and power in a game of rugby, which mainly includes sprinting at high speeds and dominating collisions (e.g. making powerful tackles w/ powerful leg drive).
@lad121212127 жыл бұрын
But what if your legs are big enough? maintain leg training to maintain the size or just stop training legs?
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Maintain, you don't want to stop completely. That, or move onto a different facet of leg training such as deadlift-specific programs. This is what I do for the most part, train the posterior chain like a madman.
@lad121212127 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny awesome man! yeah I do athletics so I think I will do plenty of plyos pistols and Olympic lifts for maintaining!
@emZee19947 жыл бұрын
do single leg exercises like split squats, pistols, lunges and do things like hyperextensions and the prowler/sled push and pull (run fast with it, dont load it up and go slow). they hit the legs hard but they are exercises that cant be loaded really heavy so packing mass is difficult with them (unless you're a noob). and dont neglect your calves
@Aswornbyshade7 жыл бұрын
Liking the videos shot from the 'Alpha Cave', Alex !
@thouxander32047 жыл бұрын
the only reason why i dont hit legs is because ive heard that doing squats and stuff like that affect growth. im 5'4 and only 16 so theres chances of me still growing a few inches and i dont want to affect it, but i have made some great muscle on my legs by doing cardio being that i was running with heavy weight on me (went from weighing 215 to being 173 right now in just 5-6 months)
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Provided that you use proper form and do not get injured, it will not stunt your growth. Actually many coaches have argued that squats and deadlifts enhance growth due to the growth hormone release.
@TrueKivan7 жыл бұрын
I'm totally mental about my legs, everything else always lags behind them since no matter how little time I have, how much stress and shit I alwayd find time to squat, and this is why I enjoy your novice program as it makes me squat thrice a week. Glorious. Add around 200km of cycling to and from work and the gym weekly, lots of walking at work and this might be why I manage my recovery just fine. Just used to this, especially cycling.
@top3anythingrandomstuff987 жыл бұрын
I started squatting 3x a week and my bench got stronger wtf?
@top3anythingrandomstuff987 жыл бұрын
Well yeah I went from benching one time a week to 3x and did some progessive overload each workout and I increased 15kg in like 2 weeks..I was very suprised but I feel like squat made me stronger overall my body just squatting that heavy weight so many times a week idk if I gained muscle but my nervous system is more stronger atm and yeah I did some bullshit bro split before now Im on a fullbody program that did something too I guess.
@top3anythingrandomstuff987 жыл бұрын
I didnt understand half of what u wrote bruh but yeh my bench got stronger from squatting 3x a week and I also increased my bench once a week to 3x a week too but I noticed that my body got stronger overall from squatting and that helped me to push my bench I believe or maybe the fullbody program gave me super saiyan power im not sure but something happened.
@adriansic34417 жыл бұрын
Top3 Anything & random stuff full body program with squat 3x/week the best mass gaining program
@stelliumeleven28897 жыл бұрын
How about leg training increasing muscle building hormones? As soon as I started training squats and deads as a beginner my progress blew up. I felt like a new man. I never had such a feeling from training my upper body.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Honestly I believe the claims are overhyped. Little fluctuations in hormone levels will not affect the total levels in the grand scheme of things. It's a minor benefit at best. But you know what, if it helps gym bros stay motivated to train legs let them believe it!
@DigitalHaze655367 жыл бұрын
I am that guy with the big upper body and mediocre legs. Most of my mass occurred from manual labor and gasp, lifting with machines at the gym, not a squat or deadlift occurred until I had at least 85ish% of the mass that I have (upper body).....and the rest of the 15% I believe was simply from getting my upper body lifts better after I had started free weight squats/deadlifts. 5' 7" 198 pounds 23 1/2" small leg, 24" for the "big" leg. I have some fat but i'm the body type that stores little fat on arms or legs....mostly all gut. Arms 16 3/4" Anyhow the most I ever squatted (free weight) was whole 255 for sets of 5 lol, Deadlift a whole 315....I can't do them without screwing my back up. (old inflexible man....) I really don't think I'd magically have 17"+ super lean arms if squatted 405+ for sets of 5+, I'd just have legs more like yours. (26" right?) This is with benching 240 for sets of 6....and doing god knows what (700+) for my back pulling heavy sets of rolls off air shafts at work. (with a hoist but there is still tension when the core rubs on the shaft) BTW thanks to YOUR advice a couple of years ago I have found that the single leg-leg press actually makes my legs grow, they were 1/2" - 1" smaller before I started doing them. (I've only been doing them for 3 months! though) If you have a bad back they are your best bet I think. (hoping for 25" eventually)
@jennshanae78927 жыл бұрын
Your speech is waayyy better now keep it up broski
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Janesha
@DyNaM1k7 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex, new sub here, I have watched many of your videos and your content is great, you give out very good advices and they help me a lot, thank you man.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Happy to help brother!
@croatianwarmaster78727 жыл бұрын
This is so true for me,I from time to time start "broing" my training meaning not doing legs and I've always found I have trouble finishing my workouts when I do this.Train your goddamn legs people,in the long run you will build more muscle.It can be 3 times a week 3-4 sets of squats.
@ryanegal48457 жыл бұрын
I love doing half pistol squats with 4 pound Dumbbells on an upside down BOSU ball at least twice a week.
@techwatch677 жыл бұрын
265 bench at 18, 2 years lifting and weighing 182... am I at a good place or am I lagging?
@ScottAokii7 жыл бұрын
When you don't work out at all but you started to because you somehow ran into this channel.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear that Scott
@melo158137 жыл бұрын
i dont train legs haven't trained them in months, all upper body for me #teamchickenlegs... seriously tho im not dealing with an inner thigh/groin injury im still trying to heal. its depressing knowing how much im missing out on gains
@usayeed7276 жыл бұрын
I can totally vouch for what you’re saying.
@MrSasuke22227 жыл бұрын
Its also half of your body just saying.
@jamesmcnary49396 жыл бұрын
Makes sense. I injured my knee a month ago. So I’m only doing upper body, recovery has decreased a ton.
@frankcolletti43447 жыл бұрын
kettlebell swings is a great substitute if you have a difficult time squatting.
@swan200513957 жыл бұрын
Once I started training legs twice a week all my upper body lifts went up
@UndoMove7 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with this. From doing deadlifts for years because of track I have really good work capacity and rarely get out of breath.
@thegamegoat78787 жыл бұрын
Hey Alpha, what do you think of the rule that knees shouldnt go past the toes? Ive been squatting heavy and past the knees for months because ive thought thats just how i was able to squat
@renskorevaar53297 жыл бұрын
It's almost near summer..so that means i throw fasted hiit cardio on top of my fullbody routine.The day after.Works great.
@TheUpTownFan7 жыл бұрын
Alex i would be interested if you made a video highlighting the differences in the specific muscles that get hit between: a) high bar squat b) low bar squat c) safety squat/yoke bar squat d) front squat and which one you think is best if u had to stick to 1
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
I would never stick to one, but if I can remove a variation from that list it would be the low bar.
@aragon199647 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny and why is that?
@ciaran78897 жыл бұрын
What do u think of the Bulgarian method? do u believe it would give results long term as a natural lifter?
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
It's a phenomenal system. The only thing is that you need to really optimize your nutrition and be dedicated to running it. It's not for everyone IMO
@ciaran78897 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny thanks for the reply!
@garrywellman7 жыл бұрын
AlphaDestiny I would love to see you do a video on your thoughts on the Bulgarian method. Really interested to hear what you have to say.
@garrywellman7 жыл бұрын
jtyree0226 oh, thanks
@teevlookorange84527 жыл бұрын
Nice background, and great contents , thank you .
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
My pleasure
@IsmaelDrucker7 жыл бұрын
The best way to train legs is doing Box Squats while drinking a real food protein shake builds all kinds of work capacity. Olive Oil helps as well.
@RDR123447 жыл бұрын
I've noticed after I focused on my legs hamstrings to be exact my gym sessions are now cut in half!
@MikeGubisch7 жыл бұрын
Who else just putt in a amazing arm workout
@PhantomO017 жыл бұрын
Great video-- I've tried to explain this simple point to soooo many novice lifters some get it some just completed miss it.
@konstantinostolanoudis7657 жыл бұрын
Hey alex, it's been 3 weeks since i started your novice program,i want to ask you if can train core(weighted plank,side crunches,hyperextensions),calfs and neck on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and not perform the weighted plank on each workout. It's an amazing program, definitely gonna buy NE when i hit the required numbers on the compound movements.
@jocosh34547 жыл бұрын
Rack pull above the knee except use your legs to do it
@theatavist51207 жыл бұрын
You should set some videos to some creative commons photos of desert canyons, forests, etc. Maybe throw in some sort of distracting activity as well (maybe dealing blackjack games, playing some cowadooty, or, shit, even reloading some brass).
@kristiyangrigorov52326 жыл бұрын
Can my height growth be stunned my doing Deadlifts, Leg press and Squats?
@tgkturbo4787 жыл бұрын
my legs are too fking big, i am 175cm height and 80kg weight.Even tho my upper body is ,,lean'' my legs are fat spot they are covered with fat (mixed muscle and fat) and i rly want to make them smaller. So i stopped training legs and just do cardio and focus a bit on diet. Is this the right decision? Pls help guys
@ilyas-ug6ln7 жыл бұрын
TGK Turbo do both
@tgkturbo4787 жыл бұрын
if i do legs they will just get bigger
@ilyas-ug6ln7 жыл бұрын
The muscle will get bigger which is a good thing, so you must make them visible by doing cardio
@walidmassani7 жыл бұрын
wow same here. nice to hear somebody with the same problem.
@Baris2gs7 жыл бұрын
I stopped with squats completely , not even box squats but i could do 315x5 easy, so im just doing deadlift now for lower body.
@UnlimitedHatred7 жыл бұрын
An additional reason is for leg drive on the bench. my bench went up 10 lbs even when I took almost a month off of chest training and hit legs 2-3x a week. No joke. Squats increased my bench.
@MOJOverseManny2 жыл бұрын
4 years late but.......Your recovery Probably got better not the leg drive
@Jk-zv6tz7 жыл бұрын
Well. Ever since I've been doing more leg training, mostly box squats or zercher squats, my above the knee rack pull has increased. I though it would too, as I've notice even with above the knee rack pulls and hack Rack pulls, my quads were getting bigger, so I though if I trained my legs more, my rack pull should go up as they still have to extend to get the weight up.
@peeteri957 жыл бұрын
So is push/pull better than upper/lower because if one does legs in the beginning of push/pull it induces higher work capacity?
@Laramoney117 жыл бұрын
You'll be at 100k subs in no time
@loganvervicos83957 жыл бұрын
When you lift 180 kilos on deadlift, the 120 kilos of T bar seem so light
@kingquads69827 жыл бұрын
Logan Vervicos what are kilos?
@albertavanessov13994 жыл бұрын
@@kingquads6982 omg
@The.tennis.doc17 жыл бұрын
alex, please make a video about getting shoulders bigger, i think their a very important aspect of looking huge, thank you.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
Got lots of videos like that from 2016, watch those in the mean time. Will make new vids on shoulders soon.
@Noneofyourbusiness-rq9jq7 жыл бұрын
High box squats heavy weight 200kg +.. for sets of 15 people try it for a month
@chadlink81997 жыл бұрын
Have you tried a pure white background
@heithheithinson24956 жыл бұрын
How about try training your beard trimmer alpha destiny?
@edge21str7 жыл бұрын
I almost never break a sweat during upper body lifts but as soon as I start squatting or deadlifting I look like someone poured water on me and I sometimes even get a little winded.
@danielsantiago12127 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex, I was doing like a brosplit monday-chest/triceps, tuesday- back/biceps, wednesday-legs/shoulders, and arms again on thursday sometimes acessory work on fridays (for about 3 months) seen some results, started watching your videos and moved on to the jason blaha novice program (now I love my workouts) but after a month it looks like I am losing gains in size but gaining in strenght. By the way love your videos keep up with the good work.
@dyelfinder3 жыл бұрын
You aren’t eating enough
@kenbrandon45547 жыл бұрын
do you think pistol squats with some weight will bring a decent bit of size for a beginner?
@r33keaton117 жыл бұрын
You mention GPP work... but what about G4P work? I'm tough out here man.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
To each their own, I would never do it but you do what you want.
@senseiDi7 жыл бұрын
I have a question. I have some knee pain no matter if I train or not. I did a MRI scan and it shower no actual problem with join or bone or what ever in the knee but still it hurts when I do a simple body squat... will the heavy low rep high sets training in some way fix this ??? or will it make it even worse ?!
@craneman6027 жыл бұрын
I train legs to have big glutes, so I can then in turn attract girls with big black glutes to demolish for gpp work, right Alex?
@truealphamale1327 жыл бұрын
What's with the background?
@hooah878717 жыл бұрын
Full Force do you have any ideas or opinions about the content? or is just saying "lame background" your most honest attempt at relevance
@peeteri957 жыл бұрын
Go change your diaper lol.
@Drugsknowledge7 жыл бұрын
its jason blahino style up this bitch mayne
@michalhromadka6867 жыл бұрын
it's fine..
@jeraisnaturalfitness93135 жыл бұрын
Training legs is good because it's the strongest part of our body. Stronger legs equals strong legs equals strong body
@WhiteDraqon7 жыл бұрын
Hmm, that makes sense why I like more upperbody trainings now and hitting legs hard 2 a week and being out of breath but upper body, easy peasy.
@tucsonspartans7 жыл бұрын
Do you agree that high frequency is the best way to get stronger and build muscle? For example a 6 day per week upper/lower routine if I'm not exceeding my MRV?
@OfTheiAm7 жыл бұрын
You were adamantly against this in previous videos..... Did something change?
@FabianBach7 жыл бұрын
The Alpha Body vs. Natural Enhanced!? Is NE superior? Setups like zyzz or seid program 3 days a week or intensity day, 2 days off volume day? Which is better in terms of progress
@Jk-zv6tz7 жыл бұрын
Fabian B. NE, hands down.
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
NE is superior on all levels.
@27pugsly7 жыл бұрын
I notice I train legs that my bench press is through the roof!! I always train legs and chest get the best of both worlds!
@nominox11584 жыл бұрын
Sounds interesting. I will Start to Train legs and See if my Bench goes up
@foilster17 жыл бұрын
I'm 17 and I want my chin hair to fill in should I start minoxidil?
@shawngadwa2697 жыл бұрын
Yo Alex, should we be concerned about spinal compression when following a program such as NE that includes tons of heavy lifts such as rack pulls, squats, farmer walks, rows, shrugs, etc? Especially considering that it is impossible to tell if someone already has spinal compression and/or bulging discs without an MRI and training heavy could potentially make their invisible condition worse. If so do you recommend stretches that decompress the spine after a heavy workout? Do you believe a strong low back will help prevent spinal compression? Thx for your time.
@eloylopez85093 жыл бұрын
What is the difference between work capacity and volume ?
@mindfreak1able5 жыл бұрын
i have 16 inch calf muscles and 11.5 inch arms.. suggest me better option to either increase my arms or tone my legs so that the muscles get reduced due to heavy fatigue .. recommend me any training methods that would put more emphasis on my upper body especially on my biceps which appears to be smallest part in my body.....
@kamevaartycho7 жыл бұрын
Alex, do you know about the upper-lower program from StudentAesthetics? what's your opinion on it?
@hadi2577 жыл бұрын
damn 2 months ago if I am not wrong you were having 30-40k subscribers.....and now its like the biggest jump ever you gaining subs, so proud of you following you since you had a shitty neck and traps 😂😂😂
@robscott29047 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex I really enjoy biking, what are your opinions on doing bike sprints for gpp?
@PhilipKestell7 жыл бұрын
Alpha! can you point me in the right direction? currently the only time i have to train is for 40 minutes over lunch on M, T, Th, F. Looking at full body, there is not enough time to do full body. So I am currently doing an upper/lower split, but i am always running short on time. I am super setting Squats and RDLs 5 sets of each 8-12 reps, and this leave very little time for anything else. I also feel dead between sets, out of breath and unable to go on, so I am wanting to work on my work capacity, I was thinking if HIIT on the elliptical could help with this.
@beanieseagull87137 жыл бұрын
Do squats help your upper body growth though ?
@RiKo187 жыл бұрын
Hey Alex, i've been lifting for a year now but been following bro splits and push - pull, until 3 weeks ago that i started following your novice program, I enjoy going to the gym 5 times a week, what do you think about Monday, Wednesday and Friday doing your novice program and on Tuesday and Thursday doing some squats and extra leg work? p.s i have a lot of free time to go to the gym and to recover. Keep up the great quality content. I know you'd like us to follow your program exactly as written, but i feel i have good recovery and work capacity that i would like to train legs a little bit more often.
@Ballen94947 жыл бұрын
Alex, what are your thoughts on exclusively using specialty bars such as the Buffalo Bar, SSB, and Swiss Bar?(Just for OHP, Bench and Squats not Pulls)
@AlexLeonidas7 жыл бұрын
I'm a massive fan of specialty bars. If your gym has, make use of them!! I definitely would.
@helannelan26667 жыл бұрын
what if i can't do barbell squats and deadlifts? am i fugged? i got a genetic problem with my neck and i can't put too much strain on it when it is in it's concentric. this is alright if we're talking about my laughable ohp but for heavier lifts my doctor gave a strict no... i do have a squat machine tho so i'm mainly asking for deadlift. should i do rack pulls instead?
@gastilarrivey36547 жыл бұрын
do a how to look like Frank Zane please, i like the way you analyze and explain which exercises to use
@tmoonz19917 жыл бұрын
Legs 2x a week has been the real deal for me, it allows me to get a lot of volume in over the week, more so than the typical 1x a week bro approach. The gains have been a lot better! yet a lot of bros are brainwashed into thinking that 1x a week is the only way to do it, sure, 1x can work for some people (mainly more advanced guys who are strong already), but so many guys have got mediocre leg gains and should reconsider their approach! also, my neck growth seems to be stuck at 18 inches flexed, I'm not sure i'm doing enough volume although I can visibly see my neck looks more muscular now..4 sets of back, and 4 for front curl a week? any more needed?
@SonsOfDeForest7 жыл бұрын
frequency is key for naturals. at least 2x a week, 3 is best. also consider working side to side as well as front to back for more thickness
@1974dodgecharger3 ай бұрын
Genius
@TheOlzee7 жыл бұрын
Personally I think from the hip down consists of the best body parts. Glutes, hammies, quads, calf’s #1.