If you have been looking for a leg workout to build bigger legs, then you need to watch these 5 tips that can apply to any workout for legs. It isn’t always about the split that you are doing that determines how big your quads and hamstrings are going to become. Instead, it’s the way you perform your leg exercises and how you load the exercises you are performing that can make a difference in the results you see.
For this, we showcase a real hardgainer for leg development – Jesse. As you may remember, when Jesse first appeared on the channel he was extremely skinny and found it difficult to build muscle anywhere let alone on his legs. He tried everything. Heavy squatting. Two a days. High volume. None of it seemed to work when it came to building bigger legs. That is when I shared with him 5 leg workout tips for building bigger legs that have changed his development substantially and can do the same for you.
The first thing we addressed was something that was actually contrary to one of the methods I grew up admiring – the heavy duty method. There it was recommended that when someone was training natural that one of the easiest ways to spark new growth in a stubborn muscle was to drop the volume and spread out the number of days between leg workouts. Of course, the intensity would have to be higher to account for this decreased volume.
That said, what I find as a prerequisite for sparking new leg muscle growth however is the opposite. If your legs just won’t grow, the first thing I suggest is adding a leg workout to your weekly training split. If you are doing a push pull legs or a total body workout, just add a leg day to the weekend. Remember, with the additional volume presented by this leg day you might have to potentially lighten up a bit on the legs in that last total body session of the week.
Next tip is to flip the script on your leg training and stop focusing just on doing heavy squats and lighter accessory lifts. In fact, if you haven’t done light squats and high rep squats before this is exactly the change that is bound to spark the most gains by doing so. Add a couple 15, 20 or even 25 reps sets of squats into your leg training and you will see a huge difference in the size of your legs. On the other hand, instead of just doing light lunges and bulgarian split squats, opt to train these leg exercises heavy for just the spark you need for more growth.
If you aren’t doing lunges, I am highly recommending that you do. There is nothing better to compliment a well designed leg workout than a few sets of lunges. I prefer to do these in the reverse direction since it takes some of the load off the knees. The key to their inclusion is that they are an athletic application of training that can’t be overlooked, and they relieve people of ankle and hip mobility issues that may make squatting alone quite difficult.
Next, you want to be sure you’re including glute ham raises for your posterior chain development. You don’t need to have a GHR machine to do this leg exercise. Instead, you can anchor your feet under a couch or bed and get the same benefit. When the exercise feels like it is becoming too easy you can grab a plate and do them with additional weight across your chest.
Finally, as a hardgainer you can’t neglect the importance of eating and sleep for optimal recovery. Especially if you are going to be adding a leg day to your current training split, the fact that leg training can be so taxing on your body makes it even more important that you have the other important elements of recovery in place. Eat smaller meals more frequently if you find it challenging to eat enough, and go to bed a little earlier at night if you find your sleep is restless.
Either way, put any of these in place and you will start to see new growth in your legs in your leg workouts. If you are looking for a complete step by step workout program that will build your entire body and help you to get ripped, athletic muscle – be sure to head to athleanx.com via the link below and choose the program that best matches your current goals.
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Hey Jeff, I was wondering if you could do a video on how to stop hand and wrist pain while doing renegade rows. I am really struggling because of the pain my hands putting all my body weight down onto these steel dbs.
Damn I’ve been gone from this channel for like 3 months and now Jesse the king of quads lmao
Allen Baby I didn’t realize that, that’s fucked
@Allen Baby മൈര്
@Hentai GOD fax
My response exactly!!
Last time I was this early Jesse wasn’t the king of quads
He has always been
i would like but its at 69…
Jessie has now the right to have a girlfriend
@WesternSamurai Did you really just type MAGA?! You are a disgusting human being
@etofok You dont want those womens.
@Blair I think you just typed MAGA with out knowing it…^
@Muslim Mystic Masha’Allah brother
@WesternSamurai bro no wonder you’re an incel.
Jesse with the beard gains. We need a video on what’s killing our beards.
Not man enough or should I say not enough test in your body
I hate to show my age, but when it comes to legs Tom Platz is still the man.
It’s so nice to see someone who’s legs are a weakpoint significantly improve on them
@Delly ! y.o I WANT SЕЕХ !!!! OPEN MY VIDEO !!!! tf is wrong with u
@Dhiraj Hel no
@ALAMIN FITNESS no wtf
Oh no the bots are here
It’s so nice to c a serious comment
Jeff and his wife at the dinner table.
Wife: he’s thinking about the other woman.
Jeff: if I’m using the fork with my left hand and the knife with my right hand, next time I have to do the opposite in order to avoid muscle imbalance.
No, he’s thinking of whipped cream
HILARIOUS!
Good one
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WHERE IS JESSE’S INTRO?? I feel so deprived.
Facts
Agreed!
Really nice of Jessie to allow this Jeff guy to use his channel
@Rendy Tasklim in his universe they do face pushes
@Dave Ravenall 94 and then they do floating squats
RaiDai no are you
Jeff how long has Jessie been working legs like that? Years
Jeff takes 10 minutes to go down the stairs to eccentrically overload his quads
Hahahaha
I actually walk back a few steps sometimes to make sure each leg steps the same number of times. Also, I take stairs 2 and a time EVERY TIME.
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Actually to go up. Coming down is relatively easier because of gravity
@aEyoL • 1 year ago Nah but that’s a concentric overload, not eccentric. But ya going up is harder.
Lol
*steps for bigger legs:*
1st Grow a glorious beard
2nd Wear cap backwards
3rd Cross arms
4th Stare menacingly into the camera
Is this a Jojo reference?
He still looks surprisingly small considering he has Jeff as a trainer, in those shots mid video he literally doesn’t look like he has ever lifted.
@Steve it feels like he hasn’t been training consistently. I saw another video where he jessie had good amount of muscle on his legs. Compared to that old one im shocked too
@Steve hes huge hard gainer … im pretty sure hes workinout and jeff pushing him into it… i dont thnk hes there just to record few shots. and he says his sleep isnt consistent, if he had 7-8 hours sleep daily it would do some effect too… sleep is underrated
He’s just STANDING THERE… MENACINGLY
I have ankle, hip and back issues. Reverse lunges have been my go-to recently and have been great as I spend less time worrying/beating myself up for what I can’t do and more time working hard. Also, unilateral!
Check out ATG. Ben Patrick Kneesovertoesguy to help your restrictions. I have Scoliosis and he has helped me greatly 30 dollars I believe first.
Legs are one of those body parts where once you see results and get into the groove you pretty much become addicted to training it
Leg day still the worst one
so true! I was only cycling to get at least some training. I cycled on mtb bike long distances to work and home albeit only during summer times and during winter, legs were degrading cause no training. 4 years later and after competition on “who cycled further in one month” challenge at work on the 4th year, damn, I see results! After that, it became much, much easier to start train everything else too since once you see results, its the turning point, it becomes addiction!
@NickWavvy ik but its worth it training your legs
@Equalizing Distort backday
So true. My highschool junior self puts me to shame. I went HARD on legs. 305 on squat. Now i look like newborn gazelle getting out of bed
I have bad sleeping too but probably at least half of everyone does
I had trouble due to snoring and also my shoulders got sore if sleeping on my side…I bought a MedCline pillow that elevates your body and allows your shoulders to fit in comfortably…this really helped my sleep, and way less pain. Hope this helps.
Bonzo 11:11 my problem is winding down and shutting my mind off plus I have to have it really cool and a comfortable bed
Isaac Taylor I have that problem as well…I just started meditative breathing…basically inhale through nose for full breath over 3 seconds, and then exhale through mouth over 9 seconds and do that for 20 reps. It really helps you calm your mind.
Isaac Taylor do stretch exercises to relieve tension in your body and calm your mind
S Z thanks but I already try to anyway to help recover between workouts and I have certain muscles that get tight
Jessie, the only guy on earth to add an extra leg day
*Jeff sleeping on his left side facing away from his wife*
Jeff’s wife: “He’s clearly thinking about other women”
Jeff: “Since I slept on my right side last night, I must sleep on my left to avoid all potential muscle imbalances.”
WOw…
@GPMH no
Noice**
@GPMH Just lie on your back
Seriously though, don’t sleep on one side every day, this temporarily fucked me over for a couple of years.
Everyone: I hate training legs, they never grow fast enough
Jeff: here is video
Everyone: Ok I go train legs
This is fr what happened it was scary