skinny legs big upper body

[michel brain]

Hi everyone, I have been working out for a year and everything is coming alone good, good muscle and definition but my upper body seems to be developing more than my legs, it's like they don't match lol, is that genes or should I work out more on my legs and slow down my upper body work out, thank you.

 

[Lev Butlerov]

Well, in such case you should focus a bit more on your legs. For instance, do two leg days per week instead of just one. Also, if the exercises and workouts you have been doing did not render you with the desired results, you may as well consider changing the exercise routine, and find the exercises that will work better for you.

 

[stevesmi]

without knowing your workouts and your stats impossible to answer this!

some taller guys just have chicken legs. longer limbs mean longer muscles so you don't get those peaks. we talked about this on our evo podcasts several times.

look at a guy like Lee Priest. very short guy, small limbs and huge peaks on his calves and biceps. genetics man

it doesn't mean you still can't work at it though bro

 

[muskate]

Master the squat and I PROMISE you will get the glute and leg development you are looking for.

Not a smith machine squat, not a hack squat, not a front squat, a real squat where the bar is resting on your traps.

Most people do not get the leg development they want because they don't understand the anatomy of muscles in the legs. The legs are an endurance muscle. They have a large composition of slow twitch muscle fibres. Most people only train in a 8-12 rep range. The problem with that is it won't stimulate the slow twitch muscle fibres. In order to fatigue the slow twitch muscle fibres, you need to train in a rep range of 20-100.

Use a variety of exercises to fully develop the legs but make sure to add in some 'burn out' sets at the end of your workout in a rep range of 20-100 to stimulate the slow twitch muscle fibre. You will feel a burn like you have never experienced before.

Think about it. Look at the legs of a cyclist. They don't squat or lift weights at all but they always have extremely impressive leg development. That's from all the high rep work they constantly do when cycling.

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

Eat more food and squat some heavy ass weight!!! Honestly, squats are the best for leg development. Add in some stiff leg deadlifts too. Another great exercise.