Splitting legs up?

[Debu]

How many of your split your legs up on workouts? (not right and left but hams and quads)

I hear some say you can focus and do more if you separate them.

 

[KBgrl]

i think its kinda hard to split them up.....b/c so many of the leg moves hit quads and hams...... like squats, lunges.... which day would u do those on!?!?! i do them all in one day but i guess changing things up every now and then couldnt hurt either.

 

[MS]

I HAVE to split them up. Legs are close to half of your body, so I think you should give them half of your training time. On top of that, a hard-core quad workout will leave me crippled for up to 10 days, whereas my calves and hams seem to recover more quickly?

I like a variable training split where each bodypart gets lighty worked when it has recovered from it's last heavy session. In other words alternate light and heavy, but not by the calendar! Instead go by what your body feels. This may mean quads every 10 days (alternating heavy and light) but calves every 4 days (alternating heavy and light).

Of course everyone is different.....

 

[diamonddiceclay]

I do King Kamali's routine which has quads on their own day

 

[BITCH]

I split my legs up. I needed to bring hams up dearly to bring balance to my legs. While hams do get hit during squats, hacks, lunges, leg press......I don't think it's quite enough to really develope size since many leave targeting ham exercises to the end of their training when they're fatigued.

I devoted every Monday to hitting hams with total focus and concentration. I began with the power movement, the builder, stiff deads and followed it with standing and lying curls. (adding some negatives and static) If I was still mobile after that I would add lunges to finish off.

Stretching before, during and after was a big part as well.

 

[wilson6]

I have always worked hams with quads. We've tried splitting them, but it takes much longer to warm them up. Never had a problem working them after quads. They are warmed up and pre-exhausted by then. Easy to finish off. Never had a problem with any of my clients or Ms Wilson building good hams that way.

My clients work calves on the same day as well, but heavy calves follows light legs. Again, it is what you make of it. Intensity, not volume.

W6

 

[Debu]

Thanks all. Lately I have been splitting them up, it just seems like I have nothing left for hams after quads, but then again i could switch up heavy quads, light hams, then heavy hams light quads.

 

[Debu]

Thanks all. Lately I have been splitting them up, it just seems like I have nothing left for hams after quads, but then again i could switch up heavy quads, light hams, then heavy hams light quads.

 

[BITCH]

Perhaps the reason the split worked for me is because I don't carry excess weight in my legs and really have to work hard at building and keeping muscle there. I did put on nice size in the quad area, but my hams were still not up to par, so splitting worked for me.

 

[FitFossil]

I work calves on a different day (2x/wk), but do quads and hams together (1x/wk). I'll alternate from week to week emphasizing quads or hams.