Splitting up legs- tell me what you think

[trex74]

So I'm gonna be doing something different for six weeks starting on November 15 and running till Christmas. I want to try splitting up my legs into two days because I want to add in a couple things, but don't want to overdo it on a single leg day.
So, here is the workout I came up with, just for those six weeks. After that, I'm going to go back to a single leg day, and change things up again.
Tell me what you ladies think.

Monday: Chest/Back
deadlifts
seated row
lat pulldown
chins (going to start jumping up and lowering as slowly as I can till I get it right)
flies
db press

Tues: Quads, abs, HIIT
Squats- back and front
leg extension
hanging leg raise
crunches
20 min HIIT

Wed: Abs/HIIT

Thurs: Shoulders/Arms
OH press
Arnold press
lateral raise- front and side
bent over rear lateral raise
incline curl
EZ bar curl
seated french press
skullcrushers
rope pulldown

Friday: Hams/Glutes/ HIIT

SLDLS
leg curls in 3 foot variations- feet inward, neutral, outward- flexed as I go up, pointed as I go down
good mornings
walking lunges

Im going to be adding in the HIIT mainly for cardio health, the growth hormone factor, and for fun

 

[Island_Girl]

I am a firm believer in mixing things up in the gym. I've split my legs up before to try and focus more on them. Doesn't hurt to try it and see how you like it. Looks like Thurs will be a long day in the gym, volume and time wise, but ...again never know until you try it. Good luck chica!

 

[SouthernLord]

I like to split them up.

Back/hams/abs
Off
Chest/bis
Quads/calves/abs
Off
Shoulders/tris
Off

My back and hamstring day always includes deads or SLDL or goodmornings as the main exercise. Then chins, rows, and leg curls.

On quad day I usually do front squats, then lunges or split squats, and either leg press or hack squat. The lunges and split squats also kill my glutes and hams, so there is some overlap.

My goals are probably different from yours, but I thought I'd share

 

[trex74]

I like to split them up.

Back/hams/abs
Off
Chest/bis
Quads/calves/abs
Off
Shoulders/tris
Off

My back and hamstring day always includes deads or SLDL or goodmornings as the main exercise. Then chins, rows, and leg curls.

On quad day I usually do front squats, then lunges or split squats, and either leg press or hack squat. The lunges and split squats also kill my glutes and hams, so there is some overlap.

My goals are probably different from yours, but I thought I'd share

Thanks SL!!!
Interesting you put the back and hams together...hmmmm....
My goals are mainly to develop strength, and some defined hypertrophy (secondary). And bone density of course.

 

[trex74]

I am a firm believer in mixing things up in the gym. I've split my legs up before to try and focus more on them. Doesn't hurt to try it and see how you like it. Looks like Thurs will be a long day in the gym, volume and time wise, but ...again never know until you try it. Good luck chica!

This is my current shoulder/arm workout. It is a little long, but I get some satisfying soreness from it. Maybe once this six week thing is over I'll split up my shoulders and arms.

 

[RottenWillow]

So I'm gonna be doing something different for six weeks starting on November 15 and running till Christmas. I want to try splitting up my legs into two days because I want to add in a couple things, but don't want to overdo it on a single leg day.
So, here is the workout I came up with, just for those six weeks. After that, I'm going to go back to a single leg day, and change things up again.
Tell me what you ladies think.

Monday: Chest/Back
deadlifts
seated row
lat pulldown
chins (going to start jumping up and lowering as slowly as I can till I get it right)
flies
db press

Tues: Quads, abs, HIIT
Squats- back and front
leg extension
hanging leg raise
crunches
20 min HIIT

Wed: Abs/HIIT

Thurs: Shoulders/Arms
OH press
Arnold press
lateral raise- front and side
bent over rear lateral raise
incline curl
EZ bar curl
seated french press
skullcrushers
rope pulldown

Friday: Hams/Glutes/ HIIT

SLDLS
leg curls in 3 foot variations- feet inward, neutral, outward- flexed as I go up, pointed as I go down
good mornings
walking lunges

Im going to be adding in the HIIT mainly for cardio health, the growth hormone factor, and for fun

The only real test is if your body is adapting in the way(s) you want it to, then it works for you.

Having said that, this is a lot of volume. I think most non-mesomorphic natty trainees would find this too much and too frequent stimulation to adapt.

 

[trex74]

The only real test is if your body is adapting in the way(s) you want it to, then it works for you.

Having said that, this is a lot of volume. I think most non-mesomorphic natty trainees would find this too much and too frequent stimulation to adapt.

I'll see how it goes, if I notice any good improvements. If not, I'll tone it down a bit.
I would tend to think I was a mesomorph anyway, as I have always had that hourglass shape, broad shouldered, small waist, long torso and not putting on excess fat easily thingy. Amazon in the house haha.
I don't know why, but volume feels right for me. I tried lowering it before, and I felt kinda frustrated, and didn't feel like I had worked hard enough. I have a lot of endurance naturally, and perhaps some it is that I have a great deal of nervous energy I need to burn off in order to feel right with the world.