| For most people training legs is something they would | | | | the guaranteed results you will have by following |
| just like to skip. I know plenty of guys that ignore leg | | | | muscle building workouts that are proven to deliver. |
| training and spend all their time performing muscle | | | | For those of you that don't know what a triple drop |
| building workouts on their upper body. This type of | | | | set is here is what you do. Put the weight back on the |
| training will eventually hinder your total upper body | | | | leg press that you used for 10 reps. Go to complete |
| mass because there is only so far that your body will | | | | training failure with that set and then strip off about |
| let you go out of proportion. If you have a low | | | | 50% of the weight. Then rep out as many more as |
| tolerance to pain or don't care about having skinny legs | | | | possible without resting between sets. Once you get |
| you should go read another article. Here is a workout | | | | to failure strip off another 50% of the weight. Keep |
| that you can do for 5 to 6 weeks and it will add an | | | | repping them out with even the smallest weight until |
| entire inch or more to your legs. I used it once for 5 | | | | your legs don't move anymore. This is going to hurt but |
| weeks to gain 1 1/4 inches on my legs. | | | | will provide you with the stimulation that will guarantee |
| I've shown this workouts to many others and the ones | | | | new leg growth. |
| that stuck with it all made the same type of gains. If | | | | Light Squats - Yes the dreaded squat. Leg muscle |
| you want to shock some quick growth on your legs | | | | building workouts wouldn't be complete without squats! |
| then you need to try this. One thing you need to be | | | | Did you really think you were going to be so lucky as |
| ready for is being sore for 5-6 days and then by the | | | | to see a leg workout that didn't include squats? I call |
| time it's time to do the workout again the soreness will | | | | these light squats because now your thighs are so |
| be gone so you are going to spend the next month | | | | pre-exhausted from that triple drop set that you will |
| walking funny. You know what they say, no pain no | | | | need to use a very light weight. Pick a weight where |
| gain! You want you your muscle building workouts to | | | | you can do only 8 to 10 reps. You are going to do 3 |
| give results don't you? | | | | sets to failure with 2 minutes rest in between sets. Go |
| This is a simple workout that is going to completely | | | | slightly past parallel so that you can get some good |
| exhaust your thighs so don't let its simplicity fool you. It | | | | glute activation. |
| focuses on gaining raw strength and has an element | | | | Leg Extensions - 1 triple drop set. That's it, you don't |
| for maximum hypertrophy. Here is the plan - | | | | need more than 1 set here. |
| Leg Press Machine - first you need to thoroughly | | | | Leg Curls - 1 triple drop set. Push this as hard as |
| warm up your joints. Do a couple sets with very light | | | | possible and make your hamstrings scream! |
| weight for 12 to 15 reps. Then you are going to | | | | This workout will take about 30 to 35 minutes and is all |
| perform a pyramid from 10,8,6,4,2 reps. Increase the | | | | you need. Muscle building workouts should be short |
| weight each set and pick a weight that allows you | | | | and intense. Don't stick around and try to make a half |
| struggle to get that last rep. You are going to need to | | | | baked attempt at doing some calf work or anything |
| rest a full 2 minutes on sets 1,2, and 3 and then a full 3 | | | | else. If you did this workout truly with 100% effort and |
| minutes between sets 4 and 5 when you are doing | | | | taking those drop sets to the max you won't have |
| the lower repetitions. | | | | anything left mentally to work any other muscles. |
| Leg Press Triple Drop Set - This could be the most | | | | This is very taxing so I suggest taking some BCAA's |
| painful thing you have ever tried in your life. You may | | | | pre workout to help reduce muscle breakdown and |
| have done drop sets with biceps or shoulders but | | | | you absolutely must take in 40 to 50 grams of whey |
| doing a triple drop set with a leg exercise is something | | | | protein within 30 minutes of this workout so you can |
| completely different. You are working with your largest | | | | start to recover. Don't waste time killing yourself in the |
| muscle group in your entire body so the pain and lactic | | | | gym doing crazy muscle building workouts if you don't |
| acid buildup is going to be immense. You need to push | | | | plan on taking in the nutritional components that your |
| through this set and enjoy the painful burn. Think about | | | | body needs to grow. |