Cutting up legs

[JeanniePFT]

I have an ecto/mesomorph body type. I'm wondering if any of you girls have any new work outs that might help break my stagnant leg workout. I have an easy time building leg muscle with heavy workouts, then I'll go to high reps, and it eats away at the muscle in places-I never do seem to get the cut that I want. Lately, I've just been doing high reps all the time. I've been lifting a long time, and never see a change like I want.
I do cardio 6 days a week, lots of running. Now I do 3 sets, 30 reps each exercise, and I switch exercises every week. My diet is very clean. Attached is a pic, it's not very clear. Any suggestions?
Should I rotate out between months of heavy and light lifting?
Any help would be great!

[bufchk]

Cut back on running and focus on doing more cardio with the bike or elliptical, try things like side lunges a little heavy and just squat, once you build your overall development in all the muscles then strict dieting should help you achieve the cuts you are looking for. My leg workout is almost always different, ranging from lunges to sissy squats to short hypers, stiff-legged deadlifts. I would definately say change the cardio though. Try spin classes!!

[gentoo]

do your cardio (20minutes) first thing in the morning on an empty stomach! and wait 1 hour before eating breakfast. this will make you burn the fat. But I must admit that I don't see whats wrong with your pics? your hot ;) Also keep in mind that if you do everything to get ripp you might at the same time screw up your menstruations. Your suppose to have a bit of fat! unless you are preparing for a contest or something I would stay as you are!

[SuperBBGirl]

When i am cutting i still use 15 reps usually.
For legs i do
squats
leg press
stiff leg deads
ham curl
extension
walking lunges

cardio
usaully stepmill
occassionlly
elliptical

legs at about 18%bf maintaince level

[imperfectly_lou]

I think that 30 reps is far too much, even for a high rep workout. When I think of high reps, I think of 15-20 reps! When you do that many reps on a regular basis, you just keep breaking the muscle down and don't give it enough repair and recovery time.

I would also try some different forms of cardio. As someone suggested, spinning classes do wonders for the legs and butt!

[MsFit]

Sprints will help.

[MuscleElf]

Originally posted by MsFit
Sprints will help.

Yup AND they hurt. :D

[JAmanda]

I totally agree with imperfectly lou. 30 reps is way too much, the most I would do would be 20 reps, then decreasing rep and increasing weight (12 being the lowest rep I would perform).

[ROCK CRUSHER]

CHANGE! your routine & diet. too me "CUT" means definition. definition means diet.....the right one(the hard part:()

[Lilman]

I think your right thirty reps is way to much. If you want to keep some muscle cut the reps down & cut back on your running. Unless your eating some complex carbs running six days a week is gonna eat up some good quality muscle

[Lilman]

Nice legs bbgirl & your workout looks good to It is obviously working for you

[SuperBBGirl]

Originally posted by Lilman
Nice legs bbgirl & your workout looks good to It is obviously working for you

thank you leg day is my fav always work them hard

[murph32]

do the regular things to build the mucsle,......... squats, leg presses. you know etc. etc. ........but to CUT them up its about DIET and CARDIO.....

[BBingUniverse]

Hate to break it to you Jeannie but your legs look SUPER already!

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[ROCK CRUSHER]

dang murph32.....you need some band aids for the "cuts" on your legs:)