Squats&Lunges - How many, how often?? Help

[kristada1]

I have been doing squats with 2 10lbs, 5 sets of 25 and 150 10 lb lunges 4 days aweek... I have been doing this for 4 weeks - I was wondering just how many of each exercise are needed, reps, weight etc?? I am looking to better tone quads and improve glutes - Could someone give me some good advice - Am I doing enough? Increase weight? Reps?? Any advice is appreciated. Need lunge rep and weight advice also.. Thanks

[Miranda]

enough, yes . . .

it is called resistance training, ie you should push yourself to move the weight. are you a beginner? try a weight you can - just about - do 6-8 reps with and start training your legs 2-3 times a week. 100+ reps is just another form of cardio.

[darkangel]

Agreed. You'll see better results with much heavier weight and much fewer reps.

[kristada1]

Thanks going to try more weight less reps tomorrow morn. Very helpful

[darkangel]

Rather than doing several sets at the same weight, try each set with a progressively heavier weight and fewer reps.