I never thought it would be true But since I have started doing legs properly twice a week instead of the odd leg work out here and there I feel my upper body is getting bigger.
People have even commented on the difference they have seen and I think its all due to hitting legs twice a week without fail and not pussying out and saying "Ill do them next week"...
Now one of my favorite days is leg days.
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04-23-2013, 03:08 PM #1Registered User
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Doing legs does make your upper body grow!
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04-23-2013, 03:32 PM #2Registered User
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So you're saying that you've worked legs only for some period of time and your upper body has grown? Fascinating. What muscle groups, exactly? Measurements from before and after?
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04-23-2013, 03:37 PM #3Not even my final form
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It's in your head. Your upper body would have grown anyway.
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04-23-2013, 03:43 PM #4not probableOriginally Posted by SteveO2012
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04-23-2013, 03:47 PM #5Registered User
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Placebo effect and stupid fitness mythology.
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04-23-2013, 03:49 PM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by NZninja101
Originally Posted by dhimaan997
Darn it, guys! If you just give him the answer, he'll never learn....Originally Posted by Squat4life2573
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04-23-2013, 03:54 PM #7
I can confirm, for the past months I've been doing squats only, and my arms have gained 3 inches..
of fat.
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04-23-2013, 03:59 PM #8Registered Manlet
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omg guise why cant u see my back has gotten so huge sence i started doing teh squats nd my testostaron levls have gone wayyyy up it not a myth(not srs)
the only thing doing legs will do is give you a proportional body to admire and functional strength in (imo) the most important body part for most people. Regardless, keep squatting and eat lots of food, because nobody wants chicken legs.Rockets - Texans - Real Madrid
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04-23-2013, 04:04 PM #9Bootless Errand
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Same here.Originally Posted by SteveO2012
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04-24-2013, 07:52 AM #10Registered User
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Of course I do other body parts between leg days, but I do feel that it has improved my recovery and allowed me to put on size faster. Im not saying doing legs is needed but it does seem to help for me anyway...
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04-24-2013, 07:58 AM #11I am the Jones
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Doing legs IS needed, just not to stimulate growth in other areas
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04-24-2013, 08:01 AM #12Registered User
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Not true i squat heavy twice a week and still have an awful upper body spaghetti arms of peace
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04-24-2013, 08:11 AM #13
Yea I think it's all a fitness myth. The idea that working out your legs makes your upper body grow is just silly. I once saw a video of a paraplegic in the Special Olympics bench press almost 700 pounds. He had a huge torso and little twigs for legs. I also saw videos of olympic lifters squatting 500+ pounds with no significant upper body mass. This shows the body will not proportionately change size based on upper or lower mass/strength
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