About helping my friend John to gain size on leg

[andrewpc21]

Hi,

I was wondering if you have any advice for my friend John who needs help on how to gain size on his legs. Here's the video and he's big and ripped but needs help on to gain size on his legs. He is 51 years old.

He says that,

"I do a lot of work on legs twice a week I do legs every thing else on once a week but the legs don't seem to respond the way the rest for the body does (" wish i could figure a way to force the legs to grow")"

https://www.********.com/j2king2001/...1136/?theater#

He's also on bodyspace site http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/j2king/ and on ********

https://www.********.com/j2king2001

[Jtbny]

Well those rope pulldowns will do little to help his legs grow

Why doesn't John King come here and ask the question? What does he do now for legs? Working legs isn't descriptive.

[SomeGuy42]

I concur. However, doing "a lot of work on legs" might be the problem. Hard workouts stimulate gains in strength and muscle tissue. It's not possible to do "a lot of work" at high intensity. Maybe he should do three working sets of heavy squats for his leg workout and no more.

[j2king]

Well those rope pulldowns will do little to help his legs grow

Why doesn't John King come here and ask the question? What does he do now for legs? Working legs isn't descriptive.

I did not post here cause I am embarrassed by the my legs. I have had back problems from the time I was 24 and just last Aug have to have 2 titanium clips put in to address 2 complete collapsed disk in my lower back. so I have very small legs and I don't know what to do to get them to grow.

[Jtbny]

I did not post here cause I am embarrassed by the my legs. I have had back problems from the time I was 24 and just last Aug have to have 2 titanium clips put in to address 2 complete collapsed disk in my lower back. so I have very small legs and I don't know what to do to get them to grow.

Well you've been here since 1969 so you should know by now

Seriously though, what limitations has your doctors given you? I'd imagine there will need to be some sort of recovery involved.

What are you currently doing for your lower half? You have a solid upper half so you obviously know how to put in the work.

To answer what I would do in your situation, health permitting, is to add back squats 2-3 times a week, some sort of deadlift varient 1-2 times a week (straight leg deadlift, Romanian, or conventional deadlifts) and or some higher rep leg presses. Just my opinion on how to get started. After a good amount of time I'd asses my progress and adjust. There are many things you could incorporate into your training but, for me, nothing is better than lots and lots of squats in the beginning to add strength and size.

Just my .02.

[Juggertha]

I did not post here cause I am embarrassed by the my legs. I have had back problems from the time I was 24 and just last Aug have to have 2 titanium clips put in to address 2 complete collapsed disk in my lower back. so I have very small legs and I don't know what to do to get them to grow.

Mind posting your current lower body routine? As well as exercises that are an absolute no-go?

[EjnarKolinkar]

I did not post here cause I am embarrassed by the my legs. I have had back problems from the time I was 24 and just last Aug have to have 2 titanium clips put in to address 2 complete collapsed disk in my lower back. so I have very small legs and I don't know what to do to get them to grow.

Well, it's hard to tell somebody with medical issues how to train their legs. I'd find things that you can do, perhaps get some assistance from a good physical therapist?

[JOHN GARGANI]

for me, nothing is better than lots and lots of squats in the beginning to add strength and size.

JT: normally, I couldn't agree with you more, however as stated here:

Well, it's hard to tell somebody with medical issues how to train their legs. I'd find things that you can do, perhaps get some assistance from a good physical therapist?

he does have those "titanium clips" in his "collapsed" vertebrae: how do we know the extent of what he is talking about and it's limitations???????????

[drudixon]

If we're avoiding loading the spine, single leg leg presses with the other leg straight comes to mind. 10x10 will get them to grow.

[Juggertha]

I find the best thing for back injuries is to give suggestions... and let the person (and their doc) find what's best for them.

Some leg ideas...

sissy squats
sissy leg press
leg extensions
leg curls
Elevated glute bridge/leg curl
cable good mornings
glute kickbacks
high resistance cycling
DB squats


basically, run the gambit of exercises. See why you can do, then work the crap out of it. Exhaust every means within the limits of that exercise.

[Jtbny]

JT: normally, I couldn't agree with you more, however as stated here:






he does have those "titanium clips" in his "collapsed" vertebrae: how do we know the extent of what he is talking about and it's limitations???????????

I did ask him what limitations the docs gave him. I would hope that before worrying about aesthetics he received clearance from a doctor to resume training.

[ironwill2008]

I did not post here cause I am embarrassed by the my legs. I have had back problems from the time I was 24 and just last Aug have to have 2 titanium clips put in to address 2 complete collapsed disk in my lower back. so I have very small legs and I don't know what to do to get them to grow.

Talk to your Orthopedist, OP. Taking exercise advice from an internet forum could land you in a wheelchair.........or worse.





Good luck.