6.5 weeks out will the legs catchup?

[Big_Tommy]

this is my first comp and my legs seem alot more behind than my upper body, im guessing they will come in closer to the comp or should i up the cardio?

[Blahzay128]

depends.....any pics? Have you been losing 1lb a week? how much cardio are you doing now? What do your macros look like at this point?

[Big_Tommy]

should have some pics up soon doing posing tommorow night, ive been loosing mroe than 1lb a week easily more like 2 and there improving just not as much as the upper. im doing cardio 6 days a week now apart from refeed day. im not exactly sure on the micros but this is my current diet.

High day
meal 1 , 80 grams oats,2 scoops PROFLEX,5gs glutamine
meal2 200 grams sweet potatoe, 1 can tuna
meal 3 100 grams brown rice, PROFLEX
meal 4 4 slices whole meal toast and 6 egg whites
meal 5 80 grams oats lean meat and green vegies.
meal 6 2 scoops PROFLEX,5gs glutamine

Moderate day
meal 1 50 grams oats,2 scoops PROFLEX,
meal 2 100 grams sweet potatoe, 1 can tuna
meal 3 50 grams brown rice (uncooked) ,190gs lean meat,5gs glutamine,3gs creatine
meal 4 2.5 scoops PROFLEX ,40gs Glucose,5g glutamine,3g creatine
meal 5 190 grams lean meat,green vegies
meal 6 2 scoops PROFLEX, 5 gs glutamine

Low Day
meal 1 50 grams oats,2 scoops PROFLEX, 5 gs glutamine,3gs creatine
meal 2 125 grams sweet potatoe, 1 can tuna
meal 3 2 scoops PROFLEX
meal 4 5 egg whites 1 yolk
meal 5 190gs lean meat and green vegies
meal 6 2 scoops PROFLEX,5gs glutamine

cheers

[buffbrad1]

yes you can make a big turn around on your legs in just 6 weeks.
I just competed aug 11th in my first bodybuilding show. I didn't dicide to the contest untill 6 week out from aug 11th. my legs where lagging.by the time it was the day of the contest my legs where equally porportioned with the rest of my body.Everybody that I have showede pictures to where like dam i didn't know your legs where that big. How I accomplished this was by changing my leg routine and intensity. I split my legs up to quads and calves on tuesday evening and hamstrings and calve in the mourning on saturday. My legs responded very well to this type of training my legs are better than ever. You know your legs are lagging do something about it its not to late.

[Big_Tommy]

Originally Posted by buffbrad1

yes you can make a big turn around on your legs in just 6 weeks.
I just competed aug 11th in my first bodybuilding show. I didn't dicide to the contest untill 6 week out from aug 11th. my legs where lagging.by the time it was the day of the contest my legs where equally porportioned with the rest of my body.Everybody that I have showede pictures to where like dam i didn't know your legs where that big. How I accomplished this was by changing my leg routine and intensity. I split my legs up to quads and calves on tuesday evening and hamstrings and calve in the mourning on saturday. My legs responded very well to this type of training my legs are better than ever. You know your legs are lagging do something about it its not to late.

thankyou for your advice again brad , sounds like you went well on stage congratualtions on that!. i currently train quads with hammis and calves on another day so i may try what you did after this week. but your right about mixing up the intenisty ive been doing that and noticed improvements past 2 weeks and will keep smashing them.

[buffbrad1]

I placed 5th in the novice heavy weight class in the Greater knox classic npc contest. it was the toughest class in the whole competition. im taking 8 month to try to put some size on my frame being that im alsmost 6'4 i want to be weighing in at around 230lbs for my next show.
good luck.

[ben2285]

Some people support it some don't all I know is they have worked wonders for me: INTERVALS, my legs have acutally grown significantly WHILE CUTTING doing intervals and also have worked wonders for my separation and definition. I think anyone who leaves these out is missing out on a lot, I'd use both a bike with resistance and outdoor sprints on slighly inclined surface. IMO these are your best option at this point. Good Luck gettin them wheels up :thumbs up:

[MattyH7688]

Originally Posted by ben2285

Some people support it some don't all I know is they have worked wonders for me: INTERVALS, my legs have acutally grown significantly WHILE CUTTING doing intervals and also have worked wonders for my separation and definition. I think anyone who leaves these out is missing out on a lot, I'd use both a bike with resistance and outdoor sprints on slighly inclined surface. IMO these are your best option at this point. Good Luck gettin them wheels up :thumbs up:

x2

the last 3 weeks ive been doing HIIT on the elliptical and its helped bring in my legs a lot more than i expected

[billfinkbiner]

My legs didn't really come in until about a week and a half before my show. I totally agree with the HIIT. I do mine on a recumbant bike. Another thing that helped me was psoing my legs many times a day. They are tricky to pose, but hitting and holding the isometric contraction as long and hard as possible helped me as well. Now that I'm 3 weeks into my second prep my legs are ahead of my upper body.

[Big_Tommy]

can you give me an example of interval training, i started sprints last week run 100 metres on a slight incline then walk back and do it again 10 times, thatwas after 20 mins high intensity cardio!

[liftjunkie06]

Originally Posted by ben2285

Some people support it some don't all I know is they have worked wonders for me: INTERVALS, my legs have acutally grown significantly WHILE CUTTING doing intervals and also have worked wonders for my separation and definition. I think anyone who leaves these out is missing out on a lot, I'd use both a bike with resistance and outdoor sprints on slighly inclined surface. IMO these are your best option at this point. Good Luck gettin them wheels up :thumbs up:

Yup Yup. High intensity intervals are the way to go.

[ben2285]

Originally Posted by Big_Tommy

can you give me an example of interval training, i started sprints last week run 100 metres on a slight incline then walk back and do it again 10 times, thatwas after 20 mins high intensity cardio!

Sure, start with 5 minutes of a light jog to warm up, then for the last 15 seconds of each minute you will sprint all out. For example you warm up for 5 minutes then continue to jog until 5:45, you then sprint all out til 6:00 then return to jog and repeat for the desired amount of intervals you'd like to do. Remember to end with a light jog or walk for 2 minutes as a cool down too to let your heartrate return to baseline. That wasn't too confusing was it? hah

[Big_Tommy]

Originally Posted by ben2285

Sure, start with 5 minutes of a light jog to warm up, then for the last 15 seconds of each minute you will sprint all out. For example you warm up for 5 minutes then continue to jog until 5:45, you then sprint all out til 6:00 then return to jog and repeat for the desired amount of intervals you'd like to do. Remember to end with a light jog or walk for 2 minutes as a cool down too to let your heartrate return to baseline. That wasn't too confusing was it? hah

haha no it wasnt confusing thanks ben i will give it a go, atm im only doing 1 session like that a week and 5 sessions of moderate intensity but i might have to up it to 2-3 depending on how i look when i get some pics taken hopefully tonight

[ben2285]

No problem my friend. Personally I would do 2 HIT 2 moderate, see how it works and go from there, I think that would make a noticeable difference though.

[promet1]

lOTS OF good advice that I agree with....simple fact for me was my Legs were the last thing to come in, they started looking good about 2 weeks out and got better every day,

also my "little Love Handles" dissipeared around the same time

good luck and stay on Track

[1qwert]

I did legs 2x a week to bring my legs in. Mine also did not come in until the 2weeks until the comp. I think you really have to hit those trouble bodyparts so much harder, so i would really be focusing on the legs.

[iForce Dave]

everyone has a bodypart that comes in later than others! My legs start looking better before anything else, same with abs. But my back and lower back is the last thing to come in.

[Power-Quest]

Also don't men tend to hold a good amount of water in there legs ? It is our biggest muscle , ofcourse diet and training effect the final outcome , but the biggest changes come towards the end of our prep.

My love handles , legs , seem to be the last to come in when water is reduced.

And i have still yet to show up my best(water/Diet) , but it's coming , trial and error.

Good luck

[labradarep]

Do you mean catch up in size or in how ripped they are or both?

If you are refering to size you probably won't be able to increase the size any appreciable amount in that short of a time frame.

If you are refering to how ripped they are, YES they will probably catch up.
Your last leg workout before the show(if it is on a Saturday) should be the Sunday (or very latest Monday) before the show.

Good Luck!

[Big_Tommy]

Originally Posted by labradarep

Do you mean catch up in size or in how ripped they are or both?

If you are refering to size you probably won't be able to increase the size any appreciable amount in that short of a time frame.

If you are refering to how ripped they are, YES they will probably catch up.
Your last leg workout before the show(if it is on a Saturday) should be the Sunday (or very latest Monday) before the show.

Good Luck!

i meant ripped , this week ive already noticed results on them there looking more ripped. .Thanks for the advice i was wondering when to have my last session, shows on the saterday so what about other bodyparts when should i just stop training and hit the cardio?

[str8flexed]

Originally Posted by ben2285

Some people support it some don't all I know is they have worked wonders for me: INTERVALS, my legs have acutally grown significantly WHILE CUTTING doing intervals and also have worked wonders for my separation and definition. I think anyone who leaves these out is missing out on a lot, I'd use both a bike with resistance and outdoor sprints on slighly inclined surface. IMO these are your best option at this point. Good Luck gettin them wheels up :thumbs up:

you mean all those sprints weren't catabolic LOL

[italianplaya30]

Hit Sprints All The Way! Worked For Me