I absolutely hate working legs.

[mikehelms7]

I've been working out regularly for about 6 months now. When I first started, I felt my problem areas were all upper body; arms, chest, shoulders. I've always had decent sized legs. I always enjoy and look forward to working out my upper body, but I detest working legs. I'm at the point now where I am seeing tremendous improvements in my upper body and I know I need to start working legs. I think a lot of my problem is the soreness days after doing legs. Walking always hurts 2 days later. Does anyone else have a hard time finding the motivation to do legs?

[enaphal]

that fact the you hate leg day is great keep up the good work!

[silverlightning]

no because I had skinny lower body as a teenager and I was determined to improve it. although my calves suck, they are making gains slowly despite cutting 30lbs.

[Cass40]

Of course the leg day is the worst, hardest, and the most painful. I was in pain the whole week when I did lower body only once a week.

Try a full body program where you do legs more than once a week. It helps a lot with DOMS and with the motivation not to skip the leg day.

[Jtbny]

Stop being a pu55y.

[daddyuk]

I've been working out regularly for about 6 months now. When I first started, I felt my problem areas were all upper body; arms, chest, shoulders. I've always had decent sized legs. I always enjoy and look forward to working out my upper body, but I detest working legs. I'm at the point now where I am seeing tremendous improvements in my upper body and I know I need to start working legs. I think a lot of my problem is the soreness days after doing legs. Walking always hurts 2 days later. Does anyone else have a hard time finding the motivation to do legs?

Classic newbie quote LMAO.

[DuracellBunny]

[blue9steel]

I changed my routine around so that I don't squat and deadlift on the same day. My energy level and motivation always suffered on whichever one I did second. Other than that the only thing you can really do is just suck it up.

[doughnutgut]

[Cass40]

I changed my routine around so that I don't squat and deadlift on the same day. My energy level and motivation always suffered on whichever one I did second. Other than that the only thing you can really do is just suck it up.

Why do you look so sad in your AV?

[blue9steel]

Why do you look so sad in your AV?

The funny reason: I was cutting at the time.

The real reason: It was just a quick phone pic.

[silverlightning]

Why do you look so sad in your AV?

why do you look so sexy in your AVI?

[silverlightning]

The funny reason: I was cutting at the time.

The real reason: It was just a quick phone pic.

what where you cutting? wood, *******, body parts?

[blue9steel]

what where you cutting? wood, *******, body parts?

Fat of course. The sweat from deadlifts is like fat crying.

[Cass40]

why do you look so sexy in your AVI?

I ask myself that question every day

[ironwill2008]

I've been working out regularly for about 6 months now. When I first started, I felt my problem areas were all upper body; arms, chest, shoulders. I've always had decent sized legs. I always enjoy and look forward to working out my upper body, but I detest working legs. I'm at the point now where I am seeing tremendous improvements in my upper body and I know I need to start working legs. I think a lot of my problem is the soreness days after doing legs. Walking always hurts 2 days later. Does anyone else have a hard time finding the motivation to do legs?

The best hedge against soreness (talking about DOMS here, not an injury) is to increase the training frequency of the body part(s) in question. If you're only working your legs once a week, that's the primary cause of your soreness. Most beginners will make their best gains training all body parts three times per week. Yes, you'll be sore for another couple of weeks, and then the soreness will greatly diminish.



People are different, and have different mindsets, and different things that motivate them to stick with activities that maybe they don't much like. Use the fact that you don't like to train your legs as a challenge to yourself to consistently get in there and do it. I've always found that the biggest motivator for training any body part is to see it gradually improve over time, and knowing that the harder I work it, the better it will look.

Nothing succeeds like success.

[silverlightning]

I ask myself that question every day

and what is the answer?

[Hooverville]

^Keep workin it breh.

[Jtbny]

The best hedge against soreness (talking about DOMS here, not an injury) is to increase the training frequency of the body part(s) in question. If you're only working your legs once a week, that's the primary cause of your soreness. Most beginners will make their best gains training all body parts three times per week. Yes, you'll be sore for another couple of weeks, and then the soreness will greatly diminish.



People are different, and have different mindsets, and different things that motivate them to stick with activities that maybe they don't much like. Use the fact that you don't like to train your legs as a challenge to yourself to consistently get in there and do it. I've always found that the biggest motivator for training any body part is to see it gradually improve over time, and knowing that the harder I work it, the better it will look.

Nothing succeeds like success.

This OP.

Seriously I hate squats. I mean hate hate hate. This is the reason I do them 2-3 times a week and have for some time now. If I only did the stuff I liked in the gym it would be a short session.

[TheTimeKiller]

From someone who loves working legs, the best way to offset the DOMS is getting a bit of cardio in before and after. I don't mind the DOMS - I see it as a sign I put enough work in. But I've found that DOMS are less when I've walked/jogged/run before and after the legs session. Worse when I've just gone and sat down at work or at home and then gone to bed. I don't know if there's any science in that or if it's just me....

[thelojones]

I use to squat once a week, sore for days, dreaded trying to sit on toilet, cry when coming to stairs. Started squatting every 3 days and barely get sore now.

[JerryB]

I have a story about a person at the Muscle Beach's outdoor gym in Venice, CA. An attractive woman asked a guy with big arms if she could feel his arms. He struts to the fence and lets her touch one of his big arms. As he walks away she yells out " But look at your legs!" He had a martini glass physique.

If you want be a weight training wuss and look the part, then neglect the legs.

[JerryB]

From someone who loves working legs, the best way to offset the DOMS is getting a bit of cardio in before and after. I don't mind the DOMS - I see it as a sign I put enough work in. But I've found that DOMS are less when I've walked/jogged/run before and after the legs session. Worse when I've just gone and sat down at work or at home and then gone to bed. I don't know if there's any science in that or if it's just me....

If I can do cardio or jog after leg training, then I did not train legs to the max.

[cerigitts]

Of course the leg day is the worst, hardest, and the most painful. I was in pain the whole week when I did lower body only once a week.

Try a full body program where you do legs more than once a week. It helps a lot with DOMS and with the motivation not to skip the leg day.

This ^^ Best thing to get rid of DOMS after squats is more squats !!

[AbuDina]

If I can do cardio or jog after leg training, then I did not train legs to the max.

I concur. Last time I tried the stairclimber after my squat session I managed 2-3 steps (no joke) and just stopped. I couldn't physically move my legs.

[mirroroferised]

I've been working out regularly for about 6 months now. When I first started, I felt my problem areas were all upper body; arms, chest, shoulders. I've always had decent sized legs. I always enjoy and look forward to working out my upper body, but I detest working legs. I'm at the point now where I am seeing tremendous improvements in my upper body and I know I need to start working legs. I think a lot of my problem is the soreness days after doing legs. Walking always hurts 2 days later. Does anyone else have a hard time finding the motivation to do legs?

You should read this thread:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=168173583

[MattB74]

Try a full body program where you do legs more than once a week. It helps a lot with DOMS and with the motivation not to skip the leg day.

I like this approach. I do a full body A/B routine and my workout A starts right off with squats first lift, workout B starts off with deadlift. Seems to leave me no option for skipping legs which is good. I'm pretty new myself, but I've learned that the very worst thing you can be is "skips leg day guy". Don't skip legs.

[gleason73]

I ask myself that question every day

We should discuss it further over drinks.

[mtpockets]

[gleason73]

The best hedge against soreness (talking about DOMS here, not an injury) is to increase the training frequency of the body part(s) in question. If you're only working your legs once a week, that's the primary cause of your soreness. Most beginners will make their best gains training all body parts three times per week. Yes, you'll be sore for another couple of weeks, and then the soreness will greatly diminish.

People are different, and have different mindsets, and different things that motivate them to stick with activities that maybe they don't much like. Use the fact that you don't like to train your legs as a challenge to yourself to consistently get in there and do it. I've always found that the biggest motivator for training any body part is to see it gradually improve over time, and knowing that the harder I work it, the better it will look.

Nothing succeeds like success.

This is great, good post!

When I or my athletes trained for weightlifting, we'd squat everyday to near max. You adapt and don't get sore with that frequency.

I'm not saying do it, just saying that's what happens.