[quote]thephantom wrote:
I always read “Squats to failure” as “As many as possible using good, proper form”. When you start doing good mornings instead of squats, it’s about time to end the set. [/quote]
That’s what I meant
Also you can squat and bench inside of a cage with the pins set accordingly to avoid being crushed and it should be done as so if one is training alone. I haven’t been to a gym without a cage. If you squat and bench hard then you should learn how to fail safely because it’s going to happen with PR attempts and unforeseeable fuckups.
i think before we get any further, we BW, composition, current lifts, diet, form on lifts etc
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
back squat work up to 4-8rm using sets of 8 to warm up
leg press work up to 8-10rm using sets of 10 to warm up
hamstring curl work up to 10-15rm using sets of 15 to warm up
lunges work up to max weight across whatever distance you have available
All top sets must be to failure
Always try to beat the previous workout
Adjust rep ranges and volume as you deem necessary, you may want to do more as you progress
Exercises can be swapped for similar ones according to your preference/needs.
K.I.S.S.[/quote]
WTF? Squats to FAILURE? That sounds like a great way to not be doing squats for long. [/quote]
Or an optimum way to grow fast.
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
hamstring curl work up to 10-15rm using sets of 15 to warm up
Hamstrings typically respond best to a lower rep range. Just sayin’
squats
leg press
leg extensions
stiff leg deadlifts
hamstring curls
train calves on a different day…standing and seated calve raises…
Okay I was just giving him what I think is a pretty basic leg routine that I used starting out, feel free to point him in a better direction folks.