I was just wondering how often do people train there legs? Im training them at the moment every 5-6 days but im starting to wonder if its best to train them once a week for knee health. I dont have any pain or anything but I would like to be in the game for a long time, would it be wise to lower the frequency then? I read in the T-Cell often and it seems like alot of lifters who have been at it for a long time have problems training legs.
What you guys think? And no im not trying to bitch out of doing leg day lol.
I have run the gamut over the years from a frequency equaling once every two weeks to my current routine of three times a week, and I’ve switched between high volume, moderate volume and low volume. I have to say that the current routine (high frequency, low volume, heavy weight) is taking its toll on my knees (no permanent injury, but lots of soreness that I have to work through). Still, I’m finding that the increased frequency has resulted in greater progress in muscle growth–my pants are all noticeably tighter in the thighs after only a few weeks using this approach.
For a while I experimented with training them once a week and strarted throwing in “booster shots” on two other occasions in the same week.
For instance, if monday was leg day, I would work up to one heavy set of leg extensions and leg curls at the end of my training session on thursday and saturday.
It worked pretty well as I noticed significant inprovement in my strength when I got back to the actual leg day.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
The Greek wrote:
Once a week with plenty of volume seems to work for me.
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x3, only people with knee problems and mixing cardio sessions (me included) will find any problem with 1xweek, any less frequent than that I feel lazy.