[quote]paulwhite959 wrote:
I’m a beginner as well, but I don’t think your legs look particularly untrained. They’re not defined/ripped but they’re not small either. Legs have been a royal pain for me too (bench and squat are within 25-30 lbs of each other for example).
From the people that have posted pictures on this site, it seems like even people that train legs hard don’t tend to get as much definition in the thighs as they chest/arms without really trying for it. I don’t know why that is, and it’s entirely possible it’s a skewed sample. I’d be interested to know if other people have noticed this, or I’m just crazy…and if other people notice it, if there’s a reason for it? [/quote]
Legs are typically one of the last places to show real definition along with abdomen and lower back when getting ultra lean. Alot of guys on here seem to look at their abdomen to assess how lean they are (hence you’re typical beginners post, “I think i’m 12-14% body fat because I can see my top two abs”), but separation in the legs, especially upper thigh can be much more telling.