Thread: ugh.. lower body

Squats, Heel raises.

On the good mornings remember to keep your back straight, your feet fairly close together, and your legs as straight as possible.

Where are the Squats, Deadlifts, and Romanian Deadlifts? You're missing out on some great exercises.

You want to "feel some burn" then do Ass-To-The-Ground (ATG) Squats. Don't stop going down until your hamstrings hit your calves.

Also, forget trying to "get the burn." Just create a sound, and simple, workout routine for yourself and always strive to make progress.

There is plenty of great advice on making a routine in the stickies at the top of the forum.

A leg routine isnt a leg routine if they dont have some deads in it.

I was reading the Ass-to-ground squats and i did throw that into my workout yesterday at 3x10. Damn were they tough.

you might think this is stupid, but since the deadlifts didn't seem to be working for me, what I did was stand infront of my bed with my legs pretty much locked to the side of my bed (knees in front) and lowered my upper body to the top of my bed then raise my body back up (with some added weight of course), but using my leg muscles... and I actually felt my hamstrings working. It was perfect because my bed is just high enough where my knees can rest against it. But I would like to be able to do deadlifts/good mornings correctly.

I will do heel-ups too because I am not getting a calf workout.

I dunno, I'll do a bit more research and try to improve my workout on Friday (my next lower body day).

Thanks for your help.

You probably did the stiff-legged deadlifts with a round back, which I am against. Push out your abs and maintain a nice flat back; same idea for good mornings. You should also be keeping a slight bend in your knees while doing both. Locking out your knees can lead to hyperextension of your knees, which is bad.