Thread: Giving up on my legs...

a) your workout sucks
b) your over training
c) its all about diet!

Let that shortcut shit go. Using invasive methods to make yourself look good is just fucking stupid.

As for your legs, have you tried changing the variables? Have you tried increasing the density of your workouts? Have you dropped the weight and lowered the reps? Have you done the reverse? Have you tried supersets? Have you tried dropsets? What have you tried?

Are you eating enough?

What's your body type? Are you an ecto or endo?

If you have bad knees why in the hell did you use a Smith machine?

Lastly, unless you used to be hideously fat, there's no point in measuring your ankles.

Now, answer the questions.

I have tried different routines, but they none seem to work better than the other, so I met in the middle - when I first started, I did high weight, low reps (7), and didn't see the results that I wanted. Then I moved to low weight, high reps (15-20) but still didn't see results. So now I'm in the middle, doing about 10 reps.

I do feel like I am eating enough. I don't count my calories, but I have gained close to 8lbs in the last year (I am 24 years old).

I am definitely an ecto. But before I started working out I did have a lot of fat on my stomach and chest.

I heard if you have bad knees, its better if you use machines, like the hack squat (where you not standing perfectly vertical), and leg presses.

I don't know what dropsets and supersets it - but I'm guessing its like a shock workout?

The reason why I gave you measurements on my ankles is to show that it is abnormally thin.

I think your obstacles are in your head!

I have "bad" knees, I had to have my knee reconstructed when i was 18. I have pins and clamps and tendons running through my knee cap. I still squat do front squats and deadlifts. anything more than 275 on my deads and me knee starts to buckle so I dont push it! my shoulders fucked to I have dislocated it numerous times and cant do dumbell presses above the horizontal plane. when I had my knee done the surgeon told me I would need my shoulders operated on to before i was 30! but he is wrong!

to be quite honest with you I have no sympathy with people who tell me they have bad joints! I just think your a fucking pussy and need to get your self motivated in the head!!! then get your ass in the gym and start working out!! do the exercises, focus on form. once you have perfect form start adding weight and go from their!

Originally Posted by MyK

I think your obstacles are in your head!

I have "bad" knees, I had to have my knee reconstructed when i was 18. I have pins and clamps and tendons running through my knee cap. I still squat do front squats and deadlifts. anything more than 275 on my deads and me knee starts to buckle so I dont push it! my shoulders fucked to I have dislocated it numerous times and cant do dumbell presses above the horizontal plane. when I had my knee done the surgeon told me I would need my shoulders operated on to before i was 30! but he is wrong!

to be quite honest with you I have no sympathy with people who tell me they have bad joints! I just think your a fucking pussy and need to get your self motivated in the head!!! then get your ass in the gym and start working out!! do the exercises, focus on form. once you have perfect form start adding weight and go from their!

Wow. I don't know where that came from. I do all the workouts, except free weight squats. Since I can't do this workout, I have substituted it for squats on a machine. And like I stated earlier, I have had gains in my thighs, that is not my concern - it is in my lower legs - from my ankles to my knees - that I need work on. I don't think squats targets this area specifically, although I know they are the best workout for quads and back.

1) How old are you?
2) How long have you been weight training?
3) You work legs 2-3 days a week? How much and when are you training other body parts?
4) Be more specific about your knees. Have they been injured in the past? What exactly is the problem?

There is no hope. Just give up.