Breaking up Legs...

[Hillside]

Does anyone break up their leg work out into multiple sessions i.e. quads, hamstrings, calves? I have seen that most people break up their arm workouts into push/pull and was wondering if anyone does this for their legs. To me it seems like the same concept.
After I get done lifting my quads the last thing I am thinking about is working other muscles on my legs. I designate quads to their own day, work hams on back day and calves on chest day. Does this sound like it makes sense?

 

[sgtneo]

FRI - Legs (abs included)
Squats 3 sets of 12 reps at 55kg, 60kg and 65kg squatting down as far as possible (parralell)
leg press 2 sets of 12 at 65kg and 72kg
leg extensions, 2 sets of 12 at 35kg and 40kg
leg curls 2 sets at 30 and 35kg
standing leg calf raise 2 sets at 65kg
abs same as tuesday

this is my leg work out, i dont really se the point on breaking up leg muscles into different days though, so not sure how much help that will be

Neo

 

[Hillside]

That looks like what I do for Quads.
There are no hamstring exercises in that list, did you forget to put them on the list, or you don't do them.

 

[LAM]

I do quads in the am and hamstrings in the pm of the same day

 

[sgtneo]

i thought my leg workout covers all, what hamstring excersise is good to add?

Neo

arnt the leg extensions ham string?

 

[Hillside]

I thought leg extensions were quad. A lying leg curl would be for hams. How about sldl's and hyperextions?

 

[sgtneo]

yeah i do lying leg curls as well so therefore i do hamstring,also leg presses do hamstring so i cover almost everything in my leg work out, hyperextensions i thought weresimular to good mornings in the way they do your back not legs, and not to sure about sldl's i do dead lift but again for back

 

[thatguy]

Some people split up a push-pull split into two workouts instead of doing push, pull, and then legs. They put the "Push" leg muscles (calves, quads) in the the push workout and the "Pull" leg muscle (hamstrings) into the pull workout.

 

[shutupntra1n]

I tried to split up my leg workout. It lasted for a few weeks and I hated it. Because I go heavy on legs and so many of the exercises hit both areas I felt like I was overtraining. When I do legs it takes 24 hours for the soarness to set in and it lingers for another 24-48 hours. I would still be soar by the time I had to hit the second bodypart. Hence I stick to doing them together.

 

[sgtneo]

I tried to split up my leg workout. It lasted for a few weeks and I hated it. Because I go heavy on legs and so many of the exercises hit both areas I felt like I was overtraining. When I do legs it takes 24 hours for the soarness to set in and it lingers for another 24-48 hours. I would still be soar by the time I had to hit the second bodypart. Hence I stick to doing them together.

same as i hit my legs hard and sorness will linger about for same sort of time, allthough recently soreness is much shorter so im going to start pushing my squats more try going up a weight maybe

 

[shutupntra1n]

same as i hit my legs hard and sorness will linger about for same sort of time, allthough recently soreness is much shorter so im going to start pushing my squats more try going up a weight maybe

I was having that issue to. Not feeling soar like I was used to. It usually means for me that my workout is not intense enough. So I just push myself harder.

 

[sgtneo]

I was having that issue to. Not feeling soar like I was used to. It usually means for me that my workout is not intense enough. So I just push myself harder.

yeah i think i am going to do that again, when i went up to 65kg squats 12 reps on last set i was sore for days first time then 2-3 days since but now it is getting easier

 

[ChrisROCK]

yeah i think i am going to do that again, when i went up to 65kg squats 12 reps on last set i was sore for days first time then 2-3 days since but now it is getting easier

I like blasting my legs with one all inclusive, intense workout. I can barely walk up the steps at my gym to leave when I'm done! Works quads and hams in the same day doesn't phase me though, but some people may be different.... One does NOT take away from the other as far as I'm concerned. I may vary the order though from time to time.

 

[NipsMG]

I can't imagine trying to break up legs. The leg workouts are intense and kick my ass, breaking them up would just be kicking myself in the ass multiple times in one week.

I'm with ChrisROCK on that one. I can barely walk after I do mine also.

I do :

Squats
Leg Press
Leg Extension
Either Seated or Lying leg curl (whichever's free),
either standing calf raises or seated on the machine.

Then I go home and die, then begin preparing for next week's leg day.

 

[AnabolicFreak04]

I do quads in the am and hamstrings in the pm of the same day

Same here, calves every other day.

 

[CowPimp]

I have done quads and hams separately before. It's deifnitely a nice change of pace. Next time I do a split routine, I'm going to implement a posterior chain day (Hamstrings, gluts, lower back, and calves).

 

[KarlW]

I have broken quads and hams up before and am curently doind so on my push/pull split. It is a nice change, but then I'll go back to doing the entire legs for a while.

There's been some mention of overtraining if you break them up. I guess legs are bit different to arms in that squats utilise the hamstrings to an extent but bench press does not involve the biceps.

 

[ihateschoolmt]

I break them up, quads and calves on tuesday and hams and calves on saturday.
My quad calve work out is:
6 sets of squats
1 dropset of leg extention
3 super sets of standing calve raises and seated calve raises.

My hamstring and calve workout is:
4 sets of Deadlifts
2 drop sets of leg curls
3 super sets of standing calve raises and seated calve raises.

 

[Seanp156]

On my last split I did quads and hams on one day, and calves another, so yeah...

 

[Cold Iron]

Im not really a fan of splitting them up onto different days. If I could do AM/PM, same day workouts, I would try it again though.