Doing legs affecting Test- and making the rest of the body bigger

[talithakoum]

thx for posting this.....helps me a lot!

 

[talithakoum]

training legs burns more fat

Merkaba, I do know that when you train your larger muscle groups, You lift heavier thus exerting more energy being used and burned. Since this is the largest muscle group, your gonna burn the most energy required to withstain your workout. The exact thermogenics behind it, I wont pretend to know exactly. If I am wrong please correct me.... Stylus187

years ago a trainer told me working out the back burns the most fat, so it's really the legs, eh?

 

[suprfast]

I repped for you. Gaz is truly a word artist.

 

[LAM]

years ago a trainer told me working out the back burns the most fat, so it's really the legs, eh?

Resistance Training and EPOC

 

[Built]

For all the haters in here.

Listen, nobody with half a brain thinks squatting will build bigger arms, okay. Squatting won't even build bigger legs unless you eat.

For anyone who isn't on a cycle, the anabolic response follows workout-induced microtrauma. An arm workout will do this, but a heavy leg workout does it so much more.

Rob Faigin, author of Natural Hormonal Enhancement, says you can tell you're anabolic from your sex drive: http://www.hormonalfitness.com/pdfs/NHE-Chapter-21.pdf

One highly inexact but easy way for men to gauge their testosterone status is to monitor sex drive and potency, which tend to track testosterone fluctuations.

So how about this: train arms with legs, then go home and eat. Your arms (and legs) are now primed for the anabolic response. They're both micro-traumatized, they're both about to get fed, and the increased systemic testosterone will enhance partitioning and protein synthesis wherever the demand is greatest (ie at the sites of recent microtrauma).

Of course, you're going to have to eat more if you do this. You're not just building arms anymore, you're also building legs.

 

[Built]

I repped for you. Gaz is truly a word artist.

He really is! I repped him too.

 

[sewardfitness]

look at it like this.. legs are 50 percent of your body. do you get results out of doing anything half way? NO

 

[flood]

I've read studies on, and watched a BBC doc on - HIIT. It's supposed to up the release HGH, from what I understand, by quite a bit. That stuff is supposed to let you eat like a teenager and lose fat and make gains too. But there's probably a study somewhere that says it aids flea-on-horse sex too. YMMV

 

[ElitePeptides]

I definitely believe so 100%

 

[Acheron]

Quoted from Katch, McArdle, & Katch's Essentials of Exercise Physiology:

GH secretion
increases a few minutes after exercise begins. Higher intensity exercise
increases GH production and its total secretion. Moreover, GH secretion relates
more closely to peak exercise intensity than exercise duration or total exercise
volume. The exact stimulus for GH release with exercise remains unknown;
neural factors most likely provide primary control.
One hypothesis maintains that exercise directly activates GH secretion that
in turn stimulates anabolic processes. For example, exercise doubles GH pulse
frequency and amplitude. Exercise also stimulates endogenous opiate release;
these hormones facilitate GH discharge by inhibition.

The bottom line is that a leg workout which is (presumably) more intense than an arm workout will release more GH, which in turn is beneficial to growth overall. It does not mean that you can neglect the other muscle groups and expect them to grow, but I don't really think that's what the OP was asking. Regardless, as others have pointed out, you should be training your lower half just as hard as your upper half.

 

[SoCalSwole]

The "training legs to get a bigger upper body" debate has been around forever. ive read a ton of articles on it,stating when your legs are trained the body releases more growth horomone.I dont know if theres any truth to it or if its just semi-guided bullshit.One thing i have read and taken notice to in my 20 plus years of lifting experience, is that in order for GH to work (growth) the body must be in a state of catabolism.ive seen countless guys take GH and make no size gains whatsoever,although the majority of them shedded bodyfat extremely fast,coincidence? maybe,proof? no, just an educated observation.Heres my opinion on training legs for a bigger upper body, when you train legs you not only get stronger legs but you get a stronger core,when you get a stronger core,you will in fact get a stronger upperbody,which inturn does mean a bigger upper body,providing diet/rest needs are met.

BINGO!! ^^^^^^^^^^^Right here!

Your body will never continue to develop disproportionately (too a point) But I mean if you want a freaky back you need a freaky chest and vise versa. The body works as a whole unit. You want big legs you need a strong core to support those heavy lifts. Strong core equals strong back, strong back equals strong arms and so on and so on. I used to train my calves almost everyday first thing because I wanted big ole calves. I noticed that on shoulder day on my heavy overhead shoulder press that on days when I didn't do the calf work ahead of time I could push more weight over head because I could better stabilize myself with my calves. Everything is connected Bros.

 

[Stretch512]

SoCalSwole is right on. Your body should be viewed as a comprehensive whole. If you want ripped legs then you gotta have a strong core. Most of my strength and endurance training is on a road or mtn bike. I do some squats but I can tell you that when I ride for 3-4 hours not only are my legs getting worked out but so is my core. Bent over on the bike is like doing a constant push up so my arms are getting a work out. Good form means you have a strong back so my back is getting stronger. Every year I shed my winter weight and see my abs come out without ever doing sit ups. Legs for sure help the overall! Of course if you wanna do legs all day then knock yourself out its not gonna hurt your strength.

 

[Glycomann]

look at powerlifters. Once they strip off the fat a lot of them are pretty damn thick. heavy leg and back work makes the whole body grow,