My legs kinda suck

[T_man]

My thighs are by far the strongest and most impressive muscles in my body (mainly quads & glutes). however when it comes to training them they absolutely suck. My routine never goes further than 2 exercises because I just can't do anymore! Furthermore my calves suck and I have real trouble just contracting my left one when doing single calf work.

My last workout on Tuesday working sets consisted of:
1 leg standing calf raises - 3x10
Seated calf raises - 1x8 (by this point my calves were shaking)
Squats - 3x8
Hack squats - 3x10

I had intended on doing RDL or some Ham work but they just couldnt do anything.

And today is Monday the week after and my quads are still sore. It sucks.

Any tips for training the calves?

 

[gtbmed]

Make sure you get your hamstring work in. RDLs, pull-throughs, GMs, and glute-ham raises are all good exercises for them.

 

[danzik17]

Consider splitting leg work across two days? 2 forms of squats plus deads is a LOT of heavy leg lifting to do in one day unassisted.

Remember, more isn't always better. Less is more in a lot of cases.

 

[Perdido]

Consider splitting leg work across two days? 2 forms of squats plus deads is a LOT of heavy leg lifting to do in one day unassisted.

Remember, more isn't always better. Less is more in a lot of cases.

This is what works for me. I tried it awhile back when Built suggested it and haven't gone back to a one day a week leg workout since.

 

[Gazhole]

Consider splitting leg work across two days? 2 forms of squats plus deads is a LOT of heavy leg lifting to do in one day unassisted.

Remember, more isn't always better. Less is more in a lot of cases.

This.

Leg training is brutal on the entire body as well as the legs themselves. I know i have a hard time doing Squats and Deadlifts (or variations) in the same day just because both are big movements that utilize all the leg muscles to some extent.

Put hams on one day (maybe with back/pull?) and quads on another day (maybe with chest/push?). Either with something else, or on their own.

 

[CarolinaMom]

I have this problem too. I am wiped out pretty fast after doing about 6 sets. I split it up and usually do my calves on a another day altogether. Maybe with abs if I am doing abs at that point.

 

[T_man]

This.

Leg training is brutal on the entire body as well as the legs themselves. I know i have a hard time doing Squats and Deadlifts (or variations) in the same day just because both are big movements that utilize all the leg muscles to some extent.

Put hams on one day (maybe with back/pull?) and quads on another day (maybe with chest/push?). Either with something else, or on their own.

I'm pretty fried after push/pull and legs on their own let alone combining them together. I don't think I'd be able to squat and go and do chest & shoulders after that.

 

[Gazhole]

Might be a better idea to do a 4 day split then:

Upper Push
Lower Pull
Upper Pull
Lower Push

Or something. Even if you just do 3 sessions a week, this is a good split.

 

[T_man]

Yea I'm gonna start a routine like that when I'm at uni but as for now as I don't have a gym membership I'm just paying each time I use the gym at the local government sports centre n it costs £2.50 each time I go before 4 but if after 4 it's £4.80 or something and I can't afford to go 4 times a week so lately I've just done an upper/lower split twice a week lol.