Leg workouts

[esteban_760]

Hey all,

Well, it looks like a ghost town in this part of the board; but I thought I'd post anyway.

Does anyone get lightheaded after doing their leg workout? Hell, even in between sets of back-squats or leg presses? I see some guys chatting it up in between sets and i'm lucky enough to grab enough air inbetween sets.

Just making sure I'm not a weirdo.

-=E

[unnatural1]

I get light headed if my sets are too close together. I like about 3 min. between sets, any less than that, my poundage suffers. AAS wreck my cardio capacity, but this seems to effect everyone differently. My main problem is back pumps when I do legs. They get so bad that I have to lay down on a bench between sets.

Legs are fun.

[inertia]

how many reps are you doing?

[preistfan]

I definitely suffer from a lack of breath after hitting any type of leg work. The worst is actually barbell walking lunges, they have me gasping like crazy. I also need to make sure I eat well in the hors before my workout or I get the light-headedness

[unnatural1]

Originally Posted by inertia

how many reps are you doing?

I keep my reps at 15-20 for legs, but mostly 20. When I was younger, I used to do a lot of low reps for the squat. Sure my strength went up, but I never got the size and shape I wanted until I upped the reps.

[pwrlifter]

I use a variety of reps (in the squat) alternating every other week. My heavy weeks I work up to a heavy triple or double. The other week I keep the reps around 10 - 15. The higher reps really kick my butt - I'd rather do the heavy weight and low reps any day.

[Glissman]

Originally Posted by esteban_760

Hey all,

Well, it looks like a ghost town in this part of the board; but I thought I'd post anyway.

Does anyone get lightheaded after doing their leg workout? Hell, even in between sets of back-squats or leg presses? I see some guys chatting it up in between sets and i'm lucky enough to grab enough air inbetween sets.

Just making sure I'm not a weirdo.

-=E

Hey bro, those guys talking between sets, theres a reason they have 20 in quads! You should be gased after a set of 20.

glissman

[nevaenuf]

Originally Posted by preistfan

I also need to make sure I eat well in the hors before my workout or I get the light-headedness

What works for me is not eating anything within a couple hours of my workout. I just down a few poweraids and sip on one while I work out.

[fit4lyfe]

Originally Posted by esteban_760

Hey all,

Well, it looks like a ghost town in this part of the board; but I thought I'd post anyway.

Does anyone get lightheaded after doing their leg workout? Hell, even in between sets of back-squats or leg presses? I see some guys chatting it up in between sets and i'm lucky enough to grab enough air inbetween sets.

Just making sure I'm not a weirdo.

-=E

If I do my legs right, adn I have a bad back so I am no hero on my poundages, but I go for max concentration and total muscle failure on presses and raises, I usually can barley make it out of the gym after doing legs. I laugh at the jokers thatcome and do 1/4 squats and then when they are "done" they go and walk on the tread mill or someshit, I walk like a drunk after I am done..

[Wutgunz]

Originally Posted by fit4lyfe

If I do my legs right, adn I have a bad back so I am no hero on my poundages, but I go for max concentration and total muscle failure on presses and raises, I usually can barley make it out of the gym after doing legs. I laugh at the jokers thatcome and do 1/4 squats and then when they are "done" they go and walk on the tread mill or someshit, I walk like a drunk after I am done..

Exactly...if you're pounding your legs the way you need to for growth, there's no way you should be able to go jump on the treadmill afterwards...hell, sitting down on the shitter is an excrutiating experience after my leg days.