Wow, this thread goes WAY back. I creating a new routine for the summer, and I'm trying to read as much as possible to get some "outside the box" ideas. And I have to say, the original LONG postings are too far outside the box for me. Here's why, one statement: "Leg extensions and triceps kickbacks will NEVER cause that kind of anabolic response." This doesn't hold true for me; I'll explain...
I've been working out at home for 10 years now. I've got just about everything I need to hit every muscle, except for legs. For years, my leg routines were limited to squats, calf machine, and different types of lunges. Just recently, I added a leg curl and leg extension machine. Within 3 months of use from just adding the leg curls and extensions, I've added 2+ inches onto my legs. I fully understand that squats are a power movement that uses all the leg muscles, but legs NEVER grew enough...they are quite on the small side considering the size of my upper body. As soon as I added extensions,
BAM, growth.
I've played around with the whole body routines, and I DO get a burn, but I've never gotten massive growth from it. The times when I've made the biggest jumps (in size and weight) is when I pick one muscle and blast the hell out of it. Whenever I do whole body, I get the same effect as doing something like Pilates, good burn, loss of fat, minimal growth. Am I doing something wrong?
Anyway, I'm open to suggestions, but since this thread is pretty old and unread now-a-days, I think I'll post a new thread.
. I also have to admit that i have been doing split for almost all my bbing. (With little changes ofcourse)
