Why is leg day so hard

They paid the iron price to build legs that wow. If you want a strong, sexy balanced body, you have to follow their lead. Everyone is looking your way. Then you look to your side and see someone like this overachieving hoverboard rider. Let him show off. After prolonged exposure to that stress, soreness goes away. The most obvious benefit of multiple leg days is the ability to focus on the quads one session and the hamstrings or glutes the other.

Yeah, it might make sense to do that because the legs are the biggest muscle group so cramming everything into one day might not be enough.

So the weak among us come up with bullshit excuses for not being able to train legs, like an old football injury suddenly flaring up out of nowhere or you not being able to make it to train legs because a kidnapper called to inform you that he has your wife and loved ones held hostage and their lives hang in the balance. Make up a missed leg session? Not so much! Women respond to training differently than men because they lift less efficiently.

In other words, men are able to recruit more of the maximum number of motor units to contract, resulting in the target muscle getting more of the work, which in turn stresses the central nervous system more and leads to it needing extra recovery time. As such, the odds are higher of him proverbially behaving like one.

The person who suffers through leg day is going to be bigger and stronger, have a higher metabolic rate , be more proportionate, and have a reduced risk of injury than the person who finds a convenient excuse to always pussy out. You must be logged in to post a comment. One of the benefits of leg day is a nice ass. I mean, how can you not love leg day with every fiber of your being?!?! Oh leg day, how I adore thee!!!

Go to virtually any gym and what do you see? Yeah, nothing but leg day skipping gym brahs! Your ticket to all of those glorious things is leg training. Well, what happens when the structural base of something is weak?

Hmmmmm… This is just a shot in the dark here, but I think other parts of the structure get called on to hold the object up…before it eventually topples. Related: 6 secrets to transforming your legs — and whole body. Now, there will come a time when you wrestle with the thought of skipping leg day. You're only human. But you mustn't. You need to stay strong. Testosterone is a steroid hormone that is naturally produced in your body and plays a key role in the health of men, helping increase the growth of muscle mass and strength.

Compound moves, such as squats and deadlifts, which use large muscle groups, help elevate your T-levels. Related: MH's toughest leg day sessions.

One recent study published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology measured the hormonal response during single bouts of heavy resistance exercise. They found that the most striking changes appeared in the testosterone response.

Related: Leg exercises to avoid at all costs. Did you know that your gluteus maximus aka, your backside is the largest muscle in your body?

Probably best to not tell your girlfriend this. But there is good news regarding the size of your derriere. Working these bigger muscles requires more energy, which means your body will have to burn more calories.

Related: The reasons your squat is not working. Related: How to master the deadlift. You might not believe it, but your legs and core produce the majority of your power during heaving lifting.