Secret to Building Massive Legs (From 1948)
If you want to build rock-solid, muscular legs...
then here is an old-school way to get results fast.
You see, if you ask any modern day personal trainer how to build up your quadriceps muscles (the muscles on the front of your thigh), he or she will probably tell you to do leg extensions or leg presses.
To that I say NONSENSE.
Steve Reeves winner of the Mr.
America contest in 1948 built massive legs way before steroids, creatine or fancy leg machines, Reeves built powerful legs with one little-known exercise.
The front squat.
It is unlikely you will ever see the front squat in commercial gyms.
Last time I did front squats in a commercial gym, some guy asked me what the heck I was doing.
Turns out he had never seen anyone do a front squat before.
Honestly, that does not surprise me.
The front squat is hard.
It is a true gut buster.
But it works.
Do not take my word for it.
Olympic weight lifters do plenty of front squats.
And if you have ever seen the size of the legs on an Olympic lifter, you already know the results can be pretty incredible.
So if you want bigger quads, follow the lead of the Olympic weightlifters and Steve Reeves and start to incorporate front squats into your workouts.
Here is how it is done.
With the bar in the rack, approach the bar and make sure you are resting the bar on the front of your shoulders.
Use your fingers to keep the bar in place, but the weight should be on your shoulders.
Bend your knees and squat down - all the way down - until your hips are lower than your knees.
For many people, the back of the hamstrings will actually touch the back of the calves at the bottom of the front squat.
Then, simply stand up with weight - keeping your back straight and your head up.
When doing low reps (5 or under) use the clean grip.
Most people complain that this grip hurts their wrists.
Well, it hurts for everyone at first.
Try it for a month and then see if it still hurts.
Most people just try it once and give up.
But really - it hurts everyone for about a month until you get used to it.
If you are going to train front squats with higher reps (which is a GREAT way to make your quads get bigger faster), use the bodybuilding or California grip.
This is a little more comfortable for longer sets.
There you have it - a tried & true way to build bigger quads and more powerful legs.
then here is an old-school way to get results fast.
You see, if you ask any modern day personal trainer how to build up your quadriceps muscles (the muscles on the front of your thigh), he or she will probably tell you to do leg extensions or leg presses.
To that I say NONSENSE.
Steve Reeves winner of the Mr.
America contest in 1948 built massive legs way before steroids, creatine or fancy leg machines, Reeves built powerful legs with one little-known exercise.
The front squat.
It is unlikely you will ever see the front squat in commercial gyms.
Last time I did front squats in a commercial gym, some guy asked me what the heck I was doing.
Turns out he had never seen anyone do a front squat before.
Honestly, that does not surprise me.
The front squat is hard.
It is a true gut buster.
But it works.
Do not take my word for it.
Olympic weight lifters do plenty of front squats.
And if you have ever seen the size of the legs on an Olympic lifter, you already know the results can be pretty incredible.
So if you want bigger quads, follow the lead of the Olympic weightlifters and Steve Reeves and start to incorporate front squats into your workouts.
Here is how it is done.
With the bar in the rack, approach the bar and make sure you are resting the bar on the front of your shoulders.
Use your fingers to keep the bar in place, but the weight should be on your shoulders.
Bend your knees and squat down - all the way down - until your hips are lower than your knees.
For many people, the back of the hamstrings will actually touch the back of the calves at the bottom of the front squat.
Then, simply stand up with weight - keeping your back straight and your head up.
When doing low reps (5 or under) use the clean grip.
Most people complain that this grip hurts their wrists.
Well, it hurts for everyone at first.
Try it for a month and then see if it still hurts.
Most people just try it once and give up.
But really - it hurts everyone for about a month until you get used to it.
If you are going to train front squats with higher reps (which is a GREAT way to make your quads get bigger faster), use the bodybuilding or California grip.
This is a little more comfortable for longer sets.
There you have it - a tried & true way to build bigger quads and more powerful legs.
