Chicken Legs
Posted on | February 16, 2009 |
No matter how hard I work out my legs, they will always be referred to as “chicken legs”, and as much as I used to hate it, it doesn’t even bother me anymore. There is absolutely nothing that I can do to get rid of that moniker.
Why do I say there is absolutely nothing that I can do?
I lift heavier and do more intense and rigorous leg workouts than a majority of people; more than anyone else I’ve seen in any gym I’ve been too. When I say a majority, I mean 98% of all people, 2% being hardcore bodybuilders who lift for a living, or those who are genetically gifted or are bigger guys than myself.
My tiny legs are something I have always dealt with. I have always had skinny little legs, also called “runner’s legs”. Over the years I felt the need to hide my scrawny legs, but now I’ve grown used to them. In fact, I challenge most people that make fun of my legs to a squat contest, or I dare people to get through a workout with me. I know that most people cannot.
Today’s leg workout was pretty good. I worked my way up to 365 lbs for 5 reps, and those 5 reps were “CLEAN”; Thighs as close to parallel as possible without falling down.
Starting out today was 4 warm up sets;
2 @ 12 reps @ 135lbs.
2 sets @ 225lbs @ 10 reps.
The first real set is 275 lbs for 10 reps.
Next is 315lbs for 8 reps.
The last set before the superset was 365lbs for 5 reps.
Don’t forget thighs are parallel for each squat, and depending on the weight, below parallel.
The last set of squats today consisted of doing a burnout at 225 lbs for 28 reps. This is superset with going straight to leg press @ 270 lbs for 15 reps, with NO rest in between.
This is a typically week for me, and my legs are still “chicken”. It’s just something that I will have to deal with for the rest of my life.
Tags: chicken legs > contest > Reps > squats > superset > thighs parallel
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