BIGGER QUADS: 5 Mistakes Keeping Your Legs Skinny
How to get bigger legs?” is a common question I get. See, most people fail to understand that developing an impressive set of legs …
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April 25, 2025
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Hope you enjoyed this one! What muscle group would you like to see me cover next? Comment below! Also, see below for all the studies referenced in this video. Cheers!
BACK SQUAT MUSCLE ACTIVATION
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23466524_A_Biomechanical_Comparison_of_Back_and_Front_Squats_in_Healthy_Trained_Individuals
SMITH MACHINE SQUAT REDUCES DEMANDS ON LOWER BACK MUSCLES
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25434609/
MACHINES VS FREE WEIGHTS
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34609100/
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SHIN ANGLE AND QUADS ACTIVATION
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18591759/
FOOT PLACEMENT ON LEG PRESS AND QUADS ACTIVATION
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18545207/
RECTUS FEMORIS ACTIVATION ON SQUATS
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27032805/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31230110/
RECTUS FEMORIS ACTIVATION ON SQUAT VS LEG EXTENSION
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34743671/
EFFORT NEEDED TO MAXIMIZE GROWTH
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7725035/
PREWORKOUTS MORE BENEFICIAL FOR LOWER BODY STRENGTH
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29065278/
Hello sir, what you think about sissy squat. Please make a video on it. Love from India
what bothers me is that your teaching what to do and yet you yourself have not developed legs!?!?!
Good points. Especially, pushing through the pain. I hardly do 2 reps once the pain starts, especially the calf.
I saw a video of jacked guy telling high reps on leg days. Like 25-50reps. Can somebody advise on this pleaae.
my legs are huge from lifting heavy, i cant relate to this.
Really informative and very enlightening. Would love to see the workout video with exercises for legs
Holy shit, your advices full of bs…
I appreciate your video and like your like channel. Although abooding squats bevsuse your lower back muscles get tired meabs you mesb to strengthen your lower back muscles… If your biceps gor tired befkre your lats durring pull downs would you retire the pull down? If your triceps got sore from bench would you give up the press?
Back pain totally legit but muscles getting tired… Train them bro
Skinnier legs are more lookin better then the one on the right.
the way i like to train legs it is: 20 BW squats X 10 Rounds , 20 sec rest between them. it gives 200 reps in 7min.
I use this train to lunges too, and calf raises.
doing that at least 1 time per week, 1 year straight.
Now im trying like doing it witth 20 kg extra, and i'm doing it in under 10min.
Sometimes i go for 800reps 20rep X 40 rounds.
The results are amazing… much more dense legs, with amazing resistance, and belive it or not, alot of strengh gains.
im realy addicted to it.
Thx
Now im suffering in sore 😢
I tried squats on the smith machine and I felt a lot of micro-tears! It took me a week to recover. I usually squat 180 with dumbbells. I think the limited mobility caused the issue.
What is the best rest time between quad sets??? Thanks. Always great content!!!
Trying to replace squats is not the way. Hack squat does not get it. DO NOT use a smith machine, you will have imbalance and issues with form . His videos are usually good but this is no. Just find your groove with back squat
How well do squats target hamstrings? My quads get so sore I can barley walk and my ass get sore but my hamstrings don't hurt? Even on deadlifts I don't really get sore hamstrings. Only have power rack and barbel so limited
I only know that the biggest quad from our squad had my friend that was training athletics and he never did squat over 5 reps…
Bulky legs make you look short
La muscu est fait pour ceux qui sont pas assez fatigués au travail.
J en es fait après des fractures ouvertes du tibia péroné et quelques années plus tard triple fractures du fémur.
Et c était les seuls moments où j pouvais passer mon temps avec des Kinésithérapeutes et des machines.
Quand tu reprends le monde du travail de prolos, t as le temps, oui mais t as assez de ta journée de taf pour aller faire le sportif
Ça serait bien de le préciser !
Tnx❤
Finally someone who don’t demonize machines
Those leg muscles are useless aside lifting. Try to run with that crap. And runners would gain those muscles super quickly even without exercising – annoying
Unsubscribe for these fucked up tips about Leg extension 6:30
What a waste of time you are
Screw the research lessons and get to the movements
Ever see a professional sprint cyclist do 500lb barbell split squat.. I have, I tried 225lb for a few reps,
Wooww.. 😬
What a shocker!
For God's sake do it on a Smith machine.
3:50 I actually had the problem of not activating the glutes as much as I wanted and now I know how.
For someone who is barely starting to build bigger legs, would you recommend them to do leg day everyday or still have a split throughout the week?
Great info and superbly explained…much appreciated!
I don’t use any chemicals! No protein shakes or anything of that sort. Just natural food
How do you apply this methodology to people who only train from home and do not have access to the machines you mention, but instead use Dumbbells?
If your lower back is failing before your quads you shouldn't switch to another exercise. Just work on your lower back and get it strong enough to where that doesnt happen. You want to build strength in your body? Lower back is critical to doing that.
I personally have made the mistake of isolating just quads for development and I'm warning you, that path leads right back to having to do it the right way. Focus on your entire body instead of obsessing over one muscle group!
I guess this is good if you want legs that look strong, but aren’t. I’d personally rather have the opposite…(and I do).
I wish he would do a video on FREE WEIGHTS only.
Dont forget hip abductions and adductions