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NEVER Skip Leg Day

NEVER Skip Leg Day

What happens when you skip leg day...

Rafi Hussaini
November 30, 2023

One of the most neglected and overlooked muscles, especially for someone who goes to the gym without a program or a purpose, are legs. Legs days are dreaded in most gyms. Some try to get away with doing legs once a week, others only work out their legs once a month, and then there are the people that never work out their legs at all - yes they exist, and there are actually tons of them.

If you are of normal weight or skinny, you’ll be able to get by when you’re young without doing any sort of leg training or workouts, be able to play sports and be totally fine. As you age, and as you put on weight (which will happen whether you like it or not, thanks to life), if you do not have a proper training regimen for your legs, then good luck protecting those knees in your later age from any injury and replacements.

I was the same way, until I got injured and had to go through a really hard recovery, just to realize that, I could possibly skip my upper body, but never a good leg day, and I try to do it twice a week or so. Legs are the foundation of your body, building them properly and working on them with intent, will help you build muscle overall in your body. Legs are the largest muscle group in our body and the building of leg muscles correlates to building muscle and strength overall.

If you are someone in your early 20s to mid-40s, you need to focus on your leg training, if you are already doing it, then you need to ramp up you’re training. Leg muscles comprise of the Quads, hamstrings, glutes, hips and calves. If anyone one of these muscle is weak, then it will impact your overall lower body.

Another crucial thing to keep in mind is that having a strong core is also important as it’s the connection between the upper and lower body and it helps direct force, so having a strong lower body also means you have a strong core.

Some of my go to workouts for building strength and muscle in your legs are :

Back Squats
Box Squats
Bulgarian Split Squats
Walking Lunges
Dumbbell Squat Jumps
Tibias raises
Seated/standing calve raises
Romanian Deadlifts

Point is, NEVER SKIP LEG DAY, if you want long lasting fitness and be able to move well when you’re old and not be fragile.

NEVER Skip Leg Day

What happens when you skip leg day...

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