Deadlift as only leg excercise

[Elite121]

Oh no your not an upper body builder are you? You know the guys who train their upper body religiously and give their legs only a token gesture? Trackpants and a singlet all yr round :naughty:

No my legs are just more developed than my upper body. I'm after balance.

Jigga more research needs to be done on this but the theory is that heavy regular lower body workouts causes an increase of anabolic hormones that aids in upper body strength and development.If this is all true you I'd encourage you to include regular lower body training.

IMO we need to be training our lower body both unilaterally, bilaterally, both hip dominant and quad dominant movements to prevent lower extremity imbalances thus helping with injury prevention and optimal performance.

Let me know what you think certainly dont want to come across as preaching, I'm just not so sure I agree with your explanation of why you dont train legs as much, and if I'm wrong in my explanation then I'm prepared to take a back-seat and learn from those more experienced than myself.

[Beef]

Oh no your not an upper body builder are you? You know the guys who train their upper body religiously and give their legs only a token gesture? Trackpants and a singlet all yr round :naughty:

No my legs are just more developed than my upper body. I'm after balance.

Jigga more research needs to be done on this but the theory is that heavy regular lower body workouts cause an increase of anabolic hormones that aids in upper body strength and development.If this is all true you I'd encourage you to include regular lower body training.

IMO we need to be training our lower body both unilaterally, bilateral, both hip dominant and quad dominant movements to prevent lower extremity imbalances thus helping with injury prevention and aiding strength gains.

Let me know what you think certainly dont want to come across as preaching, I'm just not so sure I agree with your explanation of why you dont train legs as much, and if I'm wrong in my explanation then I'm prepared to take a back-seat and learn from those more experienced than myself.

yeah i've heard of that too. well worth doing your legs IMO :nod:

[Yeah-Buddy]

No my legs are just more developed than my upper body. I'm after balance.

Jigga more research needs to be done on this but the theory is that heavy regular lower body workouts cause an increase of anabolic hormones that aids in upper body strength and development.If this is all true you I'd encourage you to include regular lower body training.

IMO we need to be training our lower body both unilaterally, bilateral, both hip dominant and quad dominant movements to prevent lower extremity imbalances thus helping with injury prevention and aiding strength gains.

Let me know what you think certainly dont want to come across as preaching, I'm just not so sure I agree with your explanation of why you dont train legs as much, and if I'm wrong in my explanation then I'm prepared to take a back-seat and learn from those more experienced than myself.

yeah i've heard of that too. well worth doing your legs IMO :nod:

I have heard similar of the anabolic increase. I can understand to a degree where he is coming from if he trains purely from a superficial standpoint. I personally strive to have a dominant lower to upper body physique. Always loved the look ever since I saw a photo of Tom Platz. Im certainly no Tom Platz but take pride in my leg training :grin:

[Elite121]

Tom Platz is just insane, his legs are huge, but you know what those speed-skaters have massive quads to.

[Elite121]

Jigga more research needs to be done on this but the theory is that heavy regular lower body workouts cause an increase of anabolic hormones that aids in upper body strength and development.If this is all true you I'd encourage you to include regular lower body training.

IMO we need to be training our lower body both unilaterally, bilateral, both hip dominant and quad dominant movements to prevent lower extremity imbalances thus helping with injury prevention and aiding strength gains.

Let me know what you think certainly dont want to come across as preaching, I'm just not so sure I agree with your explanation of why you dont train legs as much, and if I'm wrong in my explanation then I'm prepared to take a back-seat and learn from those more experienced than myself.

yeah i've heard of that too. well worth doing your legs IMO :nod:

I have heard similar of the anabolic increase. I can understand to a degree where he is coming from if he trains purely from a superficial standpoint. I personally strive to have a dominant lower to upper body physique. Always loved the look ever since I saw a photo of Tom Platz. Im certainly no Tom Platz but take pride in my leg training :grin:

I guess but.... you can still have an aesthetically pleasing look whilst training for function.

[Jigga]

Oh no your not an upper body builder are you? You know the guys who train their upper body religiously and give their legs only a token gesture? Trackpants and a singlet all yr round :naughty:

No my legs are just more developed than my upper body. I'm after balance.

Jigga more research needs to be done on this but the theory is that heavy regular lower body workouts causes an increase of anabolic hormones that aids in upper body strength and development.If this is all true you I'd encourage you to include regular lower body training.

IMO we need to be training our lower body both unilaterally, bilaterally, both hip dominant and quad dominant movements to prevent lower extremity imbalances thus helping with injury prevention and optimal performance.

Let me know what you think certainly dont want to come across as preaching, I'm just not so sure I agree with your explanation of why you dont train legs as much, and if I'm wrong in my explanation then I'm prepared to take a back-seat and learn from those more experienced than myself.

Cheers for your advice Elite, I'm actually well aware of the benefits. If you read the introduction to my journal I talk about how squating and deadlifting before each session creates a more anabolic environment for your body and can promote more upperbody growth. I cycle twice a day up steep hills and do a heavy, 20 rep, set of deadlifts/squats before every session - so 4x a week. I'm taking advantage of the bodys anabolic response to large compound movements to aid my upper body routine and do some damage to my legs but not to an extent where I'm not able to make it home (cycling is my only method of transport). I don't expect you to have read my journal or to assume I'm aware of the benefits of leg training given my statement earlier but I'm not a n00b :wink:

[Elite121]

No my legs are just more developed than my upper body. I'm after balance.

Jigga more research needs to be done on this but the theory is that heavy regular lower body workouts causes an increase of anabolic hormones that aids in upper body strength and development.If this is all true you I'd encourage you to include regular lower body training.

IMO we need to be training our lower body both unilaterally, bilaterally, both hip dominant and quad dominant movements to prevent lower extremity imbalances thus helping with injury prevention and optimal performance.

Let me know what you think certainly dont want to come across as preaching, I'm just not so sure I agree with your explanation of why you dont train legs as much, and if I'm wrong in my explanation then I'm prepared to take a back-seat and learn from those more experienced than myself.

Cheers for your advice Elite, I'm actually well aware of the benefits. If you read the introduction to my journal I talk about how squating and deadlifting before each session creates a more anabolic environment for your body and can promote more upperbody growth. I cycle twice a day up steep hills and do a heavy, 20 rep, set of deadlifts/squats before every session - so 4x a week. I'm taking advantage of the bodys anabolic response to large compound movements to aid my upper body routine and do some damage to my legs but not to an extent where I'm not able to make it home (cycling is my only method of transport). I don't expect you to have read my journal or to assume I'm aware of the benefits of leg training given my statement earlier but I'm not a n00b :wink:

I get a better understanding of where you're coming from now thanks for that.Sorry if my post brought on the assumption that you are a noob. Ive been around for a while but still consider myself to be one, as everyday I train or train others I learn something new! Good luck with your training.