Leaning Your Legs

I am always talking about how to build legs, since I always had bird legs and it took a lot of hard and heavy training to get them to where they are today. However, not everyone is in the same boat I once was. There are those who genetically have thicker thighs and wish they didn't, or they would like to slim down their pre-made "killer quads". If you fall into this category then this newsletter is for you!

The Primary Factor for Leaning Your Legs

Losing fat on the legs is primarily in the nutrition and added cardio. Diet is most important, as it will lay the path for weight training and cardio.

Eat a balanced meal every three hours
Take in optimal protein for your body
Choose fresh and natural food over processed
Don't go hungry or skip meals
Limit and/or omit junk food
Limit and/or omit alcohol

Bad Information about Leaning Your Legs

There is a lot of bad information out there and many times you waste your time sifting through the junk to find something quality. Should you include cardio or not? Should you incorporate heavy or light weight training? Should you engage in low or high repetitions?

These are some of the factors I will cover to help make your leg transformation possible.

Get the Most Effective Leg Leaning Training Program Around!

Heavy Training vs. Light Training for Leaning Your Legs

To build muscle you need to do heavy resistance training in the 4 to 6 repetition range to failure. Lighter weight and repetitions in the 15 to 20 range will build more endurance and strengthen the joints. Both of these tactics can be used to their advantage.

Being that you already have thicker thighs, you will be better off alternating heavy, moderate, and light training with a variety of repetitions to target all the muscle fibers, from strength to endurance. This also serves as constant shock to keep the legs responding.

Train the legs, as well as every other muscle group, only once a week.

Sample Training Program for Leaning Your Legs

Week #1 - 4 sets of 20 repetitions

Light squats (wide stance using full range of motion)
Light front squats
Light leg curls
Reverse lunges

Week #2 - 3 sets of 10-12 repetitions

Moderate leg press
Moderate hack squats
Moderate stiff-legged deadlifts
Step-ups

Week #3 - 3 sets of 4-6 repetitions

Heavy squats (shoulder with apart and squat to parallel)
Heavy leg extensions
Heavy leg curls
Walking lunges

Get The 12-Week Advanced Leg Leaning Program Today!

The Cardio Side for Leaning Your Legs

Training and dieting alone won't create those legs you are after. You must put in cardiovascular time. Now this does not mean jump into it with both feet, hitting high intensity cardio six days a week for 45 minutes. That's a surefire recipe for burnout fast.

For best results, start off on the low end and build up weekly. Engaging in cardio in this manner will prevent plateaus and burnouts, and it constantly challenges the body.

Cardio comes in many forms, such as walking, jogging, sprinting, cycling, inline skating, the elliptical, etc. You will notice that runners have lean and many times shredded legs. These are some of the best examples of cardio for those who want to lean the legs.

I don't recommend using the stepper if your goal is leaner legs. Also, if you use the treadmill do not set it on a high incline. These two methods could possibly add more bulk to your thighs.

Vary your cardio method, intensity, speed, and time to prevent cardio adaptation. If you are doing the treadmill every day for 30 minutes on the same speed, you are not giving your body a reason to change. You must always stay a step ahead of your body by keeping cardio mixed up to avoid hitting that dreaded plateau.

When you have all three factors working (nutrition, weight training, and cardio) in a balanced fashion while mixing it up constantly, you will see results soon and on a continual basis.

Fitfully Yours,
Karen Sessions NSCA-CPT
MsFit

P.S. For more advanced leg training techniques, check out Killer Quads.

EXPOSED!

Discover The 5 DEVASTATING Leg Training DISASTERS That Are Keeping YOUR Legs Underdeveloped!

report by e-mail

Private Policy: Spam Sucks! Your information will never be sold or disclosed to anyone. I respect your privacy and hate junk mail just as much as you do.

About the Author leg_workout_karen_image

Karen Sessions has been in the fitness industry since 1988 and is a certified personal fitness instructor and specialist in performance nutrition. She is a nationally qualified natural female bodybuilder, holding numerous titles in the southern states including two overalls.

Karen has written six eBooks on fitness. She also writes articles for several fitness websites, and distributes two monthly newsletters regarding weight loss and female bodybuilding.

Karen has helped hundreds of clients reach their goal of transforming their body. Her success and success stories speak for themselves. www.Killer-Quads.com

**The contents of this article should not be considered as medical advice. You should consult a physician before starting a fitness program.