Glute/Quad/Hammie progress
Just a real quick blog about a thought/question I had.
My legs and glutes are very stubborn and seeminly resistant to develop. I train them 2x/wk but am unable to do squats b/c of a shoulder/delt/neck problem. Instead, I do LOTS of leg extensions, walking lunges, ball squats with weights and lying leg curls (but with an attachment - kind of awkward, clumsy and difficult to do).
Anyhow, I have noticed some improvement in my quads, hammies and glutes lately and was wondering if all the cardio I do (35 mins 7 or 8x/wk on an incline) could be helping in the progress of those muscles.
I’m sure it IS helping but it seems that lately they have improved moreso than usual. Wish I knew what I was doing that seems to be working….I would do it MORE!!!!! lol
June 5, 2008 at 10:56 am
The incline definitely helps build glutes. My wife was jogging on a treadmill all winter. It kept her thin, but she didn’t get a noticeable difference on her butt until she added an incline a few months ago. Now that it’s summer, she runs outside around the lake. I let her lead and try to keep up with her. The nice butt is good motivation. : )
June 6, 2008 at 2:11 pm
You train 2X per week? I guess it depends on what your trying to accomplish, but a little more muscle for shape or bring out more definition. If your trying to build mass, I’d knock it down to once a week and keep the cardio low. If your a hard gainer then you might feel fine with the current volume but additional development will be hindered. Aslo, for some veriety you could throw in some sprinting in place of cardio once a week. If you have a 1/4 mile track you can run that is perfect, sprint as hard as you can on the straights and walk the turns, do anywhere from 1/2 a mile to the full mile this way and really push yourself on the straights. If it was indeed the incline helping your development this will supercharge those results.
June 6, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Im going to have to agree with crzyhorse here.. I was caught looking at your pics and looked at the timeline and you definety have gotten tone…. what you have to ask yourself is what do you want? add mass meaning a shapelier butt? or just more tone? I personally think what your doing now is great… because you look proportional.. abs and waist… with slim trim butt…. so once again just ask yourself what you want…..