How to build up legs??

Hi ppl,
I have never stepped into a proper gym before so dont know much about working out apart from all my mates do it! My upper body is apparently quite nice and toned already, no idea why ! But i have pretty skinny legs! Any ways i can build these up?

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

stepper and cross trainer.do squats as well

Reply 2

Anthony Arundel

Cycle. Up hills, preferably. :smile:

Reply 3

Chi3f

squats / leg press

Reply 4

Bis

Squats are great, providing you don't use crap form and end up hurting yourself.

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

so basically any exercise focussing on legs

Reply 6

Chi3f

well obviously, how else can you build your legs if you dont focus on them?

Reply 7

Bis

Anonymous

so basically any exercise focussing on legs

Strangely enough, yes.

Reply 8

gas_panic!

Good exercises for legs are tricep press and lateral pulldown..

Reply 9

danni_bella

gas_panic!

Good exercises for legs are tricep press and lateral pulldown..

Yea I agree, they're good :biggrin:

Cycling too. :smile:

Reply 10

roweski

Eat lots of protein before you exercise and then some simple carbs straight after, on the days when you are trying to make your legs bigger, aim for about 1g of protein per lb of bodyweight.

Reply 11

friendsfreak88

Also do spinning classes- these are really tough on the legs!

Reply 12

rock_eleven

Bis

Squats are great, providing you don't use crap form and end up hurting yourself.

Thats the problem though - no one uses decent form with squats. Unless the OP is prepared to take time to learn (ideally from someone in the gym with him, not just from websites etc) - maybe he should focus more on leg presses, which are less likely to **** him up.

I fully encourage squatting, IF its going to be done right.