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Beginners Leg Workout

banjabear

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I used to be 5'11, 85kg with absolutely no muscle mass. 6 months on I'm 63kg and at 9% bodyfat. I'm on a moderate-intensive weight training program supplemented by cardio a couple of times a week. However, since I started weight training, I have neglected leg work.

For fear of looking too top heavy and boosting overall muscle growth, I'm looking for a beginners leg routine. Therein lies the rub. I've grown to love my skinny jeans and as such am scared that with leg training I will not be able to fit into them anymore. I basically don't want a big butt and quads that will make me look stupid in skinnies, much like the fat days.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thank you
 

Lagrangian

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So what you want is strength without ANY hypertrophy whatsoever? That will be a hard feat to accomplish, but since you're so untrained you might get some beginner gains and neural adaptation. I suggest you look into squats once you do decide to 86 those Dior Hommes.
 

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I squat and I can still kind of fit into my petite standards. Yeah they're much tighter in the quads, but I can still wear them. Just do deads and squats, front squats do more quads and less glutes so if you don't want a big ass they would probably be better.
 

Nicola

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If you don't eat to excess you won't get bigger.

OTOH I find 501s tight in the legs so what do I know
 

banjabear

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Thanks for the tips guys. Ended up doing a routine of squats, hamstring curls, leg presses, deads and calf raises.

Walking stick at the ready for tomorrow morning.
 

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