How many times a week should I do leg workouts to make a difference?

Question

I know what to do with upperbody workouts, but right now i'm having a hard time figuring out how many squats/leg lifts/lunges would I do and how many reps and how many times a week to actually start building up my leg strength and toning up? I'm pretty out of shape and i've gained some weight this past yr and im trying to lose it + get back in shape.

Answer 1

well you should work your legs only once a week but thoroughly.

Answer 2

Hi,

Im not a professional but I love to work out and based on my own experience I will advise you to work out your legs only once a week but heavy weight not light weight, workout the same as rest of your body of course but start every times your workout with light weight, I usually work out my legs once a week, I only do my legs for 1 hour when I workout the legs, I start to warm my legs muscles with some light squats or other light exercises then I do 3 differents exercises with heavy weight (the most of the time the same as you squats/leg lifts/lunges,15 reps per set and 5 sets per exercise)  after that I work out my calves, some calves exercises will also work out your legs, I do 3 differents exercises for the calves thent I do some cardio but only 10 minutes cardio and that's it, so far I have good results on my legs and can see proper results. I hope that may help you, if it did help me to have muscled legs I guess it may do the same you .

Enjoy workout its one of the best thing you may do for yourself.

Answer 3

legs are teh same as any muscle group. do too much and youll overtrain and lose mass. if you are trying to cut fat, then ill guess your doing a lot of cardio. if this involves running, rowing machines, x trainer etc then ur legs will take a hammering. so 1-2 times a week maximum. if you work each of the primary areas, quads hams calves glutes/lower back then aim for 6-8 sets of 10 reps on each group. so say squats or deep leg presses, glory raises, calf raises, dead lifts. leg curls and extensions. sort your diet out. its the key in making the biggest difference. also PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN

Answer 4

I work my whole body, legs, arms, abs, shoulders, on that day, take the day off and do it again.  So i'll do a leg workout such as squats then do arms like benchpress and so on as a routine.  I dont take any breaks in between because my break is the other part of my body that i'm working.  A good plan to do would be around 2-3 sets of 5-10 reps. Since your out of shape, you could find the max weight you can do and subtract 20-30lbs 3 times a week and start from there. Remember, the most important part of the workout is the rest.  Get at least 24hrs of rest before working out again.