Quad Development

[Pumping Iron]

What are you guys finding as the best exercise to develop your quads? I hit them twice a week and they seem to grow so damn slow.

 

[ChuckaZulu]

Deep Squats with a wide stance.

 

[Pumping Iron]

Deep Squats with a wide stance.

Barbell or Machine?

 

[ChuckaZulu]

I use a smith machine to keep my back in line. Bad back...

 

[majortguns]

Whats been working for me is heavy leg presses with my feet really close together, then smith machine squats after.

 

[LeatherHead]

Squats help mine more than anything else.

 

[The Dude]

Mine just grow. Progressively heavier weights on barbell squats and leg presses.

 

[MrPerfect]

like chuck said deep squats with a semi wide stance

and lately ive been doing pyramid sets for leg exts, works amazing for tear drop development.

 

[Pumping Iron]

Sounds like I'm doing everything you guys do. I think I will try the wider stance on my squats.. Chuck, I also use the machine as well. I've had 2 hernia surgery's and the machine really seems to keep me in the proper position. and the pryramid extension sounds good, I just had the damn burn.. hahah

 

[The Dude]

Although this may seem like such a simple answer that it sounds stupid, but a sure fire way to get your quads to grow is by constantly increasing their strength. Although my routine is a variation of DC due to some not so genetically gifted bodyparts, the theory and results behind it are unarguable. For instance I started doing DC training in June or July of 07 doing 315 for 20. Most recently I have done 465 for 18. You can guess at the gains in my quad size. I do 1 or 2 exercises one all out set and right it down. I alternate between several exercises, but you can bet your yearly salary that when I get under that bar again I will do more weight and the same if not more reps. That is how I train my entire body.

 

[(N)shape]

Although this may seem like such a simple answer that it sounds stupid, but a sure fire way to get your quads to grow is by constantly increasing their strength. Although my routine is a variation of DC due to some not so genetically gifted bodyparts, the theory and results behind it are unarguable. For instance I started doing DC training in June or July of 07 doing 315 for 20. Most recently I have done 465 for 18. You can guess at the gains in my quad size. I do 1 or 2 exercises one all out set and right it down. I alternate between several exercises, but you can bet your yearly salary that when I get under that bar again I will do more weight and the same if not more reps. That is how I train my entire body.

I like it!! Impressive weight for a lot of reps!! I've been doing the 5/3/1 workout and finish my last set for as many reps as I can and then like you said the next time will be more. makes it fun to compete and push yourself.

 

[Pumping Iron]

Although this may seem like such a simple answer that it sounds stupid, but a sure fire way to get your quads to grow is by constantly increasing their strength. Although my routine is a variation of DC due to some not so genetically gifted bodyparts, the theory and results behind it are unarguable. For instance I started doing DC training in June or July of 07 doing 315 for 20. Most recently I have done 465 for 18. You can guess at the gains in my quad size. I do 1 or 2 exercises one all out set and right it down. I alternate between several exercises, but you can bet your yearly salary that when I get under that bar again I will do more weight and the same if not more reps. That is how I train my entire body.

Interesting man, thanks for the info.. I am really going to try anything at this point.. For me it's Quads,Bi's and Tri's those are the 3 things no matter how hard I hit or how often I rotate exercises they NEVER grow.. Genetics suck

 

[Pharm_Fed]

Good thread. I will be trying a couple of things mentioned in here.

 

[saudades]

Although this may seem like such a simple answer that it sounds stupid, but a sure fire way to get your quads to grow is by constantly increasing their strength. Although my routine is a variation of DC due to some not so genetically gifted bodyparts, the theory and results behind it are unarguable. For instance I started doing DC training in June or July of 07 doing 315 for 20. Most recently I have done 465 for 18. You can guess at the gains in my quad size. I do 1 or 2 exercises one all out set and right it down. I alternate between several exercises, but you can bet your yearly salary that when I get under that bar again I will do more weight and the same if not more reps. That is how I train my entire body.

That's what I've been trying to do plus the wider stance. I also found out I put pressure down on my feet the wrong way. Once I figured out how to push more with the heel, my quads have started to respond better.