To seperate quads and hams or not to seperate

[midwtchamp]

that tis the question...just wondering what everyone's thoughts on seperating your quads and hammie work out....I do, I dont know why I do it just makes sense.....

 

[midwtchamp]

I have never trained them seperately while bulking, hence the question, but I will let you know how seperating them while bulking works...I do train them seperate while cutting, but that is just b/c I am so worn out it doesnt kill me!

 

[LS1z28]

ive been thinking about seperating my quads and hams too and was wondering if i could see how one of you guys would do the muscle split for the week while doing this?

 

[WeirdAl]

My only concern is that squats seem to hit both my quads and hammies really well. I'm assuming I'd put them on quad day...

 

[midwtchamp]

that waht I do al...and on hammies I do deads, leg curls and db straight leg deads.....

 

[goldenear]

midwtchamp, you should deadlift on back day. And Al, yes, squatting makes sense on quad day. Front squats are all quads, for sure. With conventional squats, the more you squat like a powerlifter (super wide stance=all hips/glutes/hams), the less the quads will be involved. Whenever I train with regular squats on quad day, I be sure to include at least one balls-out set of leg presses to finish off my quads.

 

[midwtchamp]

I do...I put back and hammies together hahahehhehe mr.know it all goldean ear jk focking w/you bro...I always do squats at the end of my workout so I can use less weight and get the same workout. I am not a big advocate of "how much can you lift" it is more about form and diet than how much...ok enufff mid shut the hell up!

 

[BLEED GREEN]

I train hammys 1st on leg day with a 2 to 3 ratio, So I do 2 sets of hamstring work(@ 8-10 sets) and then 12-15 sets of quads

 

[WeirdAl]

Ok, not sure I'm convinced, but I may have to give it a try

 

[jaywooly]

I've never split them into two workouts. I have my "leg day" which kicks my arse. I agree that deadlifts should be on back day.