Gym Vs Calisthenics - LEGS 🦵

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Free weights vs bodyweight for legs, what is better? We can build bigger legs and a stronger lower body with both. Squats can be replaced with pistol squats. Romanian deadlifts can be swapped for nordic curls. Machine leg extensions can also be trained with reverse nordics aka natural leg extensions. If you're at the gym lifting weights or training calisthenics with bodyweight exercises at the park, you can develop muscle with either option.

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[richardhill]

Calisthenics mostly. I feel that the foundation should be laid with calisthenics initially even if you go hybrid or to weights for sheer mass. The foundation of muscular and tendon strength gained from calisthenics is more comprehensive and will lead to greater gains once one switches to a weight dominant routine.

[sldenn]

I prefer weights over calisthenics for legs— but that’s because I struggle with the mobility aspect of pistols— so there’s that. 😆

[thomashunt]

I do a calisthenics/free weights hybrid with some band work as well. I'm happy with my results and plan to keep training this way for the foreseeable future.

[matheusbento]

I've got amazing results with bodyweight only leg training using:
- Matrix squat (or quad blasters)
- Nordic curls
- Reverse nordic curls or natural leg extensions
- Leg curls (hanging on a low bar and flexing the knee joint with the feet on the floor)
- Sissy squats
- Hip extensions

Keep increasing volume or intensity and get amazing results!!!

[georgebanks]

Pistol squats saved my life, I had been weighted squatting unsuccessfully for years with varying bar positions, stances and depth only to experience debilitating lower back pain every time. With pistol squats however my lumbar spine is able to go into flexion without external load in a more natural movement pattern therefore releasing that tightness. I also find keeping my gravity centred I feel it a lot more in my hamstrings further recruiting more of the correct fibres and keeping the unpleasant tension away from my lumbar spine and hip flexors.

[doobie]

always preferred just to do loads of volume of squats, but now I've added nordic curls to my routine, my deadlift has exploded

[dennfoo]

Neither. I'm going for the Johnny Bravo look :D

[elettrikman]

To me mountain trail running is the best calisthenics leg workout 🔥💨

[Nico-tmlf]

i like both, but due to the mobility and longevity benefits caused by bodyweight exercises i would prefer them.

[kyokushinheart]

Calesthenics only, more then big muscles, I want strength to feel light, to feel how easy it is to move my body freely.
I use pistol, sissy and 90° leg position for all pull exercises.

[luislebronaponte]

Well, I don't go to a gym, so I don't really have a choice. XD

[nikolavonfulton]

Both you get the best results from working all aspects of your muscles

[EnviousGenome]

I prefer at least a pad under my knees 😂 imagine those knees when you are 65 or even 45...

[recconectt]

Absolutely love this series! I prefer calisthenics over weights ^.^

[OutrageIsNow]

Running (especially uphill and with sprints) and the stationary bike

[thewebheadgt]

Is this dude Gigguk's voice actor or what?

[zbbzbb]

Gym for legs.
You cant do progressive overload using ur bodyweight, unless its weighted calisthenics which i prefer to train the rest of the body

[abrahamjimenez]

I like to mix them up but when i do calesthenic movements for legs, i love to do Pistols and explosive jumpin squats and a couple of minutes of jump rope (all in high reps sets) but, those nordic movements looks kinda lit bro imma give it a try 😁

[yqafree]

Both, however weights seem to produce more gains.