Originally posted by Sanel
so rhizome your saying more weight and less reps is what i should go for. i will follow this plan then starting wensday. i am hoping to get my legs to look like these bad boys...
Well, maybe mix it up a bit. Alot of it comes down to how your individual body reacts - in my case, I try and stay away from the heavy weights/ low reps because I am quite short (taller than Shaun Wright-Phillips though
), therefore the muscles are shorter, therefore they react alot quicker to training for muscle growth. It is alot easier for a smaller person to get bigger than a big person to get bigger... being part-maori probably helps too, you might have seen those guys on a rugby field perhaps... anyway, when I say mix it up, maybe try 4-6 weeks doing less reps/ high weight, and then 4-6 weeks doing higher reps/ less weight. Then repeat it. You also want to make sure that you are getting a full stretch, especially for a game like football, doing heavy weights can sometimes 'stiffen' the muscle up and make you more prone to injury.
So yeah, try and mix it up a bit. Also think about the sort of exercises you do. There is none better for getting bigger legs than squats, but when you do the higher reps/ less weight part, you might want to think more about the shaping exercises like leg extensions/ lunges rather than squats.
Make sure you look at doing the sprints (both flat surface and uphill) though, for fitness purposes and endurance.