What happens when you don't train legs

You've seen people with tiny calves and small legs with a bigger upper body, completely disproportionate to the overall aesthetics of their body build. These people who probably look like upside down triangles or a paradoxical tyrannosaurus Rex are killing any potential gains and progress. Excuses such as no one cares about how your legs look or I don't have time to train my legs are ridiculous for many reasons. Here are my top 5 facts why you should train legs: 1. Largest muscles are in legs - bigger muscles means lifting bigger loads which means more strength and greater fat deposits burned by the increase of your metabolism.

2. Increased Testosterone & Growth Hormone - It has been proven that working your legs causes the body to produce the hormones GH (growth hormone) and testosterone which are involved hugely in building muscle tissue and maintaining strong bones etc. 

3. Training legs will give you abs - Your abdominal and leg muscles lie in the same area. When you train legs, your core gets tighter and harder working your ab muscles. Doing only squats,lunges and dead lifts is  all the ab work you need, that is why most pro bodybuilders don't do any direct ab work.

4. Proportionality - The legs must be the heaviest and strongest part of the body as they are what keeps your body standing and the day to day functions you perform are mainly because of them. An imbalance in the upper and lower body can hinder your performances as well as lead to short and long term injuries.

5. Sport - Nearly all athletic functions originate from the opening/closing of the hip and the only way to strengthen this ability is through training your legs.

Did you know : Training legs builds muscle in your upper body due to the high amount of GH and testosterone released during a leg workout which pushes the whole body to grow and not just your legs. All you need is your body-weight so what are you waiting for ! Contact me to get started.