@fish3rofm3n Honestly, the most jacked my legs got was when I was rehabbing from a torn ACL, I never used more than 2 35lb weights but that was for RDL. But the rest was body weight.
There are few things you want to emphasize imo, the first being slow, challenging reps. For example 30 slow Bosu ball squats is much more beneficial than 90 bodyweight squats. Every exercise you do, especially legs, you want slow, controlled, and challenging.
Another thing that helps a lot, is working on balance and single leg exercises. The two typically go hand and hand. During the rehabbing i would just do one leg step downs with a 10lb kettlebell extended in front of me which is a good start. The thing to think about here is there is not a single person on this planet who can pistol squat and has small legs. Plus the road to an full pistol squat strengthens you knees immensely which 50 year old you be very grateful for.
This is anecdotal, but frequency is also important, I saw much more growth when i did some kind of leg training 3x days a week as opposed to just one leg day. And by leg training, I mean just doing 3ish exercises that were challenging for me. Whether lunges, box squats, bridges, Bulgarians.
Also worth noting, if your striving for athletic ability, flexible hips and legs is just as valuable as absurdly strong legs.
Have fun with it dude. Good luck.
There are few things you want to emphasize imo, the first being slow, challenging reps. For example 30 slow Bosu ball squats is much more beneficial than 90 bodyweight squats. Every exercise you do, especially legs, you want slow, controlled, and challenging.
Another thing that helps a lot, is working on balance and single leg exercises. The two typically go hand and hand. During the rehabbing i would just do one leg step downs with a 10lb kettlebell extended in front of me which is a good start. The thing to think about here is there is not a single person on this planet who can pistol squat and has small legs. Plus the road to an full pistol squat strengthens you knees immensely which 50 year old you be very grateful for.
This is anecdotal, but frequency is also important, I saw much more growth when i did some kind of leg training 3x days a week as opposed to just one leg day. And by leg training, I mean just doing 3ish exercises that were challenging for me. Whether lunges, box squats, bridges, Bulgarians.
Also worth noting, if your striving for athletic ability, flexible hips and legs is just as valuable as absurdly strong legs.
Have fun with it dude. Good luck.