I hate my legs. They are lean and well-muscled but way too small for my body. It's not for lack of effort. I've never been one of those guys who just works out his upper body at the gym. At least half of my workouts have always been devoted to my legs. That's why I was quite curious to see what the P90X leg and back workout had to offer.Again, legs and back turned out to be another killer P90X workout. This workout consists of 12 different exercises performed twice each for a total of 24 sets. You perform one back exercise for every 2 leg exercises as you progress through the workout. The leg exercises involve lots of lunging and squatting and definitely set my glutes and legs on fire. However, even though the workout was quite strenuous, I don't think it will provide the results I want on its own. Let me explain.
I am not a fitness expert but this is what I've been told by fitness experts. If you want to add mass (hypertrophy), you need to lift heavy and perform fewer reps. If you are able to do lots of reps, they weight is obviously not heavy enough. Although the P90X gives my legs an unbelievable burn, there are hardly any weights involved in the leg exercises. Without heavy weights, my legs won't get that contraction that produces bulk. Therefore, I am going to add at least one monster leg workout each week across the street at my LA Fitness. I am also going to need to increase my caloric intake (healthy calories only) to fuel muscle growth and supplement my diet with lots of protein powder. Heck, maybe I'll grill myself some chicken legs too and see if that helps.
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