John's way of thinking is a blessing for all lifters getting older. He also advises warming up your triceps before moving to overhead tricep moves, good advice for aging elbows.
@@drexalte69 I mean cardio before to warm the body then tricep rope To regular is what I do . Just start light and do what feels Good like 20 reps on the rope at first then less when you do more weight . Progress to normal bar once you fail on rope . If you fatigue too much tho it will effect everything after
I usually do squats and then RDL. I wonder if changing the order would help. Of course, the psychology of squatting later in the workout is another factor. 😬
@@nick5106 i like doing a hamstring exercise, a quad exercise, then a hamstring exercise, then a quad exercise, then calfs. It gives more time for the muscles to rest. Feels good too. Usually do ham curls with a 4x10-12 focus, then leg press with a 3x10-12 focus, then rdls 3x10-12, then leg extensions 3x10-12, then 4 sets of calfs 12-15. ❤
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I agree with this. I used to always do what he says: do leg biceps second or even third, and in either case, I'd be tired by the time I got to then. I would recommend changing all the parameters of your workout--order of body part, order of load (heavy first vs heavy last), etc--and try that for a few weeks. Try different things and learn. You will likely find out information about the right way for you to workout that you would otherwise never know. And, also, you might find ways to make your workouts more satisfying and effective.
I always avoided deadlifts sort of because of this reason. If they go on leg day, they're not cooler than a squat. If they're back day, they're not going before pull ups. So i never do them.
As time goes on my knees just arent as good as they used to be but doing Hamstrings first really does help on leg day. Wish I knew this when I first started.
50 next week, 6 years ago wore braces on both knees. Did a lot to adjust my posture, including starting with my hamstrings first. Haven't worn braces in 5 years
Another thing I implemented into my workouts and my squats felt so much better. My hamstrings are LACKING! Bad. And it's because of the whole afterthought. So I'm focusing a lot of my attention to hamstring work now and I feel so much better about my workout.
I always start with hamstring curls on leg day after noticing a lot of other bodybuilders start with it as a warm up and pre-exhaust. Never knew John recommended this too so that's pretty cool.
Might be somewhat do to your hamstrings being a higher rate of fast twitch than your quads. Certain muscles generally respond better to higher or lower reps or overall work load. So hamstrings is just one that can’t take a lot of volume so get your work in with it sooner
100 percent. I've always hated doing legs until I started doing hamstrings first. All of a sudden everything else felt way better to do and now I can do a kickass leg workout every time
I’ve never tried doing hamstrings prior to quads, but that’s cause I actually enjoy training every muscle on the leg personally. John might be gone, but he certainly will never be forgotten ❤
Rate my workout 3x10 Bulgarian split squats 3x10 squats 3x10 hack squat 3x10 hamstring curl 3x10 leg extension 3x20 donkey calf raise 3x20 hanging leg raise 3x20 ab wheel 3x20 side crunches on a bench
Listen to this and save yourselves a frustrating battle with constant knee pain. Speaking from experience implementing this advice completely changed how I feel about hard lower body days
Before doing leg curls do concentric nordics, that shit will do the Work that you need for your hamstrings and will be your best friend for preventing knee injury.
