Justin does have amazingly strong legs, and we all love the dude, but come on, we should all be able to agree his legs are relatively small, it is not meant as an insult. Plenty of hypertrophy focused males of his height have >26 inch legs, doing half the numbers, in half the training age (myself included), hence why he gets this question all the time
I have the same thing, not great insertions even though my quads are almost 24" they don't look that big. Add in big 15.5 inch calves and they look even smaller lol
You should throw in some bodybuilding workouts for leg days for a few months. Try doing hamstrings first it will add more size. Great job though on your journey 💪🏾
I have been told i got really good muscle insertions. I have freakish leg genetics for having a small waist and long legs. I have a square chest but it is still a weak point since it isn’t very full.. yet. Take advantage of what you do have and build a crazy aesthetic physique. I have good genetics to be very strong but also have an amazing physique and you probably do too. You just have to give it a try to find your best self.
I'm right there with you on size. I'm at 27" thighs at 6'00" but I don't powerlift. Most people are "impressed" I can lift so much with such "skinny" legs. It is what it is…
I mean I think it's mostly because due to his technique in the squat and deadlift he emphasizes his back. So if every "leg" exercise you do is really just another back exercise, your legs are gonna be small, and your back highly developed. I feel like people forget that it's called the BACK squat. And in power lifting in particular to move bigger weights people bastardize it even more to use even more back and hips and less legs
Stop doing lowbar squats and do high bar. Find a weight where you can do no more than 5 reps and then capitalize on that till you finally do 8-10 reps. Stick with that weight with most of your sets.
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Justin does have amazingly strong legs, and we all love the dude, but come on, we should all be able to agree his legs are relatively small, it is not meant as an insult. Plenty of hypertrophy focused males of his height have >26 inch legs, doing half the numbers, in half the training age (myself included), hence why he gets this question all the time
STRENGTH……♥️🙏🏋️♂️
Honestly leg size isnt even that impressive. (Unless you are an ifbb pro)
People in the comments making it seem like powerlifting is all low reps and produces zero hypertrophy.
It’s powerlifting
How are inzer compared to sbd?
Cool story bro
I’ve never cared about my leg size, only how big my ATG squat is compared to everything else. If I had your squat I wouldn’t chase size at all!
Genetics and exercise selection… for many body types a traditional back squats can be mainly glutes and lower back with minimal quads
I have the same thing, not great insertions even though my quads are almost 24" they don't look that big. Add in big 15.5 inch calves and they look even smaller lol
You should throw in some bodybuilding workouts for leg days for a few months. Try doing hamstrings first it will add more size. Great job though on your journey 💪🏾
Lee your legs look awesome bro, this guy is just jealous haha
I have been told i got really good muscle insertions. I have freakish leg genetics for having a small waist and long legs. I have a square chest but it is still a weak point since it isn’t very full.. yet. Take advantage of what you do have and build a crazy aesthetic physique. I have good genetics to be very strong but also have an amazing physique and you probably do too. You just have to give it a try to find your best self.
Shorter version “I skip leg day”
I'm right there with you on size. I'm at 27" thighs at 6'00" but I don't powerlift. Most people are "impressed" I can lift so much with such "skinny" legs. It is what it is…
Maybe if you started squatting high bar
I mean I think it's mostly because due to his technique in the squat and deadlift he emphasizes his back. So if every "leg" exercise you do is really just another back exercise, your legs are gonna be small, and your back highly developed. I feel like people forget that it's called the BACK squat. And in power lifting in particular to move bigger weights people bastardize it even more to use even more back and hips and less legs
Nah u just dont know how to eat
Stop doing lowbar squats and do high bar. Find a weight where you can do no more than 5 reps and then capitalize on that till you finally do 8-10 reps. Stick with that weight with most of your sets.
My legs are 26 inches as well and people tell me that I have big legs or they want legs like mine
JustLeein: look at my skinny legs! 😭
Jon Jones: 👀
If the person that wrote that comment saw you in real life they’d think your legs were huge
This dude saying you have small legs at 26" at your leanness is very telling on his own insecurities.