Training legs

[ozzygaza]

okay this is my situation i have stopped training upper body due to tendonitis in the elbows , will only resume upper body once fully heeled approx 3 months

so im only focusing on legs now question is as im not training upper body would it be alright to train legs 3 times a week eg

1 day quads & calves , 1 day hams , 1 day isolation quads/hams and calves or is that gonna be overtraining im off cycle and still trying to stick with 5000cals/day , i have a natural tendancy to recover pretty quick

 

[Miss Muscle]

I am in the same situation...I have tendonitis and can not do upper body either. I am still only doing legs once a week. I do not want to create an imbalance and the way I gain in the lower body I might.

I would personally say do a max of each leg part twice a week but no more.

BTW...I do mon quad, thur hams so although I'm doing 2 days I'm only doing each body part once. I also do calves on those days as well.

 

[ozzygaza]

Cheers miss muscle ,
is that based more on a size imbalance or recovery as i would be more then happy to have wheels looking oversized , for some reason my logic is that if the body is only working to repair one part of the anatomy the recovery is faster , yes i probaly need my head checked

 

[outlawtas]

I have tendinitis in my shoulders, thus my shoulder training has stopped. I'm still able to manage the rest of my body with some discomfort...

Anyways, that doesn't look too bad. Your body isn't being taxed by upper body workouts so your legs should recover okay. 2 x a week for a muscle part should be fine.

5000/cals day? How big are you???

 

[ozzygaza]

hey outlaw
im now 97kg which is 213 pounds holding around 11 to 12 % body fat

 

[Die$eL~Man]

is there any way to work around your injury ?

 

[Biggin]

I agree with Outlaw, 2x a week will be sufficient.

 

[ozzygaza]

2 it is then , diesel i been working around it for 6 months its just not possible anymore