Some hardy souls can't wait for leg day. They excitedly bound into the gym, get right into a squat rack, and start working with a loaded barbell slung across their back. We call those people "enthusiastic," or, if we're being honest, "batshit crazy."
The rest of us—you know, we who don't necessarily relish revisiting what we ate for lunch halfway through a set of heavy, bottom-out hack squats—approach leg day with a mix of apprehension and dutiful resolve.
Although your leg-day trepidation may make you feel like a wuss, the truth is, even the best guys can have a love/hate relationship with leg training. Take top fitness models Abel Albonetti and Kizzito Ejam, for instance. For a long time, Albonetti regularly sidestepped leg workouts, and Ejam couldn't squat past the parallel mark.
Both men knew that their leg-day woes were holding them back. To turn these weaknesses around, both men gritted their teeth and fought their fear. They trained like hell and learned to embrace the pain. Now, they can both brag about making leg day their favorite day.
Here, Albonetti and Ejam reveal the workouts and techniques they embraced to build big, strong wheels. If you want to turn your own legs into high-performance pistons that look as powerful as they are, this is your plan.