Andrew Huberman· PhD
By training legs on Monday, I'm able to get what I consider the hardest strength and hypertrophy workout out of the way, and, again, set all those positive physiological effects in motion for the entire week.
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By training legs on Monday, I'm able to get what I consider the hardest strength and hypertrophy workout out of the way, and, again, set all those positive physiological effects in motion for the entire week.
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And I suggest getting your leg workout done early in the week. And for those of you that have heard the phrase, don't skip leg day, I will go a step further and say, don't skip leg day, in fact, make leg day your first day of strength and hypertrophy training. Put it on Monday.
First of all, they are the largest muscle groups of the body, and by training your legs on Monday, it sets in motion a large number of metabolic processes that carry you some distance even through the whole week in terms of elevating metabolism, in terms of amplifying certain hormonal events in your body, et cetera, that are really beneficial.