in upper body daya I can leave the gym basically dry. leg day though I’m drenched

both days I push to or close to failure

roughly same amount of time

is it just because legs haveuch more muscle mass?

  • Sundial@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    Leg’s are half your body (more or less). On top of that some exercises involve your back and core muscles, like squats. So you’re actually engaging a good chunk of muscles when working out legs.

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    9 months ago

    I breathe harder too. My theory was the same as yours, just it’s a lot larger of a muscle. I’m not an expert though

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    9 months ago

    I’m not an expert, but I was thinking it probably has to do with muscle memory. If you’re only doing “leg day” one day a week/month, then your body isn’t used to it, so it feels harder to do.