THE COMPLETE GUIDE - LEGS Part five of six Free with your November Muscle & Fitness

Ever wonder why training legs is so difficult? Your legs contain some of the largest muscles in your body – at least if you're like most of us – and training them can be nauseating to the point of pain. Even if you manage to keep your lunch down after a particularly gruelling workout, your legs are certain to brutalise you later on with a muscular agony second to none, a pain that forces you to circumvent the stairs or to stand for extended periods to avoid the painful descent and consequent ascent when sitting. But to part ways with those twiggy thighs and pitiful hamstrings of your school days, hardcore leg training is truly a necessary evil!