Stubborn leg muscles

[Arnold]

I didn't know this was possible

295 isn't a whole hell of a lot. I know it doesn't make sense but I can easily squat more than I deadlift.

 

[Jesus]

295 isn't a whole hell of a lot. I know it doesn't make sense but I can easily squat more than I deadlift.

It's better than 85% of nikkas that workout can do.

 

[The ADD]

It's better than 85% of nikkas that workout can do.

Pretty much

 

[semtex]

Do some more unilateral leg work for reps. Bulgarian split squats, deficit reverse lunges, step ups, etc. You can do all that with dumbbells. This will also help with that "knees could only take" issue. Also try DB front squats.

Judging from your deadlift numbers, you have a really weak posterior chain so you probably want to bring that up as well. Glute ham raises, reverse hypers, hyperextensions, good mornings etc. I don't know if you can engineer something at home that replicates those movements.

Calves are weird, sometimes they grow with a ton of volume then stop growing, then sometimes they grow with little volume and tons of weight. It's a crap shoot you just have to change it up.

Do swings to up that posterior chain game

 

[unit321]

And he was barely able to dead 185.....

He's probably squatting down 6 to 10 inches... ... but I can't say without seeing a video.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

It seems the most my knees could take would be 295 on squats (10 reps..3 sets). My deadlifts are embarrassing..never got above 185.

Anytime I see someone squatting more than they deadlift... red flag... especially if they are complaining about knee issues

W/o even seeing your squat I know you aren't going deep enough. That will def hamper quad growth. You gotta drop the weight all they way down to like 135 and go deeeeeeeeeep. If you can't get the form for whatever reason, jump on the leg press (and just double the weight you were squatting).

Calves are a weird muscle because they are largely genetic, but also don't really respond to typical weight training. I think they are the one muscle in the body that responds to stupid high reps and very long time under tension. So doing 100 reps on calf raises is legit. I am pretty sure this works because most cyclists I know have stupid calves regardless of genetics. They basically spend hours doing body weight calf raises when they ride. I used to ride a lot and have decent calves.

And o yea.... don't forget about hamstrings. Keep yo shyt balanced nikka