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Originally posted by Iliftrocks
Dang, don't shoot me, but my arms hit a real growth spurt after starting my squat routine. YMMV. My arms grew about an inch in girth within a year of dropping direct work and starting heavy squatting.
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That is very common. Working the largest muscles of the body has the largest effect on changing the metabolism and stimulating the body to burn fat and build muscle by stimulating testosterone during the workouts. If you currently weight train and do not work your legs (which sadly a significant amount fall into this category) then I HIGHLY encourage you to incorporate a leg day (making sure to do squats) to reap the beneficial effects of the huge hormone release that occurs during this session.
The only downfall with training legs is that it produces such a lactic acid buildup that a lot of people will feel nauscious after a killer squat session (I often get dizzy/sick to my stomach) afterwards.