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The authors of this paper show the efficiency of using the methodic procedure for the development of lower limbs strength musculature by means of the giant sets in the performance bodybuilding. For this purpose, a study of case was conducted in the sports club “Tonik Fitness Club” of Bucharest. As we had not the possibility to select a group for the research, we opted for a case study with one subject only, 34 years old, who has practiced performance bodybuilding for 6 years. The study was carried out along a period of 3 months (March – May 2010), in three stages. During this study was used a program meant to develop the muscular strength of the lower limbs, through the application of the giant series methodic procedure; the verification of the training level in initial and final stages was made by means of control trials and tests. The results of the study highlight the efficiency of using the giant sets procedure during the workouts in order to develop the strength of the lower limbs musculature. As for the anthropometrical indicators measurements performed, one can notice an increase of the somatic indicators correlated with the growth of the muscular strength and body weight. In the final part of the paper we can draw the conclusion that an optimum correlation of the number of reps and the progressive increase of the effort load on each machine emphasizes the dynamics of the lower limbs muscular strength development throughout each series of exercises.

Key words: bodybuilding, development, muscular strength, lower limbs