working on a new routine

[Tblock1]

Felt weak again, but I'm getting stronger little by little


Lower Body

Squat
185x8
185x8

1 legged RDL
35 lb DB x 8 (per leg)
35 lb DB x 8
35 lb DB x 8

Leg Press
180x10
180x10
180x10

Leg Curls
100x12
100x12
40x12 (left leg)
40x12 (right leg)

Farmers Walks
210 x 2 trips
210 x 2 trips
210 x 2 trips
210 x 4 trips- PR
- PR 10 trips @ 210 lbs


Comments: Skipped calves and abs since i took my neighbor and he had a splitting headache. Squats were actually hard, was going to settle @ 155x3x10 again as a light day, but said fuck it. 185x8 was actually pretty hard though, especially on the last set. Slowly but steadily gaining strength back. kept it light with RDLs, Leg press i guess you can say was a slight struggle towards the end, and hamstring curls wrecked my hammies, esp. by the time i was on the 1 leg ones. Farmers walks felt great, esp. the 4 trips at the end i felt strong and had the right song.

why so light on the leg presses? I mean both you and em....shit everyone and their mother is pushing 500+ on leg presses

 

[miked8c]

yeah man you should be maxin that machine out.

 

[JDid23]

Bro I thought you didnt like leg presses?

I don't love them, don't hate em as much as i used to though. I am going to start some higher rep hypertrophy stuff besides going (usually) lower reps on exclusively deads, squats, bench.

 

[ExtraMile]

why so light on the leg presses? I mean both you and em....shit everyone and their mother is pushing 500+ on leg presses

Its pointless to compare poundages on leg press machines. Some machines people can be pushing 1200lbs+ and others 600 will feel like that much, it varies so much with the angle of the sled, the setup of the weights, is it a leverage machine?, the technique used (vest easy to use a very short ROM, the angle of the seat etc all effect how much weight you can use

the leg press machine at my gym is a cable and stack machine and I look like a moron setting it up so I can go deep without the plates hitting the stack. Its too hard to explain but I go below parrallel with a very narrow stance and slow negatives. Iv done the whole stack (like 430lbs) before by using a very small ROM but its pointless.

Besides who the hell boasts about how much they can leg press lol

 

[Andalite]

Leg Presses are dumb. If you want hypertrophy for legs, doing unilateral leg exercises are the key. They triumph leg presses by a milestone.

Try to do some Reverse Lunges off an elevated platform for 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps with less than 2 minutes rest.....trust me, you're gonna be sore as fuck and your legs will become HOOOOOOOOGE!

 

[ExtraMile]

Leg Presses are dumb. If you want hypertrophy for legs, doing unilateral leg exercises are the key. They triumph leg presses by a milestone.

Try to do some Reverse Lunges off an elevated platform for 3-4 sets of 8-10 reps with less than 2 minutes rest.....trust me, you're gonna be sore as fuck and your legs will become HOOOOOOOOGE!

Cool, just wondering, do you do much unilateral leg work? Do you do those reverse lunges from a platform?

 

[Andalite]

Cool, just wondering, do you do much unilateral leg work? Do you do those reverse lunges from a platform?

Have you missed my Pistol Squat Training day. What can be a more difficult unilateral exercise than Pistol Squats?

 

[miked8c]

Have you missed my Pistol Squat Training day. What can be a more difficult unilateral exercise than Pistol Squats?

YouTube - Yoga Ball Squats

Try these, I made this video last year.

 

[Andalite]

YouTube - Yoga Ball Squats

Try these, I made this video last year.

Thats not a unilateral exercise

 

[ExtraMile]

Have you missed my Pistol Squat Training day. What can be a more difficult unilateral exercise than Pistol Squats?

well then how big are your quads/hams/calves?