Exercise Log 1.14.14 (Leg Day, No Cardio)

Alright today was leg day, it was short again have a lot of stuff to do after work. I got hit with a real bad case of lethargy midway through the day, not sure what that was about, I was kind of dragging my way to get into the gym. Still I’m a leg day survivor, because my legs feel worked out despite the short workout. Today I worked on front squat form, doing nice proper squats, in a two step back one step forward fashion though it meant my weight levels went down a bit. With this new form I gotta rework my way back up to my max squat again (but it’s okay it’s well worth it).

Front Squats: Warmup) 2 sets 5 reps w/bare bar, 3 reps @ 95lbs. Set 1) 5 reps @ 135lbs. Set 2) 5 reps @ 145lbs. Tried to do a few sets at 155lbs (10lbs below my previous max) and with the better form I failed twice. Gym was busy so I did lower sets instead to push more volume. Sets 3 & 4) 5 reps @ 135lbs. Set 5) 8 reps @ 115lbs.

Angled Leg Press/Calf Raises: Sets 1 & 2) 10 reps presses/12 reps calves @ 360lbs. Sets 3 & 4) 10 reps presses/12 reps calves @ 450lbs. Set 5) 10 reps presses/12 reps calves @ 540lbs.

Jumping Medley: 3 rounds each of the following exercises using a 50lb ez curl bar as added weight… 15 reps jumping squat thrusts, 8 reps (each leg) jumping lunges, 8 reps (each leg) one legged stiff legged deadlifts and 20 reps high knees.

Hip Extensions: 5 sets 8 reps (each leg) @ 140lbs.

After this I needed to get going, so skipped cardio. Still felt pretty good after despite the lighter volume, some parts of the workout were genuinely hard to do, and definitely shook off the lethargy somewhere mid workout.