Routine A-Day 1-Legs (4)

12/6/2010

I did intervals yesterday and boy it was brutal. I prefer the stepmill because I feel I can transition the speed/intensity better as opposed to a treadmill which requires some ramp-up time to escalate to a certain speed.

If I can bottle up the amount of endorphins that rush through the body after intervals, I WOULD. Felt great after the session was through.


I came into today's workout a little worried considering my lower back stiffens up in spots and the side of my left knee, while not sore/painful, is stiff as well.

Gym: New York Sports Club-W. 41st Street (Times Square-NYC)

Leg Extension
1 warm
150 lbs. x 12
150 lbs. x 12
150 lbs. x 12

I performed additional warm up sets and went lighter on all my working sets here.

Back Squat
3 warms (135, 185, 225)
315 lbs. x 5
335 lbs. x 5
355 lbs. x 4
365lbs. x 5

I used the same poundages as last week and got in an extra rep on my last working set. Things went ok without any issues here.

Lying Leg Curl
1 warm
130 lbs. x 6
140 lbs. x 6
140 lbs. x 6

Went lighter here. As I alluded to earlier, felt some discomfort on the side of my left knee. Felt it the most here.

Bar Lunge (Olympic Bar)
1 warm
95 lbs. x 10
115 lbs. x 12

I got some extra reps here.


Seated Calf Raise
2 Warms
45 lbs. x 16
45 lbs. x 15
45 lbs. x 17

Steady State Cardio

Spin Bike for 30 Minutes