This will be ONLY a leg journal. Since legs are so undertrained generally and so hard to get motivated for (by me), I am going to publicly track my progress.
Some background. I am 5'11", 215. I have been training for years but after a layoff have been back since September, 01. I was hitting legs pretty good but just missed about a month of leg training. I train each bodypart once a week and train legs on Wednesday, so my posts will usually come then.
My focus here is on quads (squats and sleds). My hammys and calves grow pretty easily and for them I just train instinctively and go for the burn. So, while I always train them, I won't be posting those stats.
I'll start with my first leg workout after the month layoff which was on Wednesday, 4/3:
Squats:
315 x 6
365 x 5
315 x 8
Extensions:
110 x 25
130 x 20
Yesterday, 4/10 I did:
Squats:
315 x 12
365 x 8
405 x 6 (but these were only 3/4 reps, next week I should get full reps)
Presses (Sled):
7 Plates (per side) x 10
7 Plates (per side) x 10
Extensions:
100 x 20
140 x 15
Next week should show a big improvement, especially on Sleds because I am just getting back. Then I should level off and I'll be looking for incremental, but constant improvement. Anyone else who wants to join in on the Leg Training bandwagon, please do!!
Some background. I am 5'11", 215. I have been training for years but after a layoff have been back since September, 01. I was hitting legs pretty good but just missed about a month of leg training. I train each bodypart once a week and train legs on Wednesday, so my posts will usually come then.
My focus here is on quads (squats and sleds). My hammys and calves grow pretty easily and for them I just train instinctively and go for the burn. So, while I always train them, I won't be posting those stats.
I'll start with my first leg workout after the month layoff which was on Wednesday, 4/3:
Squats:
315 x 6
365 x 5
315 x 8
Extensions:
110 x 25
130 x 20
Yesterday, 4/10 I did:
Squats:
315 x 12
365 x 8
405 x 6 (but these were only 3/4 reps, next week I should get full reps)
Presses (Sled):
7 Plates (per side) x 10
7 Plates (per side) x 10
Extensions:
100 x 20
140 x 15
Next week should show a big improvement, especially on Sleds because I am just getting back. Then I should level off and I'll be looking for incremental, but constant improvement. Anyone else who wants to join in on the Leg Training bandwagon, please do!!