Today is leg day

Gymtime771
Gymtime771 Posts: 75 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What are you working on?
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  • tcunbeliever
    tcunbeliever Posts: 8,219 Member
    today is Beast Total Body for me...so, a little bit of everything, but not too intense on any one thing...
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Upper body. Not my personal favourite but these arms gotta grow
  • Gymtime771
    Gymtime771 Posts: 75 Member
    @sardelsa get it girl.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    ALL THE FUN! Bench, squats and deads!
  • notreallychris
    notreallychris Posts: 501 Member
    Shoulders/Traps. But I do throw in a compound leg move every lift day, and don't have a dedicated "leg day". It's easier on the legs for me!
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Leg day here too. Just doing a general circuit of 7 or so moves, squats, walking lunges, kickbacks, press and a few others. I'll also do 20 minutes of core and a bit of cardio.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,030 Member
    Leg Day, too.
    Tomorrow when I need to perch on the john I'm gonna be like:
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  • flowerhorsey
    flowerhorsey Posts: 154 Member
    I did legs today too
    Feels great to have it done so early in the day. Usually I work out much later
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    edited January 2018
    Getting stronger and this slice of pizza.
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    edited January 2018
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.
  • natruallycurious
    natruallycurious Posts: 359 Member
    Today was a bit of full body workout for me
  • JAYxMSxPES
    JAYxMSxPES Posts: 193 Member
    Did some squats, some more squats, then a few more squats, then hit the posterior a little with some good mornings, leg curls, and hip extensions. A little abdominal work too.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    Maybe go heavier?
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    Zumba night for me. Still trying to work up the courage to get back to the weight lifting section.
  • sara9293
    sara9293 Posts: 4 Member
    I’ve been sick so today will be the first day to the gym this week. Even though I’ve been sick I’ve still been watching what I eat and didn’t allow myself to binge eat while on the couch. So I’ll act as if it’s my Monday routine and do cardio and back/biceps.
  • brendanwhite84
    brendanwhite84 Posts: 219 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    Nah, I get you - I haven't gotten sore the next day after heavy lifts in a while; with the exception of my pecs and biceps, which always stay a little touchy after my bench / curl day.
  • Bench press singles 310x4x1. 10 Days out.

  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    I usually train lower body 4x per week, and unless it's a new cycle, I rarely get super sore. Probably due to the frequency and volume spread out over the week. I do get some awful growing pain feelings in my legs (nothing I can't train through though).
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,030 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    I usually train lower body 4x per week, and unless it's a new cycle, I rarely get super sore. Probably due to the frequency and volume spread out over the week. I do get some awful growing pain feelings in my legs (nothing I can't train through though).

    Yeah, nothing you can't train through, but still sore. My pain threshold isn't high unfortunately. I've been strength training for years. Still gets the DOMS. Frustrating and annoying as hell. But then I have Sjogren's so my system isn't all that cooperative from the get-go in ANYTHING. I still do the thing regardless.
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    My quads get sore just thinking about squats.
  • Gymtime771
    Gymtime771 Posts: 75 Member
    @not_a_runner there with you but it must be done haha
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    aeloine wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    Maybe go heavier?

    Going heavier for the sake of being sore isn't exactly optimal or wise.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Bench press singles 310x4x1. 10 Days out.


    Probably the best singles I've seen of you Matt. 350-ish for meet?
  • JAYxMSxPES
    JAYxMSxPES Posts: 193 Member
    Chieflrg wrote: »
    aeloine wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    Maybe go heavier?

    Going heavier for the sake of being sore isn't exactly optimal or wise.

    For sure. It's surprising to me how much being "sore" is used in-context with success in training or effectiveness.
  • Chieflrg wrote: »
    Bench press singles 310x4x1. 10 Days out.


    Probably the best singles I've seen of you Matt. 350-ish for meet?

    Thanks Lanny!

    Not sure what my last attempt will be. I have some ideas, but let’s see what squats bring me. If I squat well, I tend to bench well in meets.
  • Chieflrg wrote: »
    aeloine wrote: »
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Low bar squats giving 5x5 a try again.
    Conventional deadlift 3x5
    Front squat 4x10
    Calves


    Also, I don’t understand being sore after leg day. I squat and deadlift 2x a week but still get nothing more than a bit of cramping.

    Maybe go heavier?

    Going heavier for the sake of being sore isn't exactly optimal or wise.

    And to expand on this, it’s the eccentric part of the movement which creates the soreness.
  • Okiludy
    Okiludy Posts: 558 Member
    edited January 2018
    ALL THE FUN! Bench, squats and deads!

    Close Squats, Bench, Slingshot Bench, Rack Pulls. Intensity moderate to high with some volume (3x5 @ 85% moving to heavy trips or doubles for a couple of sets).
  • Gymtime771
    Gymtime771 Posts: 75 Member
    Leg day done, tomorrow all will hurt.
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