As expected, soreness was pretty deep this morning. Not just chest and triceps as I was expecting, but my entire back was shockingly sore. New pain to gain is the mantra this week, and probably next. The new intensity was no different today for legs… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (lunging into the new year)
First workout of the year was great on Sunday, but then I woke up with a cold yesterday morning. Decided to preserve my health so I could go lunging into the new year, which is exactly what happened this morning… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (year-end blowout)
What better way to celebrate the last week of the year than having a year-end blowout for legs? Quads are roasted, hamstrings are toasted, and calves are just plain done… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (Festivus miracle)
It was a Festivus miracle having leg day fall on this wonderful Seinfeldian holiday. LOL! My Feats of Strength involved some one-leg movements, and maybe a bit of screaming, but it was all worth it. Now I just have to wait until dinner for the Airing of Grievances… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (from glutes to boots)
Legs were fried from glutes to boots, and I don’t even wear boots. LOL! Step-back lunges never look all that challenging, but the effects never cease to amaze me. I went up in weight on them today, and it was very evident as the workout continued… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (smoking stumps)
After yesterday’s extreme focus, I was giddy with excitement about today’s workout, and it didn’t disappoint. I had some smoking stumps at the end, as quads, hams, and calves were obliterated. Good stuff… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (quivery quads)
Leg workouts always get me laughing at myself lately. They look like nothing when written down, yet my quivery quads were making it tough to stay stable during hamstring and calf work, let alone the journey upstairs afterwards… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (Wobbly Wednesday)
Super-TORQ MMX
I decided to suck it up and try Super-TORQ on a different quad exercise today. Great decision from a muscle-isolation standpoint, but it sure makes for a wobbly Wednesday… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (Rest/Pause add-on)
I discussed bumping up the intensity/volume with either an add-on drop set or rest/pause (R/P). The rest/pause add-on won (the number in parentheses)–but even that small amount of extra work with a static hold after, I had to cut it short, as you’ll see… [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (anabolic environment)
MMX Pyramid
Doing Feet-forward Smith-machine squats first always gives me some apprehension–especially at 6:50 a.m. And doing 20 reps on the first set to near failure really wakes a guy up. Lol. But, it also shocks the anabolic environment for overall growth. Gotta love that… [Read more…]