POF MMX
After that shake-n-bake leg workout, I’m not sure if it’s my lungs or legs that were burning hotter. Everything is bearable, and the feel is unreal, but that first high-rep set of squats could turn out to be a widow-maker. LOL… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body Workout (MMX Pyramid)
Getting good at these full-body workout sessions–felt strong all the way through today. I’m even thinking about doing a drop or rest/pause set on the last set of some exercises to up the growth ante a bit. Here’s today’s workout–felt great… [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (MMX Pyramid)
I made a few exercise changes from last Friday’s workout. That’s part of my change-to-gain plan. For example, last Friday I did DB stiff-legged deadlifts for hams; today it was Flat-back hyperextensions–and I did a static-hold in the stretch position after the last set: Change to gain with ending pain. Lol…. [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (MMX Pyramid)
It’s tough knowing Smith-machine squats are first on the agenda with an MMX Pyramid. It’s even tougher at 6:45 in the morning–in a summer heatwave. After the first high-rep set, my shirt begins to show sweat. By the time I’m done with legs, I’m soaked–but I still have upper body. Full-body training is grueling but also invigorating. I keep reminding myself that many legendary bodybuilders, including Steve Reeves, preferred full-body training because the body grows best when be worked as a unit–or so the theory goes. [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (metabolic boost)
You know what’s draining? High-rep lunges! 20 reps means 20 per leg, so your heart and lungs think you’re doing 40. LOL! Great for a metabolic boost, though, so post-weight cardio wasn’t needed today… [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (MMX Pyramid)
Feels like back to the future for my workouts–full-body three days a week. I don’t think I’ve done full-body workouts consistently since I was in my 20s–but this time with a POF and MMX twist. Training every muscle three times a week but with a different exercise each workout (POF–midrange, stretch or contracted). [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (Training in the dark)
Training in the dark was interesting. We had a severe thunderstorm roll in this morning, and it took out our power for a couple of hours. I couldn’t work, so I hit the gym. Just one window down there, and it provided just enough light to find the weights… [Read more…]
Steve: Legs + Delts/Back/Chest (MMX Pre-Ex)
My plan was to continue with MMX Pre-Exhaustion–contracted-position isolation exercise for 20 reps, rest 30 seconds, then heavy midrange compound exercise for 10 reps. But when I got to the gym, someone was camped out on the leg extension. I thought about beginning with hamstrings instead, but I decided to improvise on quads–more experimentation. I used the stretch move as the high-rep isolation exercise. Oh, man… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (X-cen, X-cel, Power)
The plan was to stay with everything as-is this week, but I decided to add some variety to legs today. Nothing major, but it made for some nice, wobbly legs, and that’s scientific proof that it was a good one. LOL… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Leg Workout
First of July and I made my legs cry. Or something like that. Great leg workout, and I have a feeling they’ll get as sore as they were after the last leg workout. I might have to rethink the interval cardio on leg days, though… [Read more…]