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Jonathan: Legs (new pain to gain)

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…]

Steve: Legs, Chest, Back, Abs (2-set Compound Aftershock)

Using the Size Surge Phase 1 split makes workouts look easy on paper. But the supersets using a high-rep stretch move with a lower-rep, fairly heavy compound exercise are rough–and sometimes nauseating. High reps are not easy, especially on painful stretch moves. Here’s how it went today…

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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 (legtastic)

I ended up with an opportunity I couldn’t turn down for Veteran’s Day yesterday, so I pushed the training day into a legtastic Thursday. Great workout! Quads got hammered, and hams and calves felt ultra swollen, too… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Legs (Wobbly Wednesday)

Yowza! This ended up being a seriously wobbly Wednesday after the workout. My legs were shaking so much going up the stairs to get out of the gym that I thought they might be nervous about asking my wife out on a date this weekend. LOL! Quads, hams, and calves were all blasted… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Legs (shake-n-bake)

I really wanted to feel a deep burn in my quads today, so it was a shake-n-bake leg day. They were on fire, and I even made the ridiculous decision to increase the churn ‘n burn by hopping on the bike for a few rounds of high-intensity intervals to really finish them off… [Read more…]