Legs, why art thou such a pain?

The gym was absolutely EMPTY today when I worked out, except for one person; Molly! Unfortunately, as hard as she goes, it was not enough to motivate me and get me moving quickly. Nevertheless, I managed to push through it and after 2 hours, I was done. The gym had literally 5 people up on the main floor, including me. As soon as I walked through the front door, I was bombarded with "did you feel it?" "[something something] earthquake...". Funny enough, I did feel this one. Sitting at Barnes and Noble, I was busy at work on something and then I felt a little tremor. I did not pay it any mind, but then another one... I looked up and the guy in front of me did as well. He looked at me, paused, slammed his laptop and BOOKED it out of the cafe'. Silly man. I just stayed there and finished up what I was working on. To be honest, I thought one of the construction tractors had simply bumped into the building! I only felt 2-3 seconds of it, but apparently some of my clients felt it for 30ish seconds. Barnes and Noble, heavily fortified and earthquake safe. The more you know.

Onto the workout.

Squats Followed by SL Leg Press (sled + 90#) to fail
135# x 10
155# x 8
165# x 8

Hamstring Pushes w. SB followed by TRX SL Lunge (10x ea.)
3 x 10 each leg

Straight Leg Deadlifts
225# x 6 x 3 sets

Knee Extension Machine (Tekno Gym) Burnouts. (What I do is find a high weight, burn out, drop by 1 plate, burn out ect until I am down to 10 pounds) Followed by wall sits to fail. x2

Leisurely Spin
30 minutes

All in all, the workout was ok. Nothing special, nothing note worthy. I was going to do core at the end, but I got lazy and found excuses to not do them, such as go marketing with Russ.

I like your new regimen, lots of core/ab involvement. I would perhaps group your shoulder day with more tri's and move the "some legs" to your back day. When you activate the glutes, there is also a lot of activation in you lumbar muscles due to the movement patterns and when they have to assist in stabilization. Beyond that, it's well thought out, makes sense (even the way it is now) and gives everything enough rest. (don't think I didn't see you building only one rest day in the plan :) ) Well done.

Nice job on the dinner menu. Cordon Bleu in no time, or at least a local dinner table near you. I hope it was not just the cauliflower though! That could be relatively boring after a bit.

Sidebar. My new gear should be here tomorrow! Yay!

Muscle of the Day

Vastus Lateralis (Quad Complex)
"Largest part of Quad"

Origin: Greater trochanter and Lateral lip of Femur
Insertion: Base of Patella via Quad Tendon and Patellar Ligament
Functions: Assists in Knee Extension. Stabilizes Knee


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Avocados
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