Legs
Last night was all legs. My squat weight has been lagging behind, so I’ve been trying to put in a bit more work on it recently. I’ve been alternating between regular squats and box squats. Last night was box squats first, then some front squats.
Box Squat: 155: 5; 175: 5; 185: 5, 3+3+2
Front Squat: 125: 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Leg Curl: 120 RP: 9+5+4 (for 18 total)
Okay, so before the box squats, I warmed up with some regular squats (no box.) The last warmup set was 135 lb for 5 reps. Then I got the box out, and put the weight up to 155. The 5 reps seemed too easy, so I jacked it up to 175. Another 5 reps there was challenging, but still doable. I figured what the heck, let’s try 185. On the first set, I got 4 reps out, then had to take a couple deep breaths before attempting the 5th rep, but I got it 
I rested up for a few minutes, then went back for some more at 185. You can see in my notation that I got 3 reps out. Realizing I couldn’t get 5 again, but not waiting to drop the weight or rest for a couple minutes again, I decided to make this somewhat of a rest-pause set. So I sat on the box, took 15 deep breaths, got up and banged out another 3 reps. Sat down on the box again, another 15 deep breaths, then another 2 reps before I couldn’t handle anymore.
Next came the front squats. I had been working with 115 lb on these to make sure I had good form. My previous time doing them, I tried 125 lb and got out 1 set. After going for more, a muscle around the front of my ribcage was doing some funny things, so I backed off. Well last night, I went back for more at 125, and managed to pop off 5 sets of 5 reps each! Next time, I’ll have to try either 130 or 135.
I finished the night off with some cable lying leg curls. This was a rest pause set where I shot for a total of between 16-20 reps. I got 18, so I will do this same weight again next time and hopefully get the full 20 reps. I love this exercise. My hamstrings always end up feeling like tightly wound rope.
Later tonight, after work, it’s going to be another chest & triceps day.
Tags: legs