Week 7: Legs

Another grueling day of legs, with some questionable form on the squats, but it got done! I had a feeling I would be out of juice if I kept the heavy sets for last, so I scooted them up to 3rd and 4th set, which helped me crank them out (I really don't think I had an ounce of energy left for five minutes after the 4th set).  My breathing was a big problem, but you be the judge about whether or not I got below parallel. My legs were not ready for the bashing they received afterwards on leg press either, but I'm glad we decided to increase the load another 50lb each set.. Well on my way to the 4 plate squat.

In other news, I have definitely hit my target body weight of 200lb, as evidenced by my latest Publix weigh-in. I am having doubts about whether or not I should continue to bulk, and I think the plan is to bulk throughout the rest of this program, and then attempt a mild cut, while maintaining my lifts. We shall see.. anyways, here is the breakdown for today:

Barbell squat:

• 135 x 10
• 135 x 10
• 135 x 10
• 295 x 3
• 335 x 3
• 375 x 3 +10lb from last week
• 375 x 3
• 335 x 6 (5th set til failure, which I think will help build muscle during recovery)

Machine leg press:

• 315 x 10
• 455 x 10
• 545 x 10
• 635 x 10
• 725 x 10 (insanely heavy, but not impossible)

Machine leg curl:

• 130 x 10
• 130 x 10
• 130 x 10

Abs:

30 leg ups

Final thoughts: The slight modifications made in lifting (bumping the heavies from 4th/5th set to 3rd/4th set, creating a til-failure set, switching up abs) should give my body the variance it needs without getting off track. I am using the three warm up sets to really hammer down form improvements, and I think as long as I correct my breathing (read: actually breathe) and tighten up my core, I have 405 in the bag..