Week 12: Legs

Following suit from the previous workout, my body has lost steam, and continues to show an anticlimactic finale. I was disappointed yet again with a stalled attempt of my previous 1 rep max, viewable below.

Just goes to show, results in the gym are 80% diet, 20% effort. A hard lesson to learn, and I've repeated this mantra throughout the entire program, so I'm not the least bit surprised. I am already scheming for the next program, which will be somewhat drastically different from this one, but will definitely focus on nutrition and leg work.

In any case, here are the results from my final week of legs:

Barbell squats:

• 145 x 10
• 145 x 10
• 285 x 3
• 345 x 3
• 375 x 2
• 415 x FAIL
• 325 x 6
• 235 x 15 (this actually burned, I was so aggravated at the stall that I kept pushing here)

Cable front step up:

• 15 x 15
• 15 x 15
• 15 x 15

Final thoughts: lack of ab work, lack of cardio, lack of nutrition, are the top 3 errors I plan on structuring my next program around. It is obvious the deadlift is lagging by and large, so I will forsake the other muscle groups for now and work out a smolov- based routine centered around legs and back. More on that later.