(That’s chump change yo…)
Dear Collegestuds and Collegebabes,
Regretfully, I must inform you all of the double homicide of left leg and right leg. They both died to day in a freak accident called SUPER INTENSE WEIGHTLIFTING! WAAAAAA EXTREEEEME!
Now, if you understood any of what I just said, you should have gathered that today was devoted to strengthening my legs. What do leg muscles look like? Just take a second to look at the picture of professional weightlifter Jay Cutler above…Yeah, take it in…Wait, just a little longer…Okay it isn’t happening. What’s not happening? Oh yeah, your legs won’t ever look like that. Stop Crying.
It was a chilly day here in Minnesota (normal) and I found myself pretty busy. There was about two hours in the day that I knew I didn’t have anything to do so I decided to go to the gym. Today, I went solo. Going solo isn’t a bad thing though. Sometimes you need to do your own thing. Sometimes you need to keep your thoughts to yourself. Sometimes all you want is pure and utter efficiency in your workout. A second opinion in the weight room is always worth hearing but sometimes you just need to put your foot behind the wheel and drive. Oh, and I drove like hell today.
Now, being the collegestuds and collegebabes that you are, you all probably have heard me (multiple times) screaming out at you from the computer scream how monstrous I felt in the gym on any given day. Today was for sure my best workout day (for my legs) yet I didn’t feel like a monster. I simply felt committed. I felt at peace with the fact that I was by myself and that what I was doing at the gym was beneficial to my health. So, I pushed. I didn’t grunt or roar like I sometimes do during an intense workout. Instead, I simply focused.
What gives you the focus to get through your day? It doesn’t have to be a workout. It can be anything. So long as it preserves your mental and is not harmful to your physical health, proceed.
Ladies, here’s the workout for today:
Warm up: Tabata Protocol (basically preforming short bursts of moves all out for twenty seconds each)
- Burpees with a pushup 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
- high knees 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
- floor sprints 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
- jumping jacks 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
Repeat entire cycle once more for a total of a four minute warm up. HELL YEAH.
Lucifer’s Second Coming: An all out heavy lifting leg workout. High sets, high weight, high motivation!
- Back Squat (Barbell): 185 lbs, 200 lbs, 225 lbs, 250 lbs, 250 lbs (10,10,8,8,6)
- Leg Press (like the picture with Jay Cutler): 360 lbs, 360 lbs, 450 lbs, 500 lbs, 500 lbs (10,10,8,6,6) (I got to 500 pounds kids!)
- Smith Machine Barbell Calf Raises (Ouch): 135 lbs, 225 lbs, 275 lbs, 275 lbs, 325 lbs (20,15,15,15,15)
- Leg Extensions (the icing on the cake…): 130 lbs, 130 lbs, 150 lbs (25,25,25)
Post-Workout: Tabata Protocol (again but slightly different)
- Pushups 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
- Floor Sprints 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
- Jumping Jacks 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
- High Knees 20 seconds
- 10 seconds of rest
Did you notice anything interesting? I did Tabata as a warmup and post-workout. The idea here is to “bookend” your workout with high intensity cardio activity in order to boost the metabolism and improve your overall cardio function. You can bookend a workout with any kind of cardio activity such as jump roping or just about anything. Use your imagination, Stupidhead.
Collegestuds and Collegebabes, be well and enjoy the beginning of school while you can! Looking forward to post again soon! Spread the blog to your friends!
I’m not crazy.
CollegeStud (at The University of Minnesota)
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