Leg Workout - Monday Feb 16, 2009

I did a leg workout today. Normally I like to do squats (or box squats) as my main exercise for my leg workout. However, I pulled my chest muscle during a workout this past weekend. Nothing too serious, but the muscle is tight and hurts when I over stretch it. So I didn't want to chance squats with the bar on my back and arms strecthed out, so I opted for leg presses as my main exercise instead.

Warm up / cardio with 15 minutes on the rowing machine.
(Note: this is important especially when training in the winter
time to get your core body temp up and ready for a workout.)

Leg Press
I pyramided up and down in weight going from:
5 plates per side for 10 reps
6 plates per side for 10 reps
7 plates per side for 10 reps
8 plates per side for 10 reps
9 plates per side for 10 reps
10 plates per side for 10 reps
9 plates per side for 10 reps
8 plates per side for 10 reps
7 plates per side for 10 reps
6 plates per side for 10 reps
5 plates per side for 10 reps

Leg Extensions
50 lbs. x 25 reps
100 lbs. x 10 reps
150 lbs. 10 reps
100 lbs. x 10 reps
50 lbs. x 25 reps

Then I finished up with 3 sets of 10-15 reps of bodyweight leg curls on the stability ball (like in my previous video post below).