Week 2, Day 6

Today's Training

Today was Leg day. Leg Day is something I've changed a bit since last year. I've always been happy with my leg development but I'd been stuck doing the same weights for quite a while. I've changed this year from mostly squats to doing some leg presses and then some form of squats ...regular, smith, or Hack. I also start my leg day with Extensions. This more like an extension of my warm-up but I feel doing them first gets my legs ready for the big weights on Presses and Squats.

Today's Training

Leg Extensions - 140 x 10

Leg Press - 700 x 10

Smith Machine Squats (pictured) - 3 plates on each side x 14

Leg Curls - 120 x 5

Stiff-leg deads - 255 x 10

Single Leg Curls - 60 x 6

Standing Calf - Stack + 145 x 12

Seated Calf - 170 x 8

Smith Machine Squats

I'm one of the few people who really likes smith machine squats. Some people just don't seem to get the feel for them, mostly because of how they are put together. I personally feel very comfortable with the form of Smith Machine Squats. I keep my heals somewhat close together and I don't go down "ass to heals" as I used to. I go down deep still, but I focus on keeping the tension on the quads. I don't want to go so deep that my hips and glutes are doing the work.