Legsies!
Trained a couple of clients this morning. Congrtulations Gordon on your half stone weight loss, not bad for 6 weeks and you didn’t think you had lost any. I am really pleased with how his stamina has built up and today we were able to put in resistance machines to help build more lean muscle.
This afternoon I trained LEGS and CALVES, again under a new 30 min workout regime, it was good and I enjoyed it. Helen was free so she was able to spot and make sure I kept good form. It was smith machine squats on a 12/10/8/6, I increased my weight from 20kg up to 25kg for the last 6 reps, so I was really pleased. Again it was a slow negative phase down and a real strong push back up to standing, to help keep my muscle mass, as I don’t want at this stage to lose any at all. Lying ham curls were next and I was really strong on this exercise, it was 3 drop sets of 8 reps twice, usually I have gone from seated leg curl to this exercise but to have it first meant I had more in my legs, I found it easier from 40kg/30kg/20kg, reckon next time I will drop to 25 kg as my last set. Then it was onto seated leg curls, one set of 8 reps in full contraction phase, to middle contraction for 8 reps to stretch and small contraction, then we worked on 8 real strict reps with a pause at the bottom and stretch at the top for 8 reps, that was hard and my legs were so wobble getting off the machine, like jelly, this was done at 40kg. I did 3 sets of standing calves for 50 reps and did it with 3 plates to get a good squeeze and superset with the plank. 15 mins stairclimber and 15 mins treadmill incline. Ate my lovely oats and fish and then trained a couple more clients. Back on the cardio for 30 mins. Writing this as quick as I can as I am ready for food and chill, no food prepping tonight thank goodness, already done!
3 weeks to go on Sunday……
Sunday we are going to watch Tony Turners NABBA show in Exteter. One of our members Scott Leeson is in the Juniors. He placed 3rd in the UKBFF earlier in the month and apparently there are 8 women in this show, so should be interesting to see their physiques.