Glutes and hamstrings at two weeks out from the Figure Olympia ? I’m still training as heavy as I can without increasing my risk of injury. My energy levels fluctuate this close to the contest, so I am trying to train a little bit earlier in the day in order to get the most out … SEE MORE
This quad-focused, plyometric lower-body workout is guaranteed to get your legs burning – and leave you gasping for breath … I know I was! SUPERSET Barbell Traveling Step Squat/Jump Squat SETS: 3 REPS: 12 narrow•12 shoulder-width•12 wide/30 seconds REST PERIODS: 30-45 seconds SUPERSET Leg Extensions/Jump-Up Squat SETS: 3 REPS: 20/15 REST PERIODS: 30-45 … SEE MORE
INTRO WARMUP – LEG EXTENSION (NOT SHOWN) SETS:3 REPS: 20 REST PERIODS: 45 seconds SMITH MACHINE SQUAT SETS:3 REPS: 10 full range/10 half rep (bottom 1/2)/10 full REST PERIODS: 60-90 seconds SUPERSET: NARROW STANCE LEG PRESS/LEG PRESS CALF RAISE SETS: 4 REPS: 15/12 REST PERIODS: 45-60 seconds SUPERSET: SMITH … SEE MORE
My back is almost back to 100 percent (I hope) – which means it is time to start trying to lift as heavy as … SEE MORE
https://vimeo.com/207907805 As part of winning the 30 Day Transformation Challenge, Mary Northrup won a trip to Southern California to hang out with me … and train legs! I hardly ever train with a partner, so it was a nice change for me to have Mary in town for a few workouts over the weekend. There … SEE MORE
I think the title and intro to this workout say it all – here’s an example of how I train hard, but smart 😉 Just … SEE MORE
I usually like to group a couple muscle groups together during my workouts, especially when I train legs since I like to hit glutes two times a week on most weeks. But this week was a little different. My glutes were still sore from a quads/glutes workout a few days earlier, so I decided to … SEE MORE
The holiday travel season is almost here – which means you may be away from home, or pressed for time, a lot more than usual. Here’s a glutes/hamstrings workout that you can do anywhere – as long as you have a few sets of dumbbells and a bench! And don’t be fooled because of the … SEE MORE
Glutes, hamstrings and calves workout at two weeks out from the Olympia – at home! Yes, at home 🙂 As you will see in the video, I just received this awesome adjustable power rack from PRX Performance. We spent most of the day before putting it together (coming up in my next blog) and I … SEE MORE
Three weeks out and still working on that glute-hamstring tie in and building rounder glutes! The work is almost done, I was counting down the … SEE MORE
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