“The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?” Dag Hammarskjold
Woe to you, oh Rack and Deads For the beasts send us DOMS and wrath Because they know the rests are short Let him who hath understanding Reckon the outcome of these beasts For they are no human deeds Their rewards are Suffering, Humility and Glory
My legs are thick, dead and pain-filled pillars that feel as though they couldn't support the weight of an eggshell.
My leg workout was as follows. Try it as a one day deal. Fun 4 sets of each. The first four are heavy in weight and rep schemed from 8-12. The second four are high reps from 12 to 20
Squat
Hack squats with feet forward as possible to rip your a$$ a new one.
I will try and post my weekly picture tonight. No surprises, little progress and a lot of derrier pain. Oh and yea I doctored the intro to this song of awesomeness.
"If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room." Dame Anita Roddick
9/9/2010 12:06
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Andy
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That workout makes me cringe just looking at it. Good for you though!
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9/9/2010 12:10
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Jared
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I never felt a huge difference doing the various angles on calf raises --- do you concentrate on pushing off of the ball of foot (toes out) vs. the outside (toes in) vs. both (straight)?
9/9/2010 7:04
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carbar
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My legs hurt too. Haven't had DOMs like this in a very, very long time.
I'm not quite sure I understand your question Jared. I do push off the balls of my feet. I drop down, hold for a couple of seconds then push up as high as I can go and hold for a couple of seconds. I do enough reps for each until I can't take it anymore or I fail. I can definitely feel the difference on the inner, outer and straight. Toes out, my heels are nearly touching. I don't use nearly the weight I used to as to get an extreme burn.
Carol, I'm glad you are hurting too. Does that help?
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9/9/2010 8:36
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carbar
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Yes Greg. Thank you. Misery loves company. And smart asses.
Embrace the suck.
9/9/2010 8:53
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DragonEye
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That's a hellava workout Greg. Guaranteed to bring the pain.
If in doubt, poke it with a stick.
9/9/2010 10:14
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aarondavidsdad
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Brutal leg workout Greg.
Eating has been good the last few days. Might get a light workout in tonight. Hoping to get back to bringing it soon
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9/9/2010 7:40
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Jared
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Blue, I just have never really done heavy calf raises before, so I was trying to visualize how the various angles would hit the calf differently since it seems the rotation comes from the hip joint.
Good for you though!
