Training Solo

Saturday I had to hit legs at the gym solo because me and my partner Carlos were on different schedules. I had moments of doubt creep in my mind when we discussed we were not going to be able to train together that night. Mainly because I was so pumped that week looking forward to bang out five plates on squats! I knew now that I wasn't going to do this because I won't have Carlos there to assist me if something went wrong. The time came for when it was time for me to hit the gym. Excuses ran through my mind to take the day off : "I didn't eat enough, my knees were still tender, I haven't even took my pre-workout yet!" Instead I knew there was work to be done, so I got in my truck and headed to the gym. Once I entered the gym, I saw one of my good friends who is preparing for the Northwest Arkansas tearing it up, you could tell each and every rep matter. That there was more than what any pre-workout, it reminded me why I do what I do. First I started off with front squats. I wanted to go heavy, so I kept each set 5-6 reps. I supersetted with leg extensions. My main goal on leg extensions was getting a good contraction at the top, each set I turned my toes at different angles to hit all parts of my quads. Last set of front squats, I threw 365 on there and banged it out 5 times. The weight was slightly uneven on my shoulders, it kind of looked like a sea saw, but still I managed! Next was unilateral leg press supersetted with standing leg curls. Standing leg curls are probably one my favorite exercises for hamstrings. Then I moved on to the lying leg curls supersetted with the hip abductor machine. The hip abductor has really helped my leg development out quite a bit. I've seen major growth in my inner quads. This exercise is incorporated in all of my leg workouts now. Finally to put the icing on the cake, I did walking lunges with the dumbells. Lunges hit my glutes better than any exercise. A lot of people think lunges are for girls but believe me if eight time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman does them, I would keep that opinion to yourself! The lunges drained every drop of energy I had left. Training solo wasn't so bad, next week I'll be back in the groove.