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[Evaniel]

Thursday Legs
Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM

Leg Press
Set 1: 420 lb × 12
Set 2: 420 lb × 12

Romanian Deadlift (Barbell)
Set 1: 195 lb × 10
Set 2: 195 lb × 12

Leg Extension (Machine)
Set 1: 175 lb × 12
Set 2: 175 lb × 12

Single Leg Calf Press
Set 1: 70 lb × 15
Set 2: 70 lb × 15

Cable Crunch
Set 1: 140 lb × 12
Set 2: 140 x 13

 

[Scribe]

Love to see it, I did Legs/Abs today as well.

Bike
Hack
Dead
Squat

All increased.

Then Press to 500
Seated
Extensions++
Curls++

Side Bend thing? I dont know what its called.
Leg Lifts on the Dip rack.

I think that was it. Actually feel like I'm not recovering fully from Tuesday, Back then really gets me, and I'm just burnt out on Thursday, feeling rough right now.

Tomorrow will be upper body stuff. I may do mostly arm things to give the major muscle groups a breather.

 

[darjr]

Strength and conditioning today for the hellhounds. I’m strong but my cardio is garbage. Going to start running every day in the morning to build that up.

 

[Scribe]

Strength and conditioning today for the hellhounds. I’m strong but my cardio is garbage. Going to start running every day in the morning to build that up.

I need my cardio to improve as well. I used to skip, so probably can get back to that.

 

[Mannahnin]

Strength and conditioning today for the hellhounds. I’m strong but my cardio is garbage. Going to start running every day in the morning to build that up.

The conditioning needed for fighting in armor is no joke. I know several folks from The Knights Hall in Nashua, and tried out soft kit sparring last year (regular helmet, though). I remember sucking wind and how badly I needed to get the helmet off after a single 3 minute round going at it with some intensity.

 

[Mannahnin]

I hiked a few miles Monday evening after wrecking my legs on Sunday, resulting in my calves complaining for two days and my quads for three.

Got back to the gym last night and it wasn't crowded (didn't have folks waiting for benches), so I did circuits on a single bench. Dumbbell bench, dumbbell skull crushers, dumbbell seated lateral raises, and dumbbell inclined curls. I miss circuits being my standard modality, because last night I was able to do three sets (plus some drop sets) of four different exercises in ~45 min. As opposed to three of three in an hour or so, which seems to be what I more commonly fit in at Planet Fitness changing between different equipment. I may try to do more sessions like this when it's not mobbed there.

I'm also approaching the end of my PT and I've been ramping up my daily morning core & hips work a bit as the muscles get stronger (especially the left side, which I've been trying to bring up). Right now a typical morning session after breakfast is something like:

Kneeling hip opener stretch on the left side, lying periformis stretches on both sides.
Lying exercises:

• Figure 4 bridge 20ish reps on the left side, 25 on the right, another 20 or so on the left (might also straighten the right leg when I'm working the left if I want to up the difficulty).
• Side-lying adductor leg raises, 20 or so on the left side, 20-25 on the right, another 15-20 on the left
• Clamshells, 15-20 on the left, 20ish on the right, another 15-20 on the left

Standing exercises-

• Body weight stiff legged hip hinge, single leg, 12 per side
• body weight squats 12-15
• High knee raises stepping forward to stretch the back of the joint, 12 on a side
• Body weight split squats, slow knee touchdown, which I've gone from around 5-6 to 9-10 reps each side

 

[Evaniel]

Strength and conditioning today for the hellhounds. I’m strong but my cardio is garbage. Going to start running every day in the morning to build that up.

I definitely need to do something about my cardio. I've finally gotten back to 10,000 steps a day, but my wind sucks.

 

[Scribe]

One of those days where all the work of the past month, comes together.

Dips at 75
Bench at 230
Flys at 160

All good stuff, and I think my shoulder is fatigued, but not hurt.

I should even get in tomorrow.

Winning boys.

 

[Evaniel]

One of those days where all the work of the past month, comes together.

Dips at 75