We’ve all been here.
Hitting legs so hard you can’t walk right for 2 weeks straight. Here’s a simple list of what not to do when you are lifting for STRENGTH.
1. Going to failure on every set of every exercise every time. This will cause extreme muscle fatigue & soreness that will lead someone to skip leg day for the next week, month or even year. Failure can be used, however, at the correct times.. not every time.
2. Poor exercise selection. Spending time doing 100 sets of quad extensions & neglecting the main compounds (squats, leg presses, RDLs, lunges, deadlifts etc) causing a lack of efficiency for a workout for strength gains.
3. Training randomly with no structure or progressive overload. Not tracking weights used or reps performed will eventually lead the body to be exposed to the same stress. This will lead to loss of motivation due to lack of progress & long term ruin your potential to get stronger.
I’ve did all 3, several clients of mine over the years have also.. but what stands out most for YOU?