Barbell Lower Body - Younger

     I thought that I would format my posts a little differently going forward. Music plays a huge role in my training. There have been times when I had no desire to train but a certain song pushed me to try. Other times, the music matched my mood and increased my intensity and drive. Sometimes it's a particular song, sometimes an album. With that in mind, I'm putting a meaningful song in the title of each post. Maybe it will help to give a little insight into my world. I'll also link to the video in the blog. OK, moving on.

     I used the same basic template as the other lower body day that I found on Mean Muscles. You can find that workout here. I switched it up by changing the type of squats and also by changing up the accessory squats. Here's what got done:

BODYWEIGHT SQUATS:

(x15) 4x

BOX SQUATS:

(65lb x12) 3x

75lb x10

95lb x8

BARBELL RDL:

(95lb x10) 2x

(105lb x10) 2x

125lb x10

SKATER SQUATS:

(x5 ea leg) 5x

CALF RAISES:

*I was supposed to do them raised, but I had nothing I could safely do them on. I was going to use plates, however, I train barefoot, and the plates hurt lol. I simply didn't feel like going upstairs to get my shoes. So, to switch it up, I changed my foot position on each set. 

95lb Straight Toes x10

95lb Toes in x10

95lb Toes out x10

95lb Toes in x10

95lb Toes out x10

Here's some info on changing toe position for calf raises. Improve your calf raises.

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     So that was it. I think we did pretty good tonight. The skater squats weren't picture perfect, but I'm surprised I was even able to do them! The next time we do them, I'll increase the quantity. 

     I'm getting older, my body has more aches and pains and some days I just don't have the oomph that I used to. Even with all of that, I think I'm still doing well, and I know that I'm still actually healthier now than I was when I was 20. Here's to being younger, but I'm also raising a horn to being aged like wine.