I love squats, but they're also the most taxing movement I typically do. Leg training is usually the roughest for the majority of my clients, but it is so important to have a strong lower body.The best way to get the tough stuff over with is to start your week with it. I learned this from an awesome strength coach named Zach Even-Esh. He has always started his week off with heavy squats and lower body training since he started lifting as a teen. So many people want to do the easy stuff because it's Monday. Sorry, but Monday is just another day. Start the week off strong, get it over with, and train your legs off!
You can see in my lift today it was almost all lower body. I started off with squats, working up to 275, and I paired that with some glute medius work (the side of your butt). I then went on to heavy and high step ups. I used an 18-inch box with a 45lb kettlebell. The key on step-ups is to not hop off the bottom foot. The last movement was barbell walking lunges. I still had time at the end so I threw in some core work, which was difficult because it was fried from all the lifting!
Overall this was an awesome workout, and I'm pumped to have my heavy squats out of the way. There's no better wake-up call than a barbell full of metal on your back!
Get after it, and have an awesome week!
-Nick
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