Legs (Repeat)
(Week 4, Muscle Max Split)Day Overview
This second leg session continues to push volume and intensity, emphasizing heavy compound lifts and targeted isolation. The goal is to induce hypertrophy through mechanical tension and metabolic stress, with a focus on proper form and controlled tempo to maximize muscle recruitment and growth.
Exercises
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• Front Squats
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, positioning the barbell across the front of your shoulders, resting on your clavicles and fingertips supporting the bar. Keep your chest up, core engaged, and elbows high to maintain the bar's position. Initiate the movement by hinging at the hips and bending the knees, lowering your hips down and back as if sitting into a chair. Keep your knees tracking over your toes and your torso upright throughout the descent. Pause briefly at the bottom, then drive through your heels to return to the starting position, maintaining a strong core and upright posture. Maintain proper form by avoiding letting your knees cave inward or your chest collapse forward.
Prescribed Sets:
Perform 4 sets of 8-10 reps at RPE 8, controlling the descent (3 seconds) and driving up explosively. Focus on core stability and depth to target quads and core.
Working Sets:
4
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• Romanian Deadlift
Focus on hamstring engagement by lowering the barbell with a slight knee bend while keeping the back straight.
Prescribed Sets:
Execute 4 sets of 8-10 reps at RPE 8, maintaining a flat back and hinging at hips to target hamstrings and glutes.
Working Sets:
4
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• Bulgarian Split Squats
Stand with your back facing a bench or elevated surface. Place the top of your right foot on the bench behind you, keeping your other foot flat on the ground about two feet in front. Keep your torso upright, core engaged, and chest lifted. Lower your hips by bending your front knee until your thigh is parallel to the ground or slightly below, ensuring your front knee stays aligned over your toes. Push through your front heel to return to the starting position. Maintain proper posture throughout, avoiding leaning forward or arching your back. Switch legs and repeat. Keep movements controlled and steady, focusing on balance and muscle engagement.
Prescribed Sets:
Complete 3 sets of 10-12 reps per leg at RPE 8, emphasizing controlled movement and balance for unilateral hypertrophy.
Working Sets:
3
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• Seated Calf Raises
Sit on the calf raise machine with your feet positioned on the foot platform, ensuring the balls of your feet are supported. Place your thighs under the padded lever. Push through the balls of your feet to raise your heels as high as possible, squeezing your calves at the top. Slowly lower your heels back down to the starting position, feeling the stretch in your calves. Keep your knees stationary throughout the movement, and avoid using momentum by controlling the movement with your calf muscles.
Prescribed Sets:
Perform 4 sets of 15-20 reps at RPE 8, focusing on slow eccentric and peak contraction for calf hypertrophy.
Working Sets:
4
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• Glute Kickback Machine
To perform the glute kickback on the machine, start by adjusting the machine to fit your height. Position yourself facing the machine with your knees on the padded platform and your feet resting on the footrest. Secure your knees under the padded lever. Begin the exercise by extending one leg straight back, keeping your knee slightly bent and your foot flexed. Focus on squeezing your glutes at the top of the movement. Slowly return to the starting position without letting the weight rest completely. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions before switching to the other leg. Maintain a neutral spine throughout the movement and avoid arching your back.
Prescribed Sets:
Perform 3 sets of 12-15 reps per leg at RPE 8, emphasizing glute contraction and controlled movement.
Working Sets:
3
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• Barbell/Dumbbell Calf Raise
Perform standing calf raise with a barbell or a dumbell. Use a single leg if using a dumbbell.
Prescribed Sets:
Perform 4 sets of 15-20 reps at RPE 8, emphasizing slow eccentric and peak contraction.
Working Sets:
4
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• Ab Crunch Machine
Sit on the crunch machine with your back flat against the pad and feet secured under the foot pads. Place your hands behind your head or across your chest. Engage your core and curl your upper body forward by contracting your abdominal muscles, bringing your chest closer to your knees. Keep your neck in a neutral position and avoid pulling on your neck with your hands. Exhale as you crunch, then slowly return to the starting position while inhaling. Maintain controlled movement throughout to maximize engagement of the abdominal muscles.
Prescribed Sets:
Complete 3 sets of 15-20 reps with RPE 8, focusing on controlled crunching motion and full contraction of the abs.
Working Sets:
3
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• Ab Wheel Rollout
Kneel holding ab wheel, roll forward extending body, roll back contracting abs.
Prescribed Sets:
Perform 3 sets of 12-15 reps at RPE 8, maintaining core tightness and slow reps for maximal ab engagement.
Working Sets:
3