Daily Challenge Complete! 255 reps!
Leg Day!
Back Squat - 4x12
Leg Press - 3x12
Walking Lunges - 3x12
Hammy Curls - 3x15
Leg Extensions - 3x15
Hip Thrusters - 3x15
I considered doing a run with Apollo... then I walked down the stairs of my gym and instantly decided that wasn't possible lol.
Hip Thrusters are a new exercise for me. However, I recently came across an article in the Journal of Sports Science that describes some pretty significant strength gains from athletes with no hip thruster experience. Aside from staying active on here, I've been pretty absent from writing any posts over the last few weeks, so I'll probably find time today to do a short write up of the article.
With that being said, I wanted to try it out at the end of a routine, really just to get a feel for the exercise itself. I intend on implementing the actual plan to my workout starting next week to see where I land after two months. It'll be an interesting experiment to see if I see the same strength gains as these college athletes (I'm actually hoping for more :D).
Edit: I wrapped up the article outlining the research that was conducted. Check it out here!
A good reminder for me. I've never done these before but could really benefit from this for my upcoming season. I'll try to incorporate some into my home workout for now.