Day 30: SHOCK Leg Training
**I’m excluding all warm up sets**
Superset I
Back Squats: 355lbs x 8, 355lbs x 8, 355lbs x 8 , 355lbs x 8, 355lbs x 8
superset w/
Front Squats (closed stance): 225lbs x 8, 225lbs x 8, 225lbs x 8, 225lbs x 8, 225lbs x 8
Superset II
Walking Barbell Lunges: 135lbs x 26 paces, 135lbs x 26 paces, 135lbs x 24 paces, 135lbs x 22
superset w/
Leg Extensions: 200lbs x 15, 200lbs x 15, 200lbs x 15, 200lbs x 15
Precor Stationary Bike: 25 minutes
Thoughts
Another brutal leg workout. Supersetting squats in that manner is a lot more taxing then it appears to be. I never lock out and typically do a modified motion similiar to what might see Ronnie Coleman doing. This involves a deep stretch while taking about the top quarter of the movement. This is one of the best applications of the constant tension principle.
The last few sets of lunges and leg extensions I had to sit down to catch my breath. My legs were fully engorged with blood and after my last set I layed down on the gym room floor with my legs propped up to redistribute from my legs. Nothing like getting lightheaded during a leg workout…eh?
As always, I’m really trying to bring out the sweep in my thighs. This primarily the reason I prefer closed stance front squats. I have found this extremely effective in building up the vastus lateralis which can give the outside of your thighs a really nice shape. It can really provide a nice illusion of increased mass when flexed properly as well.
Discussion
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Originally Posted by livinonlava
This is a great way of describing one of the effects I experience with GAKIC. It seems like I’m not straining for reps but rather executing with stricter form greater “mental” connection to the muscle I’m training. If Aplodan delivers a similar result, the stack will be quite interesting.
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The thing with Aplodan is that since it allows for enhanced stimulation of skeletal muscle fibers by reinforcing the nueromuscular junction it can cause greater “pain” as well. This is based on my own experience of course.
Typically, when you perform a movement certain fatigue factors set which is why you stop the movement. Those fatigue factors include hydrogen ions that cause pH changes which negatively impact sarcolemmal intregrity. This alters excitability and membrane potential. By making the sarcolemma (cell membrane) less susceptible to fatigue related ionic changes you allow for greater quantal recruitement (summation) of muscle fibers through a more efficient activation of motor cell units. In turn, this allows for greater contraction and ultimately stimulation of the muscle for growth.
Soooo, GAKIC on the other hand just causes decreased sensation of fatigue factors by the nervous system. “The burn” caused by lactate build up isn’t as strong thus allowing you to push out a few more reps. In essence, it is just tricking your mind into thinking you are less a fatigued which can cause greater stimulation in itself. They could have called it Mind over MatterTech.
As you can see, the two supplements do stack well together by manipulating fatigue sensation and the onset of neuromuscular fatigue. Of course, if you don’t bust your ass in the gym, you can’t appreciate these at all. This doesn’t coincide with what the caffeine/NO2 crowd’s idea of what a supplement “should” be.
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