
Like most gym people, I have a hate/love relationship with Leg Day. When it really comes down to it though, it is probably my favourite. As painful and awkward as it is to walk the next 2 days, it is SO Worth it. My legs were/are probably what need the most work in my opinion [and I like how strong they are getting] so that could be a contributing factor to my admiration and acceptance.
Going back about 5 years, I remember the first time my trainer made me do squats. It was my first time REALLY doing a workout at the gym. [Before that I would use the elliptical for 15 min and did a few machine weights on the lowest setting basically]. He put me on the Smith Machine with 10Lb on each side and said "do 10." I thought I was going to die after those 10. Then he told me I had another 2 sets. After THAT, I really thought I was going to die. He put another 5LB on each side and made me do 20 MORE SQUATS. Now, this is when I had literally NO muscle. That was a friday night and I could not even leave my bed... I literally had to crawl around like a worm all weekend.
Going back about 5 years, I remember the first time my trainer made me do squats. It was my first time REALLY doing a workout at the gym. [Before that I would use the elliptical for 15 min and did a few machine weights on the lowest setting basically]. He put me on the Smith Machine with 10Lb on each side and said "do 10." I thought I was going to die after those 10. Then he told me I had another 2 sets. After THAT, I really thought I was going to die. He put another 5LB on each side and made me do 20 MORE SQUATS. Now, this is when I had literally NO muscle. That was a friday night and I could not even leave my bed... I literally had to crawl around like a worm all weekend.