First Workout of 2007

My New Year's Day workout was Legs/Chest. I hit the gym late morning, and it was surprisingly busy, considering I went to the "casual" gym, and not the "hardcore" one. Must be the "New Year's Resolution" folks that show up for the first 3-weeks of the year.

It's good that Chest is the second part of my workout, because being a Monday, every single bench was occupied when I got there. I headed over to the squat racks, which were empty of course. I usually warm up with front-squats of just the bar for about a dozen reps. Then I usually do a couple warm-ups of 135 before moving on to my working set:

Squats - 190 x 21
Calf Raises - 180 x 19
Leg Curls - 80 x 12

I have also been doing a lot of stretching for legs. After training legs, I usually do about 10-minutes of stretching before moving on to the upper-body portion of the workout. After my stretching, a couple benches were finally available.

Bench Press - 185 x 12
Incline Smith - 185 x 10

My weights on bench are definitely down when following a leg workout, as compared to starting fresh. But endurance is one of the things that this routine will help to build.