Leg days generally take me longer to do than upper body. It just takes longer for my legs to fatigue. Plus my 70 yo jacked buddy who looks 50 was also there. Naturally, in between sets we shoot the shit. He goes longer than I do. When I arrived at the gym, his Benz was already parked and when I left, he was still training.
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That makes a ton of sense. Gotta enjoy those little moments in the gym 💪
Kudos to your bud looking 50 at 70, those are goals right there 🔥
I usually workout by myself, so I just get into a prison mentality to get shit done fast haha
I usually workout solo. I get in a very serious zone alot of the time. And most ppl are too distracted to ever train alongside me.
One of the reasons why it takes me longer to train legs is I do a variation of sumo squat with a 45-50 lb kettlebell where I hold this position down for 7-10 sec for 10 reps. Needless to say, it takes some time to finish the set.
That’s a king move right there 🔥
In my prime it would've been childs play as that varaiation is a martial arts stance (called horse stance) that I had to hold for 5 minutes for my black belt testing. The leg burn I felt after holding a horse stance for 5 minutes was worse than a kick to the balls with no cup. Doing these kettlebell squats this way I'm hoping to get back by prior leg strength from the old days.
But yeah, it's funny how the universe works...that same friend of mine has the same exact name as my father. Since my father passed away a while ago, he's been kinda like the father figure I haven't had in a looong time.
Bro. I used to train martial arts in high school, that was the best time of my life tbh. I remember doing and holding stances like that when in the dojo. Good times lol
Also, this gentleman being named after your father is so wholesome. Shows us that God always provides 🫶
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Yup same that was by far the best time of my life as well. From being a member of the demo team performing in front of a crowd to promote the dojo, competing in tournaments, to going through special training to become an instructor at a second dojo they were opening...they were like a second family to me.
My unsuspecting strength and ability to contort like a gymnast gave me a crazy instant notoriety at a new high school where I was the new unknown guy in my1st week into a new school during PE class leg pressing more than the star football players. I guess in a way that's my own Al Bundy 4 touchdown moment.🤣