Legs and shoulder workout 4-6-26
Barbell deadlift: 4 sets, 3 - 5 reps
Single leg unilateral press: 4 sets, 3 - 6 reps per arm
Barbell front squat: 4 sets, 3 - 5 reps
Landmine press: 4 sets, 3 - 6 reps per arm
Ipsilateral hand supported step down: 4 sets, 2 - 5 reps per leg
Revolved side plank: 15 - 20 secs per side
I’ve been doing a pretty comprehensive morning mobility routine, so I’ve been skipping on a proper warm up before my workouts. Instead I’ve been doing a few extra sets with lighter weight to start. And since the movements I’ve been doing on my strength days are more basic than functional, I think I’ve been able to get away with it. I think it also helps that my strength workouts have been pretty low intensity, with long rest intervals.
This week I switched from dumbbells on my single leg unilateral press to kettlebells. We do that move in my kettlebell class, shout out to Beth Lewis, and so I thought it made sense that I use a kettlebell during my workouts. I also feel like the movement is more natural with a kettlebell as opposed to a dumbbell.
I also switched up the last two exercises in my last superset. I saw the ipsilateal hand supported step down on the FunctionalBodybuilding channel, a good resource to find new exercises and to witness proper form, and thought having that move in the workout would be a fun change. And I’ve been wanting to incorporate revolved side planks into my routine, so I put them in as well. I had fun doing this workout.