I'm about to train legs 5 days in a row

[walshyn93]

Starting tomorrow. I've been sick with the flu the last 2 weeks. I've got a different training partner lined up for each day so it'll be hard to back out of.

You think I can do it?

[walshyn93]

Will bump this thread daily with updates.

[zak2210]

Good luck with your walking/standing goals of 2014!

[OsPerez1996]

Since you haven't trained in a while, I presume that after the first day you'll have sick DOMS.

So good luck, is all I could say.

[ClassActJack]

works out day one, skips next three days due to DOMS

[daechi]

nervous system collapse > doms, mouth sores, body fever

good luck

[wahibium]

If you are able to workout legs on successive days (with hypertrophy as goal), then you were not REALLY working out.

[APaolo]

Whats the point?

[Cranz]

You can get away with it for sometime if you are only squatting with low volume.

[Broscientist88]

squat heavy 3 times, on tues and thurs do high rep squats.. give your cns some sort of a break

[Mdenatale]

Starting tomorrow. I've been sick with the flu the last 2 weeks. I've got a different training partner lined up for each day so it'll be hard to back out of.

You think I can do it?

It's just one week I'm sure you'll survive, but I suspect performance will decline each day and what's the point of doing this?

[walshyn93]

Just finished training. Completed 5 sets of 5 at 90kg on the squat (about 15kg less than I was able to do before), then did hamstring curls (39kgs 3x10) followed by seated calfs (59kgs for 3 high rep sets, approx 20-25).

I did a long warm up beforehand and am going to do an even longer one before tomorrow's session and I'm going to add in some mobility (hard rubber ball rolly thingy) work too.

To those asking what's the point? I really don't know. I just decided to see if it was possible, and yes I do intend to do proper workouts each time and I expect to add weight as the week goes on because I'll be regaining strength that I lost.

I have a very fast recovery time in general, so much so that training partners really hold me back, because I can train more often than them (or maybe they just don't want to!), so I'm just trying to push my limits and see what I'm capable of. Aware on CNS fatigue. I will be keeping an eye on that and I don't intend to push myself to the point where I harm myself.

[rowza]

When I train legs I can hardly walk the next day if I train hard, so im guessin they will ne chitty training sessions , but goodluck keep us updated

[bucsdodgers]

Try m,w,f 1st or 2-3 days in a row and see how it goes before you comment to 5 days in a row!

[walshyn93]

When I train legs I can hardly walk the next day if I train hard, so im guessin they will ne chitty training sessions , but goodluck keep us updated

DOMS all depends on how often you train. The more often the less DOMS. My hope is that DOMS will die out by the 3rd day and then I can push myself even harder as the days go by. I went lighter than usual today obviously because I'm just back from illness (and also the knowledge that I have 4 more days), tomorrow is going to be more gruelling and I intend to make it harder each day. The extended warmup should get rid of my DOMS from today and hopefully allow me to have a proper session.

My friend used to get the worst DOMS until I convinced him to train a muscle group while it was still sore from a previous session. Lo and behold he now gets virtually no DOMS because he started to make use of the repeated bout effect.

[walshyn93]

Day 2. I had typical DOMS this morning, nothing major and nothing that didn't largely disappear after a brisk walk to the gym followed by a lengthy warmup.

Started with squats. 80kgs for 4 sets of 8 reps. My hamstring DOMS had disappeared by the 3rd set so I went ATG on the last 2 sets. Felt really good, especially at the top of the movement on dem glutes.

Moved on to leg extentions. 59kgs for 3 sets of 10 reps. What I noticed is there was a much quicker build-up of lactic acid than usual on the second day. I assume the explanation for this is the obvious one, but I thought it was interesting to note.

Seated calfs. Pretty much the same as yesterday, except I moved the weight from 59kg to 65kg for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th set which probably resulted in less reps overall, but the intensity was the same as yesterday. (Note: My calfs naturally are not very good so I usually train them whenever I'm in the gym and have time at the end, so training them 5 days in a row is nothing out of the ordinary for me)

I think I'll add more volume tomorrow, but I might substitute squats for squat press and add in stiff deads. We'll see.

[walshyn93]

Day 3. Squat press: Aimed for 12 x 4 on 200kg. Would have failed on 11 on the last set, but didn't attempt it because no spotter. Sick quad pump though.
Stiff legged deadlift: 12 x 4 on 75kg. Didn't go near failure. Still some tightness in the hams from the last 2 days throughout but nothing major.
Leg ext: 3 x 10 59kg. Failed on last set on about 8 or 9th rep. Probably could have used some more rest between sets.
Calfs, same as yesterday only I wasn't happy with the form today. My concentration was off towards the end.