My legs are really sore today. Yesterday was leg day and I have been working on getting deeper in my squats. I have always struggled with flexibility and for a long time worked on getting my butt down to the bench. For the past month or so I have removed the bench and have been focusing on getting deeper. AAfter a series of hip work with bands, I do some warm ups without weights focusing on getting deep in the squat.
A few weeks ago when I started this I did 95 lbs and max 135 lbs deep. Today I did a progression of 135, 185, 225. I did 3 sets at 225 of 3 reps each trying to go as deep as possible. I noticed that my hamstrings are very sore and I think this is a big reason. That is very good.
I ran today and it was a struggle with sore legs. I only did a little over 2 miles and then some stretching. Of course I ended with 100 dumbbell tricep presses with 15 lbs on each dumbbell, 60 hammer curls with 15 pounds each dumbbell, and 77 sit ups over 2 minutes. My goal is to get 100 sit ups in 2 minutes. I am getting there.
Overall not too bad today but I need to keep going after it. This is for my mental health as much as physical health. I have to try and stay positive on the day, especially when interacting with other people. Focus and let’s go!