Day 16- Back, legs and biceps.

Was in the gym for about an hour today, didnt do any cardio as will be doing that tomorrow so didnt want to overwork my leg muscles any more than needed to (plus they were still a little sore from yoga the other day).

Training today consisted of:

1. Back-PulldownsRM, Seated rowRM and back extensionsRM.
2. Legs- Leg extensionRM, leg curlRM and sumo squatDB.
3. Biceps-CurlsRM, CurlsRM(cable machine) and seated concentration curlsDB.

Tried the sumo squat today as could not get on either the squat rack or the leg press machine. Sumo squat basically means positioning your legs about twice shoulder width apart, hence looing like a sumo wrestler minus the bulk. Great exercise for working the quads and glutes in particular.

TIP: The Eccentric part of a movement (for example lowering your arm in a bicep curl) is the part that really works the muscles and causes growth. At the moment my movement time for all my exercises is 1:2 which means for example in a bicep curl, 1 second up and two seconds down. When i progress my training and want to make it harder i can change this variable, for example 1:3 or 2:3. This is a great way to make your exercises harder so if you find yourself reaching a plateau in your training try changing the timings of your movement.