Name: Playbook - Matthew Nitto - Quads/Calves with Light Hamstrings
Uploaded: 2021-04-09T14:55:47.796Z
Duration: 75 min
Description: Quads/Calves with Light Hamstrings

Joe Mennella

Another squat heavy leg workout today. Get ready to work bc we do a lot of volume in a shorter period of time!

Putting our feet in a neutral stance or outside shoulder width gives us more overall power in the movement so we can move more weight

Squats (outside shoulder width)

Standard back squats with a little twist each rep consists of a 4 second negative to increase the time under tension. No cheating!

Squats (4 second negatives)

Another elevated heels movement to keep the focus on the quads. This also helps people who lack the mobility in their ankles to do a front squat without falling forward

Elevated Front Squats

Low Placement Leg Press with Calf Presses 

The last 3 sets of leg press keep the same weight and use a standard foot placement and pump out some reps!

4 second negatives on these keep the sled on your toes the whole time. I personally never found the leg press risk/reward to really be worth it so I like to keep these light and hyper focused

Leg Press (Low Foot Placement)

If you don’t have this machine any calf raise alternative will do. Pause at with each squeeze and with each stretch

Calf Presses

Quads and Calf Compound Set

Try to get to as close to parallel to the floor or even past parallel if you can. We want to feel a massive stretch in the hamstrings without using the lower back

Good Mornings

Keep these on the higher rep range and always always over emphasis the squeeze!

Seated Hamstring Curls

Quads/Calves with Light Hamstrings

Nathan

Kicked my ass, but the pump was worth it!

Week 1 - Quads with Light Hamstrings and Calves

Scott Hitt

Week 1 - Back with Light Chest

siasid

Week 1 - Shoulders with Light Arms

I can’t walk now,😂 but the workout was great!

the most vicious leg day I’ve Ever done lol, gave up halfway. You’re a beast

Miles Gratz

Week 1 - Hamstrings/Deadlifts with Light Quads and Calves

Massive chest!! Great exercise selection.👏🏼

Week 1 - Chest with Light Back

Sick arm mind muscle connection and pump!

Week 1 - Arms with Light Shoulders

Back with Light Chest

Great I think u forgot the rests for one of the exercises (cable row rear delt ?)

Tremendous pump. Workout was well structured and organized!

Quads/Calves with Light Hamstrings

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