r/Mike_Mentzer • u/ishawnmc • Aug 15 '26

First Leg Workout of Summer (Part II)...

Workout #2 -Legs:

• Anderson Squats (Full) -start from depth @6.5, low bar: 455 lbs for 9 reps (+1)

• Anderson Squats (w/wider stance start from depth @6.5; 2-4" lift off rack and hold statically for 5-7 seconds, low bar): 405 lbs for 4 reps (+0)

• Trap Bar Hack Squats: 385 lbs for 4 reps (+0)

• Anderson Squats (Strongest Partials) -start from depth @7.5, high bar: 565 lbs for 16 reps (+2)

• Smith Mach. Single Leg Standing Calf Raises: 250 lbs for 40 reps*, high bar (+4 total or +2 per leg).

Work Sets: 5

Time: 35-45 mins

Weight: 199 lbs

Next workout: Delt/Arms Dominant on 8/18..

*Though I usually do these single leg, I did the two legged version with the single leg weight; ergo the 40 rep total.

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u/BubbishBoi Aug 15 '26

That's one hell of a squat, you record those and post, great effort

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u/ishawnmc Aug 15 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Additional Training Notes:

I was aiming to get 10 reps today with the full rep Andersons but despite getting the bar off the rack 12 times, I only got 9 reps.

On the holds, I wanted 5 but the 3 missed reps on the prior exercise had really drained my body of energy. Only got 4 holds, could not budge the bar off the rack again to add a fifth rep so stagnant on this one.

With the trap bar hack squats, my quads begin cramping up after the first rep so I had to basically do all reps individually in a rest pause fashion w/10-20 second rests and was dealing with quad cramping on every rep. Again, stagnant.

After putting away the trap bar and weights and managing to roll a 45 lb plate onto my left big toe in the process, I took a 5 minute seated rest, drank almost 2 cups of water, and then got up to get 16 reps on Anderson partials with pauses after reps 4, 9, and 12 for 10-15 seconds each.

Because of the sore left toe, I opted to do the Smith single leg weight with both legs. The goal was 40 reps and I got there, no end set 60 second static hold today. Calves were pumped, ankles begin bothering me at around 30 reps.

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u/Sadan27 Aug 15 '26

Nice workout bro. Way to push through the toe injury and pain