Lift With Us Day 1

Hey guys and gals, our names are Jeff and Mike and we created this blog to show you how easy it is to be fit.  You just have to be somewhat committed to what you want to do.  We weight lift because we enjoy it.  To be honest we're pretty lazy at the gym, but if you just push yourself a little you can get to where you want.  I(Jeff) started lifting in March and I lost 40 pounds since that time.  I was 5' 7" and 205 pounds at the time and I was tired of being overweight.  Mike started a little bit after and his goal is to gain weight.  He's 5' 10" and 155 pounds so he's relatively skinny and wants to bulk up.  He's gained a little bit of weight since then.  We don't lift that much weight and it's fairly easy to get to where you want.  In this blog, I will tell you exactly what we do every day, what I eat(because Mike's diet is shit) and I'll even include videos of some of the lifts we do in case you don't know what the lifts are.  We're pretty novice lifters, but we kind of have the basics down.

Today is Day 1 and its a leg day.  Legs are the foundation to getting the body you want.  They are your biggest muscles so don't be afraid to use them!  Push them as far as you can.

Our first lift is the squat.  Probably the best leg lift possible because it pretty much works out everything (quads, hamstrings, ass, etc).  In the video we show you our squats and our form could be a lot better.  We should be going lower... but we're working on it.

1 Warm up set (95 pounds)
3 Sets 8-10 reps (135,155,185)

Our second lift is leg extensions.  This works out mainly the quads and is a pretty basic lift.  You sit at the machine, pick the weight you want and lift your legs up.

1 Warm up set (100 pounds)
5 Sets 10-12 reps (130,145,160,175,190)

Our third and final lift of the day is leg press (sorry I don't have a video).  This is a pretty basic lift as well.  You will be at a seated angled position with your feet near the bottom of a press.  With your feet near the bottom you work mainly your quads as well, but if you move your feet up you begin to work out more on your hamstrings.

1 Warm up Set (1 plate 45 pounds each side)
3 Sets (3 plates, 3 plates, 4 plates)

We kept this workout pretty short and afterwards we did a little bit of cardio.  We shot around on the basketball court for about 10-15 minutes and that was all we did cardio wise.  Below you'll see videos of our first 2 lifts and you even get to see Mike suck during his shoot around. 

Diet
12 pm: Pumpkin Curry with white rice
4 pm: Sticky rice with mushroom and sausage
7 pm: Sticky rice with mushroom and sausage, and split pea soup
11 30 pm: Protein shake (myofusion 50g protein)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwY1CtxD2wk