No Barbell Leg Workout with Sadie Meyer (she/her/hers)

No Barbell Leg Workout with Sadie Meyer (she/her/hers)

Warm-Up Suggestions: 

  • Treadmill (low speed) 
  • Leg Throws 
  • Lunge and Twist 
  • Lateral Band Walk 
  • Bootlegged Squat 
  • Banded Good Morning
  • Hip Circles 

 

Workout: 

1A. Leg Press: 4 working sets (increase weight each set as reps decrease) 

  • Set 1: 15 reps (warm-up) 
  • Set 2: 12 reps (warm-up) 
  • Set 3: 8-10 reps 
  • Set 4: 8-10 reps 
  • Set 5: 6-8 reps 
  • Set 6: 6-8 reps 

Rest 2:00

 

2A. Dumbbell Goblet Squat: 4 sets x 8 reps (heavy), 8 reps (moderate) 

Note: Pick a heavy weight for the first 8 reps, then drop the weight in half and perform 8 more reps. 

Rest 2:00 

 

3A. Bulgarian DB Split Squats: 4 sets x 8 reps/leg 

Rest 1:30 

 

4A. Leg Extension Machine: 4 sets x 8 reps heavy, drop weight 25%-50% x 10 reps 

4B. Bodyweight Lunge: 4 sets x 20 reps/leg 

Rest 2:00

 

 

Designed by Sadie Meyer, MS, CPT 

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