100 1 25 25 bodybuilding.com
Bodybuilding.com Information Motivation Supplementation
in:

Kris Gethin 12-Week Daily Trainer - Week 4: Day 28!

Follow Kris as he takes you and himself through a 12-week transformation. In today's leg workout Kris uses some principles of Neil Hill's Y3T training.

Prepare for this grueling leg workout with Kris Gethin and Neil Hill and start building those lead pipes!

Week 4, Day 28: Legs - 11:21

Week 4, Day 28: Leg Workout

Leg Workout:

Superset:

  • Leg Press Leg Press

    Leg Press

    3 sets of 85 reps: 20 reps with feet at bottom of plate, 20 reps 1 inch up, 20 reps 1 inch up, 25 reps at top of plate
  • Barbell Squat Barbell Squat

    Barbell Squat

    3 sets of 20 reps

Resume normal sets:

Tips For This Workout Day

The Right Partner ///

  • It's always good to find a partner who will challenge you, not slow you down - find someone who may be more experienced, stronger or more dedicated than you.

Mind Over Matter ///

  • During your most difficult sets and reps, make sure to have a mental back-up to help you finish strong. A good mental back-up is unique for every individual - try imagining a loved one will be hurt if you don't finish your last few reps!

Partial Reps ///

  • During your partial reps for leg extensions, make sure to only move the weight 4-8 inches, never allowing the weight to touch the bottom of the rack to keep your muscles working.
  • The speed of partial reps is irrelevant as long as your reps are controlled.

Pre & Post-Workout Supplements

Take the diet plan with you!
Kris Gethin's Full Diet Plan (PDF 456 KB)

Recommended Articles


Bookmark and Share

Related Articles

About The Author

Kris is a writer and photographer and will be providing Bodybuilding.com with various types of articles.

RATE THIS ARTICLE
POOR
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
EXCELLENT
OVERALL RATING
7.7

Out of 10
Good
11 Ratings

139

Comments

Showing 1 - 25 of 139 Comments

(5 characters minimum)

      • notify me when users reply to my comment
Bodice

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
Bodice

I'm all about pushing yourself to the limit, but 3 sets of 85 reps, superset with squats seems like an injury waiting to happen, especially for someone who is trying to get into shape.

Jan 23, 2012 4:56pm | report
emccall3

Rep Power: 12877

  • rep this user
emccall3

Considering how light you have to go on these exercises to get 105 reps non-stop, the chances of you hurting yourself are slim... you frankly won't have the weight necessary to do so. This of course assumes your not trying to crank out 105 reps with what you normally use for 10.

Jan 25, 2012 7:03am | report
calebsutherland

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
calebsutherland

This is gonna be a brutal way to start tomorrow off! looking forward to it! This is my second time through the program.

Jan 26, 2012 1:42pm | report
Smokedduck

Rep Power: 16028

  • rep this user
Smokedduck

Lemme get this correct, In essence with it being a super set were doing 105 reps with the 2 excercises 3xs? A total of 315 reps? Then Leg extensions?

Jan 28, 2012 11:24am | report
Bodice

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
Bodice

Ha! Last time I went through this routine this seemed impossible. Did it today. Felt great.

Well actually, I wanted to die. But you know...in that good "productive" way...

Apr 17, 2012 4:34pm | report
kylesp1

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
kylesp1

just finished...can't walk but wow feels good to be done!

Jan 26, 2012 10:57pm | report
hishamterminata

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
hishamterminata

Same here, hell yaaa!

Mar 11, 2013 11:16am | report
AllofMyWhy

Rep Power: 31215

  • rep this user
AllofMyWhy

my angus has been peppered

Jan 28, 2012 3:25pm | report
Smokedduck

Rep Power: 16028

  • rep this user
Smokedduck

Down another 3.2lbs this week. Weighed in a day early this week, wont weigh in until next Monday (8days). A total of 14lbs in 28days, I am Very happy so far! (and sore)

Jan 29, 2012 7:19am | report
JasonJNagy

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
JasonJNagy

I'm losing some serious weight too. I'm down to 162.0 from 173.1. Over 11 pounds in 28 days is pretty crazy considering I'm not a big person. Feels so good. I love how reading posts such as yours give eachother motivation to keep pushing through this program. Plus the results are motivation enough.

Mar 10, 2012 9:28am | report
mark9691

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
mark9691

ouch..just did this workout and all I can say if you don't reach failure then something is wrong with you.

Jan 29, 2012 6:43pm | report
DanFinlayson

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
DanFinlayson

holy ****, that was a good workout, i can tell i'll be walking like a penguin for the next few days (y)

Jan 30, 2012 5:42am | report
JasonJNagy

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
JasonJNagy

Scares the $hit out of me doing this workout but I can't wait to destroy my legs tomorrow.

Mar 10, 2012 9:29am | report
conorbrazil

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
conorbrazil

agreed. first time i ever genuinely thought about using the lift to go downstairs afterwards :L

Jul 13, 2012 2:51pm | report
lucid879

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
lucid879

Holy S*^t! That was crazy work out., I'm glad I did it., legs already tightening up

Jan 31, 2012 12:48pm | report
djsimonmlb

Rep Power: 104771

  • rep this user
djsimonmlb

Can't wait for this morning's workout. Great video, I'm about to get some motivational rest!

Jan 31, 2012 11:16pm | report
joseph6044

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
joseph6044

Ok I am a little confused as well, in the video he is showing to do only 1 set of each. Is it 3 sets of each? Like you do the 85 reps on the leg press then straight into the 20 squats then rest and do it 2 more times for a total of 315 reps?

Feb 1, 2012 7:24am | report
abjaimes

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
abjaimes

That is exactly what I was wondering. I'm pretty sure that we should only do one complete set of 85 reps on the leg press being 20, 20, 20, 25 then jump straight into squats, not repeating the whole sequence again. But.. I would also suggest that depending on how good you feel after the whole superset then maybe another 2 supersets wouldn't be a bad idea to build those muscles.

Feb 2, 2012 2:18am | report
emccall3

Rep Power: 12877

  • rep this user
emccall3

You do three super sets, so yes, 315 reps.... then 3 sets of leg extensions with partials after the last set.

Feb 2, 2012 6:24am | report
lassend

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
lassend

i did this workout and man i was waddling, and cramped up in my thighs the whole way home in the car not feeling it so much today though i guess i'm getting that DOMS stuff that kris talked about at the begining

Feb 6, 2012 5:37am | report
lassend

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
lassend

you can really feel the weird tightness in your thighs like you would your calves its tomorrow and now i am feeling the soreness the sheet screwed me a little it didnt say resume normal sets so the leg extensions were part of the super set so all got super setted at once...yeah it was killer

Feb 6, 2012 10:20am | report
JasonJNagy

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
JasonJNagy

You do 85 press plus the 20 squats (superset) a total of 3 times. I'm assuming that after your first superset you might need at least a couple minutes rest to catch your breath before continuing to your 2nd and 3rd superset.

Mar 10, 2012 9:32am | report
ch1townp1noy

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
ch1townp1noy

so he says 4 sets for the leg press but the workout log says 3 which should i do?

Feb 4, 2012 7:24pm | report
JasonJNagy

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
JasonJNagy

I would do the 3 sets. I think he was mistaken. I go by what the charts say. Everyone else here is doing 3 sets.

Mar 10, 2012 9:34am | report
Eddymaori

Rep Power: 10

  • rep this user
Eddymaori

Got this workout, today looking forward to eating that scabby cat? I'm always scared of leg day.

Feb 12, 2012 11:00am | report
Showing 1 - 25 of 139 Comments

Featured Product

Give Us Feedback:
Report A Problem
Site Feedback
Follow Us:
Twitter
Facebook
RSS Feeds
Bodybuilding.com Newsletter

Receive exciting features,
news & special offers from Bodybuilding.com