By: Jessica Bunn
Gym goer climbing on stair climber equipment. Michael begins his leg day by climbing stairs.
Gym goer climbing on stair climber equipment. Michael climbs the equivalent of two flights of stairs to increase his heartrate.
Gym goer holding the bar on his shoulders. Michael gets his feet set prior to squatting to make sure he has the best foot placement.
Gym goer holding the bar on his shoulders. Michael squats just the bar to ensure his joints and muscles in his legs are warmed up before adding more weight.
Gym goer squats the bar. Michael squats the bar to ensure proper form before adding more weight.
Gym goer adds 45 pound plates to the bar. Michael adds a 45 pound weight to each side to make the squats more challenging while keeping his workout light.
Gym goer looks at bar with the 45 pound weights. Michael assesses the plates and gets in the mental headspace to squat the bar with the added weight.
Gym goer standing with his knees bent and weights on his shoulders. Michael starts squatting the added weight.
Gym goer squats with the weights on his shoulders. Michael looks straight ahead while thinking about keeping his form.
Gym goer squats bar and plates. Michael squats the bar and plates while maintaining proper form.
Gym goer holds the bar and plates on his shoulders. Michael completes his squats with the added weight.
Gym goer sits on equipment while holding the handles. Michael prepares to start his next workout in his leg day routine.
Gym goer lifts weight with his legs. Michael lifts the weight to workout his upper thigh muscles.
Gym goer sits on equipment. Michael takes a break between sets to allow his body to relax before lifting again.
Gym goer lifts weights. Michael added another plate to challenge himself a bit.
Gym goer jumps on black box. Michael works on his vertical jump by jumping on a box.
Gym goer squatting on a black box. Michael sticks the landing.
Gym goer running on a treadmill. Michael ends his workout by running on a treadmill.
Gym goer running on a treadmill. Michael begins to pick up his pace.
Gym goer running on a treadmill. Michael ends his run with a quick sprint before slowing down to a stop.
