DAY 4: LEGS
Origin prior to walking into the gym. 2 scoops. Still tastes great. Like a slightly watered-down Hawaiian Punch… delicious! Focus was DEAD ON today. The mind-muscle connection with this supplement is fantastic and I needed it today because I put my legs through the grind big time. Instead of doing the compound movements first I instead decided to pre-exhaust the legs and saved squats for last. Everything got punished today and we’ll see if ORIGIN can help with the DOMS I’m accustomed to after a strenuous leg routine!
WARMUP: 12 minutes on the Stair Master machine
STIFF LEGGED DEADLIFT: 95×12 warmup 135×12 155×10 165×8 95×12
BARBELL LUNGES: 45×10 65×10 85×10 95×8 (reps each leg)
SEATED CALF RAISE: 50×20 60×17 70×15
HAMSTRING CURLS: 55×20 70×15 75×15
LEG EXTENSION: 55×20 60×20 65×20
BARBELL BACK SQUATS: 45×10 135×15 145×12 155×12
LEG PRESS: 215×15 235×15 255×15
COOLDOWN: 10 minute walk at 3.0mph pace with 7.5% elevation on treadmill
By the time I got to the squats my legs were destroyed… and this was the point. To see what fibers I still had left to rip up
Pre-exhaustion certainly led to a decrease in the weight I’m used to squatting but it had quite the effect on my goal to push myself beyond my limits. The first 8-10 of each set of squats was generally easy, but towards the higher end of each set my legs began to shake. 135/145/155 is usually a warmup weight for me on the leg days when I actually squat first so this isn’t a weight I’m not used to… but try doing squats at the end of your workout and it’ll change your mindset for sure. ORIGIN kept me amped up and in the zone the entire time I was in the gym. My concentration began to falter slightly during the leg press since I had been in the gym at that point for almost 2 hours. I almost wanted to dose more halfway through
! Felt great. Probably not going to be able to walk tomorrow… we’ll see 
DJ