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Cassandra Martin is known for serious muscles and heavy lifting. Get ready for quad focused leg workout that'll run you ragged. ► 10 Best Leg Exercises for Building Muscle: https://bbcom.me/3nqsR0V ► Subscribe to the Channel: http://bit.ly/2DK5lGD "People have this misconception that if you lift like a guy, you're going to look like a guy," says Cassandra Martin, an Instagram fitness sensation and Gym Shark-sponsored athlete. "It's all in the way you carry yourself. I think the way bodybuilders look is a beautiful shape anyone can achieve." "As I got stronger, I grew more obsessed with lifting a lot of weight," she explains. "And when my body started to change, it was always for the better." 1. Barbell Back Squat: 4 sets, 10-12 reps 2. Front Squat: 4 sets, 10-12 reps 3. Narrow Stance Smith Machine Squat: 4 sets, 10-12 reps 4. Leg Extensions: 4 sets, 10-12 reps | Barbell Back Squat | Squats are king because they're the most challenging leg movement you can do. They work all the lower-body musculature and have been shown to spike muscle-building hormone release. In fact, squatting before doing curls has even been shown to significantly improve arm strength! High bar or low bar? That's up to you and your goals. High bar, where the bar rests atop the traps, hits all the leg musculature fairly evenly. Low bar, a favorite of powerlifters, targets the glutes and allows you to lift more weight. Not sure which? Choose the variation that allows you to squat deeper, more comfortably, and without excessively rounding your back. | Barbell Front Squat | Shifting the bar from the back to the front of the body changes your squat dramatically. Front squats emphasize the quads over the glutes and hams, which means you'll sacrifice some of the load. It also helps you maintain a more vertical torso position, which can help increase squat depth and perhaps decrease the risk of lower back injury. Front squats also demand—and build—serious upper back and core strength. Those benefits also apply to variations like dumbbell front squats and goblet squats. Think you're too strong for goblets? Strength coach and physical therapist John Rusin requests that you do half your body weight for 20 reps and reconsider. Cassandra Martin is known for serious muscles and heavy lifting on Instagram, but doesn't share much else in her posts. She and her husband Hunter stopped by to discuss how they train, how their work makes her stronger, and why she feels lifters should eat their way through a plateau. ► Cass Martin Podcast: https://bbcom.me/3vs0EJY | More Workouts w/ Cass Martin | ► Cassandra Martin's Heavy Back Workout: https://bbcom.me/3vsVME3 ► Cassandra Martin's No-Mercy Shoulder-Pump Workout: https://bbcom.me/2Qt4CDf | Follow Cass Martin | ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casssmartin/ ========================================­===== | Follow Us | ► YouTube: http://bit.ly/1RSJFa4 ► Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1lomhpr ► Instagram: http://bit.ly/1LzBxab ► Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RSJQlL ► Google+: http://bit.ly/1NRe8qu ► Pinterest: http://bit.ly/1OOZgY4 ► Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1NRebm0 We are Bodybuilding.com. Your transformation is our passion. We are your personal trainer, your nutritionist, your supplement expert, your lifting partner, your support group. We provide the technology, tools and products you need to burn fat, build muscle and become your best self. ]]> Wed 28 Apr 2021 23:17:27 +0200 https://www.nutra-365.com/videos/104/leg-day-with-cass-martin/ https://www.nutra-365.com/videos/314/heavyweight-texas-strongman-austin-haye-life-of-iron-episode-2/
How do you balance the life as a Texas Strongman with a family and a successful career? GASP athlete, Austin Haye, takes us inside the world of being a competitive strongman. ► Shop GASP Apparel & Accessories: http://bbcom.me/2nH1SR5 | Follow Strongman Austin Haye | ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tx_strength/ | Introduction | Heavyweight Texas Strongman Austin Haye is currently working in the financial industry as a Credit Analyst at a bank. | Personal Fitness Goals | My personal fitness goals have always been more or less to improve on what I’ve already built and (more recently) staying healthy. …destination has given me that environment that inspires hard work and intensity, as well as the equipment I need for training towards whatever goal I’m chasing. | Biggest Obstacles | Time commitments with family and injuries. While I love pumping iron and getting stronger, my family always has to come first. With a baby on the way, I’ll have to balance my time a little more efficiently to make sure I’m not missing out on anything important at home. Injuries have also been an obstacle I seem to keep running to, especially in 2016. I herniated a disc in my lower back in 2013 and never got it fixed, then it ruptured a year later and I had to get surgery to fix it at the end of 2014. Ever since then, I’ve struggled mentally to work past the fear of re-injuring it. | Advice for Fellow Fitness Enthusiasts | 1. Set goals and write them down. There’s a sense of accountability towards yourself when you write goals down on paper and commit to them. 2. Find others to pursue those goals with you. Whether that’s joining one of the many group training sessions at …destination or putting together a training crew, it’s always better to train with other people. I’m always encouraged to push myself harder and put more effort into my training when I’ve got other people there with me putting in just as much effort. 3. Enjoy fitness – but don’t obsess over it. The point of fitness is to enhance your quality of life, not limit it. Granted, there are times when you’ll have to prep for a show or a meet and you will have to have a very strict schedule/diet, but this should only be for the season. But when you’re not competing, don’t cancel plans with family and friends because it interferes with leg day, or don’t limit the places you’ll go/travel because you won’t have access to boiled chicken and broccoli (that’s a bit extreme, but you know what I’m getting at). ========================================­===== | Strongman Austin Haye's Favorite GASP Apparel | ► GASP Ribbed T-Back Tank: http://bbcom.me/2nGUwNj ► GASP Vintage T-Back: http://bbcom.me/2nG5t1E ► GASP Basic Utility Tee: http://bbcom.me/2nGogd0 ► GASP Jersey Training Pant: http://bbcom.me/2BJzYwn ► GASP No. 89 Mesh Pant: http://bbcom.me/2BK0RQR ►GASP #1 Mesh Shorts: http://bbcom.me/2nGJIPb ► GASP Gym Hood Jacket: http://bbcom.me/2nItoNU | Strongman Austin Haye's Favorite GASP Accessories | ► GASP Training Belt: http://bbcom.me/2BJzZQX ► GASP Power Belt: http://bbcom.me/2nHcSxF ► GASP Power Wrist Straps: http://bbcom.me/2nI3Bpj ► GASP Hardcore Wrist Wraps: http://bbcom.me/2BYah6X ========================================­===== | Bodybuilding.com | ► Supplement Store: http://bbcom.me/2nHWKw6 ► Sales & Specials: http://bbcom.me/2nKjvzl ► Fitness Articles: http://bbcom.me/2nIISkY ► Premium Fitness Plans: http://bbcom.me/2BJA2MD ========================================­===== | Follow Us | ► Twitch: http://bit.ly/2q1dttE ► YouTube: http://bit.ly/1RSJFa4 ► Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1lomhpr ► Instagram: http://bit.ly/1LzBxab ► Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RSJQlL ► Google+: http://bit.ly/1NRe8qu ► Pinterest: http://bit.ly/1OOZgY4 ► Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1NRebm0 We are Bodybuilding.com. Your transformation is our passion. We are your personal trainer, your nutritionist, your supplement expert, your lifting partner, your support group. We provide the technology, tools and products you need to burn fat, build muscle and become your best self. ]]> Tue 06 Feb 2018 16:34:33 +0200 https://www.nutra-365.com/videos/314/heavyweight-texas-strongman-austin-haye-life-of-iron-episode-2/