Heavy Leg Day: Squats + Hack Squat to Failure + Walking Lunges | Second Week Back Progress

Back with another Monday Leg Session — the heaviest training day of the week.
This session includes Back Squats, Hack Squats to Failure, and Walking Lunges + Farmer’s Walk supersets to finish.

This is Week 2 back after a deload / break period, so we’re building strength back up while pushing smart intensity. Not every rep was clean. Not every set was perfect. But we showed up and we worked — and that’s what actually grows muscle.

📍 Workout Breakdown (Timestamps)
0:00 – Intro / Session Overview
0:19 – Warm-Up & Ramp-Up Sets
1:20 – 120kg Squat Warm-Up (Bar Position + Technique talk)
1:46 – Nick’s 130kg Squat Set
2:16 – 130kg Work Set (Braces & Belt On)
2:55 – Nick’s Top Set Attempt
3:28 – 140kg Squat Working Set
3:56 – 150kg Squat – Attempting 5 Reps
4:44 – Moving to Hack Squats
5:12 – 3 Plates Per Side Hack Squat Warm-Up
5:55 – 4 Plates Per Side – *Hack Squat to Failure*
6:44 – Nick’s Heavy Hack Squat Set
7:26 – Final Hack Squat Failure Attempt
7:51 – Walking Lunges + 35kg Dumbbell Farmer’s Walk Superset
8:33 – Finish / Recap
8:52 – Join the Midlife Muscle Skool Community

💪 Main Exercises

Back Squat: Worked up to 150kg for reps

Hack Squat: 4 plates per side, final set taken to true failure
Walking Barbell Lunges: 45kg down-and-back
Farmer’s Walk: 35kg dumbbells, conditioning-style finisher

🎯 Training Notes

Week 2 after time off = strength is still returning
Some sets should go to failure — but not every session
Always leave 1–2 reps in the tank except when testing limits deliberately

🔥 Join the Midlife Muscle Community

We’ve built a free group for people who actually train:
Training logs • Diet support • Technique • Motivation • Progress checks
👉 Link: 👨‍🎓 Community: https://www.skool.com/midlife-muscle-...


Welcome to the channel 👊 I’m Stu, nearly 50 years old and still pushing heavy iron every single week. This channel is all about real gym training – no fluff, no gimmicks – just raw, unfiltered workouts with me and my training partner. Expect weekly uploads covering strength training, hypertrophy, push–pull–legs splits, and how to keep building muscle as you get older.

If you’re over 40 or 50 and want to see how to keep progressing in the gym, subscribe and join the journey.

Playlists & Popular Videos:
🎥 Full gym playlist:    • Heavy Leg Day Workout After a Week Off | S...  
💪 Current gym routine:    • Gym stuff I do  
🏋️ Braingain 45KG Adjustable Dumbbells review:    • World’s Heaviest Adjustable Dumbbells? 💪 B...  

Support & Socials
👨‍🎓 Community: https://www.skool.com/midlife-muscle-...
📸 Instagram:   / beefschew  
🕙 TikTok:   / beefschew  
🗣️ Facebook   / beefschew  
☕ Support: buymeacoffee.com/beefschew
🐤 Twitter (X):   / beefschew  

“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”

This channel covers: gym workouts, weekly workout videos, strength training over 40, strength training over 50, bodybuilding over 40, bodybuilding over 50, hypertrophy training, push pull legs workouts, raw gym footage, partner workout routines, workout motivation, natural bodybuilding, weight training for men, fitness journey over 50.

#gym #strengthtraining #musclebuilding #fitnessover40 #fitnessover50 #bodybuilding #pushpulllegs #weighttraining #workoutmotivation #gymvlog #naturalbodybuilding #partnerworkout #ukfitness #beefschew