Nick Bare

Three sets, each leg, eight to 10 reps, killer workout.

It taxed the muscular system as well as my central nervous system.

It feels really good to be back in the gym again, especially coming off of Ironman prep.

Those first couple weeks of training, after not having done really any resistance training for 18 to 20 weeks...

were brutal.

I was sore, everything hurt.

Triceps, biceps, back, shoulders, chest, legs, glutes, all of it hurt.

But now my body is acclimated to the training once again and it feels good and I'm making some progress.

But one thing that I think many people who walk into the gym, maybe 95%

maybe more percent of people could train harder than they're actually training.

You know, if we compare resistance training to running, when it comes to running, 80% of your runs roughly are easy runs, aerobic based runs.

And then maybe 15 to 20% of your running is speed work.

It's more intense.

It's uncomfortable.

You're doing tempo workouts, critical velocity, you're on the track, shorter distances, faster paces, you're breathing heavy, your heart rate increases.

It's tough.

Those workouts are hard.

They're hard to hold pace.

Intensity is jacked up.

It's a big effort.