classic physique athlete Terrence Ruffin Has one of the most beautiful physiques in the world. He showcased it through his routine of artistic posing and was runner-up in Olympia and his two competitions in a row. Arnold Classic Victory in 2021 and 2022. Pose to Pose Reminds me of bodybuilding great Craig Monson Ed Corney.
Ruffin’s stage success is largely due to tight performances. conditioning of his X-frame physique. In his YouTube video, published Oct. 30, 2022, Ruffin did a leg workout with wellness athlete and recent IFBB pro Tiffany Sam. Check it out below.
warm up
Ruffin has several sets of resistance band before practice hit the weight To properly warm the joints to prevent injury. After this, both athletes completed several sets of sittings. hamstring curl When squat alone barbell.
ruffin’s coach, Joe Bennettdescribed it as beneficial to pause and physically reset at the top of each repetition during the warm-up set. joint range of motion.
Superset: Seated Hamstring Curl & York Bar Squat
Ruffin and Sam started with 5 to 6 superset Seated hamstring curl using a raised yoke bar squat. Most people have a high quadriceps-to-hamstring ratio, so you can often improve your hamstrings.
Higher heeled yoke bars offer less benefit stress on knees and hips.Bias when raising the heel quad.
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leg press
of leg press Second to Ruffin and Sam, it was a favorite for quad development. Ruffin worked his way up to his 7 45lbs weight plate Do half a dozen sets on each side before dropping a pair of plates. back off setting.Sam tried to be about the same weight and took sets Failure.
two bodybuilder Even with heavier sets focused on controlled eccentrics, I was conscious of moving through the entire range of motion.Ruffin usually adjusts his workouts based on feelso that you feel the stimulation in the target muscle.
Lying Hamstring Curl & Smith Machine Split Squat
Coming back to the hamstrings, Ruffin and Sam did leg curls for a few sets of high reps. They squeezed at the top of each rep and ran slow negatives. They both utilized assisted reps near the end of the final set.
You cannot walk and lift the maximum load.
Sam won several single legsmith machines split squat for one-sided quad work, foam roller To raise her nothing working leg. Unilateral quadriceps development may resolve muscle imbalances.Ruffin encouraged Sam to reach mechanical failure, but she seems to avoid it. It looked like Ruffin had her tuck on her set for an extended drop because she thought it might be hindering her progress.
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leg workout
Below are each of the moves Ruffin and Sam made on the day of the leg.
- Superset: Seated Hamstring Curl & York Bar Squat
- leg press
- lying hamstring curl
- smith machine split squat
Ruffin walked the cameraman through the leg flexing methodology while explaining how to flex all the quadriceps muscles on stage. He said at least he 40% of bodybuilders don’t know how to bend their legs properly.
Ruffin was just over six weeks away from the 2022 Olympias when the video was released. The details of his physique seem to be showing up steadily as he tries to build his best package ever.How Ruffin’s improvements are showing up with other top athletes in his Classic Physique division You can see if they are lined up. 2022 Olympia.
Featured Image: @ruff_diesel and @teffanysam on Instagram
