Classic Physique competitor Terrence Ruffin he has one of the most aesthetically pleasing physiques in the world. She showed it through artistic posing routines to finish consecutive runners-up at the Olympia and two classic arnold wins in 2021 and 2022. Watching Ruffin effortlessly transition from pose to pose remember bodybuilding greats Craig Monson and ed corney.
Ruffin’s success on stage is largely due to the close conditioning of his X-framed physique. In a YouTube video posted on October 30, 2022, Ruffin performed a leg workout with wellness athlete and recent IFBB Pro Tiffany Sam. Check it out below:
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Ruffin hit several games of resistance band exercises before hitting the weights to properly warm up your joints for injury prevention. Following this, both athletes completed a few sets of seated exercises. hamstring curls Y squats with only one barbell.
ruffin Trainer, joe bennett, explained that it can be beneficial during warm-up sets to pause at the top of each rep to physically reset. This can help ensure that each rep moves through the entire range of motion.
Superset: Seated Hamstring Curls and Yoke Bar Squats
Ruffin and Sam started with five to six supersets of seated hamstring curls with heel-elevated yoke-bar squats. Most people have a stronger quad to hamstring ratio, so often the hamstrings could use some improvement.
The benefit of the yoke bar with elevated heels is less stress in the knees and lower back. Elevating the heels helps bias the quads.
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leg press
the leg press he was second to Ruffin and Sam, a favorite for quad development. Ruffin worked his way up to seven 45-pounders weight plates on each side for half a dozen sets before dropping a couple of plates for a back off establish. Sam worked his way up to a similar weight and took sets to failure.
Both bodybuilders they were conscious of moving through their full ranges of motion, even in heavier scenarios where they focused on a controlled eccentric. Ruffin normally adjusts workouts based on feelingmaking sure you feel the stimulation in the target muscles.
Lying Hamstring Curls and Smith Machine Split Squats
Going back to the hamstrings, Ruffin and Sam performed lying leg curls for several sets of high reps. They squeezed at the top of each rep and performed slow negatives. Both used assisted reps near the end of their final sets.
You can’t just go in there and lift your maximum loads.
Sam scored a single leg Smith machine split squats for unilateral quadruple work, using a foam roller to raise your non-working leg. Unilateral quad development can potentially resolve muscle imbalances. Ruffin encouraged Sam to get to the mechanical failure, which she seemed to be avoiding. Ruffin believed that might be stifling her progress, so she asked him to add an extended drop set.
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leg workout
Below is every move Ruffin and Sam made on their leg day:
- Superset: Seated Hamstring Curls and Yoke Bar Squats
- leg press
- Lying Hamstring Curl
- Smith machine split squats
Ruffin walked the cameraman through a leg curl methodology, explaining how to flex each quad muscle when on stage. He stated that at least 40 percent of bodybuilders don’t know how to properly flex their legs.
Ruffin was just over six weeks away from the 2022 Olympia at the time of the video posting. The finer details of his physique seem to be coming in steadily as he tries to build his best package to date. We’ll see how Ruffin’s improvements compare to other elite athletes in the Classic Physique division in the Olympia 2022.
Featured Image: @ruff_diesel and @teffanysam on Instagram
