So I recently did this with a couple of people and it was messy, one of them fell out of the leg press machine and lay on the floor in the middle of the Gym for 5 minutes (bit embarrassing really). “Quad Death Protocol” (Skool Edition) Goal: brutal quads, lungs on fire, dignity left on the leg press platform.Rest: keep it tight. 45–75s between sets unless stated.Rules: full ROM, controlled eccentrics, no half-reps unless it’s the final breakdown set and your soul has already left your body. 1) Leg Extensions (Pre-Exhaust From Hell) Warm-up: 2 lighter sets of 12–15, get blood in the knees, stop pretending you’re 18. Working Sets (3 rounds): - Set 1: 15 reps (2-sec squeeze at the top every rep) - Set 2: 12 reps (slow 3-sec lowering) - Set 3: 10 reps + drop set (drop weight once, rep out to failure) Optional cruelty finisher: last set, finish with 10 partials at the top. 2) Leg Press “40kg Ladder of Regret” Set-up: pick a starting weight you can do for 10 hard reps with full depth. One brutal ladder = 1 set - 10 reps (starting weight) - +40kg immediately: 10 reps - +40kg immediately: 10 reps - +40kg immediately: to failure - -40kg immediately: to failure - -40kg immediately: to failure - -40kg immediately: back to starting weight to failure - ✅ That’s one full up-and-down ladder set. Do this whole ladder set 3 times total.Rest: 2–3 minutes between ladder sets (you’ll need it, hero). Form rules (non-negotiable): - Feet mid-platform, shoulder width - Controlled down, no bouncing - Depth: thighs to at least parallel (or lower if your hips allow) - 3) Hack Squat or Smith Machine Squat (Tears Included) Pick one. 3 sets: - 8–10 reps heavy-ish - Immediately into 10 slow reps (3-sec down) - Immediately into 10 bottom-half partials Rest 90 seconds. Try not to see God. 4) Walking Lunges (Because You Still Look Too Happy) 2 rounds: - 20 steps total (10 each leg) - Then bodyweight burn-out: 20 more steps without stopping