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12-Week Plan for Stronger Legs
Read More: 12-Week Plan for Stronger LegsIs your roster of go-to leg workouts getting a little stale? It’s easy to fall into a rut and do the same workout week after week, but the problem is that your body adapts quickly to a repeated stimulus. Eventually, you’ll find yourself atop the dreaded plateau, or worse — get sidelined with an injury…
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Form and Function, Leg Exercises, Leg Workouts for Women, Quad Exercises, Quad Workout, Quad-Building Exercises
2 Quad Workouts to Target the Teardrop Muscles
Read More: 2 Quad Workouts to Target the Teardrop MusclesWhen it comes to leg-training goals, a common one among bodybuilders is carving out the teardrop-shaped muscle just above the knee — aka the vastus medialis oblique (VMO). But, like pretty much every muscle on your body, the VMO isn’t just there for show. It’s also responsible for knee stability, which we don’t have to…
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The Back-to-Basics Leg Workout Every Routine Needs
Read More: The Back-to-Basics Leg Workout Every Routine NeedsLegs are a complicated bodypart — as they should be, considering all the various functions and movements your lower body is responsible for, from running to walking to climbing to squatting to twisting, as well as anything and everything in between. A functional set of wheels depends on the synergistic action and strength of your…
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5 Exercises to Improve Leg Strength and Balance
Read More: 5 Exercises to Improve Leg Strength and BalanceStrong legs are great — they help you squat more weight at the gym, climb hills and mountains with ease, bike, jump, run and generally do any of the fun activities you love to do. And you don’t need a whole room full of equipment to make them stronger. In fact, the best exercises to…
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5 Exercises for Stronger Thighs
Read More: 5 Exercises for Stronger ThighsThe legs can be really stubborn when it comes to growing muscle, especially in the thigh area. The outer part of your upper thigh especially is hard to target. These simple and effective go-to exercises will shine a spotlight on this stubborn area. It’s important to note these exercises, along with a proper nutrition plan,…
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8 Tips to Build Bigger, Stronger Glutes
Read More: 8 Tips to Build Bigger, Stronger GlutesWarmer weather is just around the corner, which means we’ll be trading our jeans and sweatpants for bikinis and shorts. Sure, having shsapely glutes is great when you peel off some layers, but there are plenty more reasons why growing those muscles is important. Hello, fitness longevity. For starters, strong glutes can help make sure…
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The 30-Minute Leg Superset Workout
Read More: The 30-Minute Leg Superset WorkoutSqueezing a complete, well-rounded leg workout into just 30 minutes can be a challenge, we admit — even more so if you tend to give added attention to that all-important booty during your typical session. The trick to optimizing your efficiency without compromising your results? Choosing exercises that do triple duty by engaging the quadriceps,…
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How to Stretch Your Hamstrings Safely
Read More: How to Stretch Your Hamstrings SafelyGo to any search engine and type, “How to stretch your hamstrings.” How many different answers pop up? How many stretches have you tried? You might even see a few search results telling you to stop stretching your hamstrings altogether — so, what are you supposed to believe? Why You Should Stretch Your Hamstrings Hamstrings…
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6 Mistakes to Avoid During Your Glute Workouts
Read More: 6 Mistakes to Avoid During Your Glute WorkoutsThese days, who doesn’t want to grow their glutes — or at the very least, walk out of the gym with a “booty lift”? If the focus of your workouts has been to increase glute activation, not only for aesthetics but for injury prevention, please read on. There are so many good reasons to train…
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12-Week Plan for Leaner, Stronger Legs
Read More: 12-Week Plan for Leaner, Stronger LegsIs your roster of go-to leg workouts getting a little stale? It’s easy to fall into a rut and do the same workout week after week, but the problem is that your body adapts quickly to a repeated stimulus. Eventually, you’ll find yourself atop the dreaded plateau, or worse — get sidelined with an injury…
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The 30-Minute Muscle-Building Leg Workout
Read More: The 30-Minute Muscle-Building Leg WorkoutAre you making the progress you want when it comes to your legs? Or are you just spinning your wheels? It may just take a change in direction to escape your rut and get on the right track. This 30-minute leg workout is just the ticket. “If you want legs that are strong and toned,…
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Fitness Quest: The 100-Squat Challenge
Read More: Fitness Quest: The 100-Squat ChallengeLooking for leaner, stronger legs? Then this quest is for you. With this 30-day schedule, you’ll gradually increase the number of bodyweight squats you do starting with 20 on Day 1 and ending with 100 on Day 30. While you can do them any time of day, you have to do the squats continuously in…
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Form and Function, Leg Exercises, Leg Workouts for Women, Quad Exercises, Quad Workout, Quad-Building Exercises
Form and Function Quad Workouts
Read More: Form and Function Quad WorkoutsThe vastus medialis oblique (VMO) is responsible for knee stability and also gives you that great teardrop shape. Use these two moves to load your VMO for aesthetics and injury prevention Form: Bar Sissy Squat You may have avoided traditional sissy squats in the past because of the added stress on the knee in a…
