Posted by Dipanshu on Apr 21, 2017
Complete leg workout | The Best Leg Exercises
READY FOR A HARD-HITTING, HIGH-VOLUME LEG WORKOUT? PRO ASHWANI IS. HERE’S HIS GO-TO ROUTINE. Here’s your complete A-to-Z leg workout routine for building bigger and stronger legs. If you’re like the average gym guy, there’s probably one day in a week that you don’t really look forward to : Leg Day. You see people waiting for chest and arm’s machines, but rarely you see a line for the squat rack. But Ashwani is not your average gym guy. He’s a certified Gold’s gym trainer. Oh, yeah, and he loves leg day. Complete leg workout Exercise Sets Reps Barbell Squat 3-4 8-10 Leg Press 3-4 8-10 Leg Extension 3-4 10-12 Seated Leg Curl 3-4 10-12 Hip Abduction & Adduction 3-4 10-12 Lunges 3-4 10-12 Calf Extension 3-4 10-12 The Best Leg Exercises Barbell Squat You should always start with light weight and go heavier. First, you do [35-pound plate] on each side, then add [25 pounds plate], then add more [25-pound plate], doing your last three sets with either three or four plates. Once you get under the weight, even if it’s light, You consider it a set because You’re getting a lot of reps and a pump. Leg Press After squats hit the leg press instead of resting or doing leg extensions. The leg press is one of the primary size and strength building machine leg exercises. It primarily works the quads. It also works as hamstrings and glutes. You start with three plates, then four, then five, then six. And You’re getting a lot of repetitions and a lot of volume. Your legs are pumped from Set 1. Leg Extension Your legs are fatigued by the time you get to leg extensions. So instead of going superheavy, you should focus on maintaing the blood and lactic acid in the muscle. The leg extension is more of an isolation exercise than a squat or leg press. Seated Leg Curl Leg curls are one of the staple leg exercises that works on the upper hamstrings, as well as the glutes at the top of the section. This exercise allows users to isolate the hamstrings. Do 3-4 Sets of 10 to 12 Reps. Hip Abduction & Adduction The hip abduction and adduction machines feel incredible: You can use a lot of weight, so you feel strong, and both exercises leave you with a serious...
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