Legs Exercises
Build lower body strength with leg exercises.
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Two-Arm Kettlebell Clean
Place two kettlebells between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.
Two-Arm Kettlebell Jerk
Clean two kettlebells to your shoulders. Clean the kettlebells to your shoulders by extending through the legs and hips as you swing the kettlebells towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrists as you do so, so that the palms face forward. Squat down a few inches and reverse the motion rapidly driving both kettlebells overhead. Immediately after the initial push, squat down again and get under the kettlebells. Once the kettlebells are locked out, stand upright to complete the exercise.
Upper Back-Leg Grab
While seated, bend forward to hug your thighs from underneath with both arms.
Vertical Swing
Allow the dumbbell to hang at arms length between your legs, holding it with both hands. Keep your back straight and your head up.
Walking, Treadmill
To begin, step onto the treadmill and select the desired option from the menu. Most treadmills have a manual setting, or you can select a program to run. Typically, you can enter your age and weight to estimate the amount of calories burned during exercise. Elevation can be adjusted to change the intensity of the workout.
Weighted Ball Hyperextension
To begin, lie down on an exercise ball with your torso pressing against the ball and parallel to the floor. The ball of your feet should be pressed against the floor to help keep you balanced. Place a weighted plate under your chin or behind your neck. This is the starting position.
Weighted Jump Squat
Position a lightly loaded barbell across the back of your shoulders. You could also use a weighted vest, sandbag, or other type of resistance for this exercise.
Weighted Sissy Squat
Standing upright, with feet at shoulder width and toes raised, use one hand to hold onto the beams of a squat rack and the opposite arm to hold a plate on top of your chest. This is your starting position.
Weighted Squat
Start by positioning two flat benches shoulder width apart from each other. Stand on top of them and wrap the weighted belt around your waist with the amount of weight you feel comfortable with. Make sure your toes are facing out.
Wide Stance Barbell Squat
This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. To begin, first set the bar on a rack that best matches your height. Once the correct height is chosen and the bar is loaded, step under the bar and place the back of your shoulders (slightly below the neck) across it.
Wide Stance Stiff Legs
Begin with a barbell loaded on the floor. Adopt a wide stance, and then bend at the hips to grab the bar. Your hips should be as far back as possible, and your legs nearly straight. Keep your back straight, and your head and chest up. This will be your starting position.
Windmills
Lie on your back with your arms extended out to the sides and your legs straight. This will be your starting position.
World's Greatest Stretch
This is a three-part stretch. Begin by lunging forward, with your front foot flat on the ground and on the toes of your back foot. With your knees bent, squat down until your knee is almost touching the ground. Keep your torso erect, and hold this position for 10-20 seconds.
World's Greatest Stretch
The gold standard dynamic stretch. Hits hip flexors, thoracic spine, hamstrings, and adductors in one flowing movement. If you only do one mobility drill, do this one.
Yoke Walk
The yoke is usually done with a yoke apparatus, but is sometimes seen with refrigerators or other heavy objects.
Zercher Squats
This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. To begin, first set the bar on a rack that best matches your height. The correct height should be anywhere above the waist but below the chest. Once the correct height is chosen and the bar is loaded, lock your hands together and place the bar on top of your arms in between the forearm and upper arm.
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