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Legs

Legs Exercises

Build lower body strength with leg exercises.

Showing 61–90 of 337 exercises

Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean

Place two kettlebells between your feet. To get in the starting position, push your butt back and look straight ahead.

Hamstrings
Biceps
Calves
Intermediate

Double Kettlebell Jerk

Hold a kettlebell by the handle in each hand.

Shoulders
Calves
Quadriceps
Intermediate

Double Kettlebell Push Press

Clean two kettlebells to your shoulders.

Shoulders
Calves
Quadriceps
Intermediate

Double Kettlebell Snatch

Place two kettlebells behind your feet. Bend your knees and sit back to pick up the kettlebells.

Shoulders
Glutes
Hamstrings
Advanced

Double Kettlebell Windmill

Place a kettlebell in front of your front foot and clean and press a kettlebell overhead with your opposite arm. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulders. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward.

Core
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Double Leg Butt Kick

Begin standing with your knees slightly bent.

Quadriceps
Abductors
Adductors
Beginner

Downward Facing Balance

Lie facedown on top of an exercise ball.

Glutes
Core
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Dumbbell Clean

Begin standing with a dumbbell in each hand with your feet shoulder width apart.

Hamstrings
Calves
Forearms
Intermediate

Dumbbell Lunges

Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Beginner

Dumbbell Rear Lunge

Stand with your torso upright holding two dumbbells in your hands by your sides. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Dumbbell Seated Box Jump

Position a box a couple feet to the side of a bench. Hold a dumbbell to your chest with both hands and seat yourself on the bench facing the box. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Dumbbell Seated One-Leg Calf Raise

Place a block on the floor about 12 inches from a flat bench.

Calves
Beginner

Dumbbell Squat

Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Beginner

Dumbbell Squat To A Bench

Stand up straight with a flat bench behind you while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Dumbbell Step Ups

Stand up straight while holding a dumbbell on each hand (palms facing the side of your legs).

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Elevated Back Lunge

Position a bar onto a rack at shoulder height loaded to an appropriate weight. Place a short, raised platform behind you.

Quadriceps
Glutes
Hamstrings
Intermediate

Elliptical Trainer

To begin, step onto the elliptical and select the desired option from the menu. Most ellipticals 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.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Farmer's Walk

There are various implements that can be used for the farmers walk. These can also be performed with heavy dumbbells or short bars if these implements aren't available. Begin by standing between the implements.

Forearms
Core
Glutes
Intermediate

Fast Skipping

Start in a relaxed position with one leg slightly forward. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Abductors
Adductors
Beginner

Floor Glute-Ham Raise

You can use a partner for this exercise or brace your feet under something stable.

Hamstrings
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Flutter Kicks

On a flat bench lie facedown with the hips on the edge of the bench, the legs straight with toes high off the floor and with the arms on top of the bench holding on to the front edge.

Glutes
Hamstrings
Beginner

Foot-SMR

This exercise stretches the fascia of the muscles in the feet. Start off seated with your shoes removed. Using a foot roller or a similar object, such as a small section of pvc pipe, place your foot against the roller across the arch of your foot. This will be your starting position.

Calves
Intermediate

Forward Drag with Press

Attach a dual handled chain or rope attachment to the sled. You should be facing away from the sled, holding a handle in each hand.

Chest
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Frankenstein Squat

This drill teaches you the proper positioning of both the bar and your body during the clean and front squat.

Quadriceps
Core
Calves
Intermediate

Freehand Jump Squat

Cross your arms over your chest.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Frog Hops

Stand with your hands behind your head, and squat down keeping your torso upright and your head up. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Intermediate

Front 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, bring your arms up under the bar while keeping the elbows high and the upper arm slightly above parallel to the floor. Rest the bar on top of the deltoids and cross your arms while grasping the bar for total control.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Advanced

Front Barbell Squat To A Bench

This exercise is best performed inside a squat rack for safety purposes. To begin, first set a flat bench behind you and set the bar on a rack that best matches your height. Once the correct height is chosen and the bar is loaded, bring your arms up under the bar while keeping the elbows high and the upper arm slightly above parallel to the floor. Rest the bar on top of the deltoids and cross your arms while grasping the bar for total control.

Quadriceps
Calves
Glutes
Advanced

Front Box Jump

Begin with a box of an appropriate height 1-2 feet in front of you. Stand with your feet should width apart. This will be your starting position.

Hamstrings
Abductors
Adductors
Beginner

Front Cone Hops (or hurdle hops)

Set up a row of cones or other small barriers, placing them a few feet apart.

Quadriceps
Abductors
Adductors
Beginner