What exercises can strengthen your leg muscles?

The leg muscles are one of the most powerful muscles in the human body. They are not only the basis of body strength, but also an indispensable part of supporting the entire body. Perfect leg muscles are the basis of a healthy body. If the leg muscles are not developed, even if the upper body muscles are well trained and perfect, the person will appear deformed and the body shape cannot be symmetrical. Therefore, we should exercise our leg muscles regularly. Now let me tell you some exercise methods to exercise leg muscles.

1. Barbell squat. Everyone is familiar with the barbell squat. I won’t explain too much about this movement here, but one thing you need to pay attention to is that you need to master the squatting angle when doing the barbell squat. When squatting, if the knees are greater than 90 degrees, it exercises the quadriceps on the front of the thigh. When squatting, if the knees are less than 90 degrees, it exercises the buttocks and biceps on the back of the thigh.

2. Seated leg flexion and extension using an apparatus. This exercise is performed with fixed equipment, mainly to train the quadriceps femoris of the thigh. The route of the movement has been set by the fixed equipment, and secondly, it is also a single-joint exercise. Therefore, when practicing, you only need to master the weight that is suitable for your leg muscle exercises.

3. Seated leg raise. This exercise is also performed with fixed equipment, a bit like a barbell squat. Pay attention to the angle of the knee bend when practicing. Less than 90 degrees mainly exercises the biceps femoris and gluteus maximus of the legs, while greater than 90 degrees mainly exercises the quadriceps femoris of the legs.

4. Weighted dumbbell lunges. This movement can be said to exercise both the leg muscles and the buttocks muscles. When practicing, the practitioner needs to pay attention to the angle of the lunge. When squatting, try to keep the knees at 90 degrees, and the front knee should not exceed the toes.

5. Seated leg curl using machine. This exercise is also performed using fixed fitness equipment, mainly training the biceps femoris of the thigh. The route and trajectory of the movement have been set by the fixed equipment, and it is also a single-joint exercise. Therefore, practitioners do not need to pay too much attention to whether their movements are standard, but more importantly, they should increase the weight of leg muscle exercises.

I believe that after reading the above, you will know how to exercise your leg muscles. Exercising leg muscles can not only make your body look more perfect, but while exercising leg muscles, we may also increase the muscle mass in other parts of the body. It is the engine of muscles throughout the body.