Friday, November 2, 2012

3 exercises that will CHANGE your legs

If you are reading this then you need help when it comes to lower body exercises. One of the main problems people have when exercising their lower body is that they think they need to do lots of exercises. WRONG – Completely wrong!!!

If your leg routine has you performing: squats, deadlifts, jump squats, lunges, step-ups… Then that is already too many. In actuality what you are doing is initially exercising the muscles properly, followed by over-exercising (ie. Tearing the muscle negatively).

Let us outline the leg with the 4 major muscle groups:
1.     Hamstrings
2.     Quadriceps
3.     Gluteus
4.     Calves

Okay so we have 4 major muscle groups and each has subgroups. As long as we are properly exercising the main group – WE ARE OKAY!!! If you are a bodybuilder, fitness model, etc… (Basically someone who needs to show more definition on stage then you have a completely different routine).

3 powerful dynamic exercises that cover the four major lower body muscle groups:
·        Back full Squat
o   Primary muscle group hit: Quadriceps
o   Secondary: Calves, Gluteus & Hamstrings
·        Stiff Leg Deadlift
o   Primary muscle groups hit: Hamstrings & Calves
o   Secondary: Gluteus
·        Lunges
o   Primary muscle group hit: Quadriceps
o   Secondary: Calves, Gluteus & Hamstrings
Okay now that you have the exercises, you need a routine: This is the most complex part which people seem to overlook. People it is not SIMPLE. You need to make sure that your sets and repetitions make sense and that they portray your end goal each and every day of your routine. If not, you’ll end up wasting your time and finding results on and off!

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