Leg Exercises

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Leg curl Position for the leg curl 1. Lying face down on a leg curl machine, hook your heels under the leg curl pad and grab hold of the handles. Execution of the leg curl 1. In unison, curl your legs upwards until you cannot go any further. Hold for a second and slowly extend your legs back out. Do not bounce the weight at the bottom.

Stiff leg deadlift The stiff leg dead lift is an excellent hamstring builder if done properly. Concentrate on form and you'll be well rewarded with well developed hamstrings. Position for the stiff leg deadlift 1. You can either perform this exercise on a bench or block. Standing on a bench, grab a light barbell and hold in the arms down position. Keep your back straight and head level. Execution of the stiff leg dead lift 1. Keep your knees slightly bent and buttocks out. 2. Slowly bend at the waist while lowering the bar past your knees. 3. You should feel a slight stretch in your hamstrings and glutes. 4. Slowly raise the bar upwards back to the starting position. Remember to squeeze your buttocks and hamstrings on the way up. 5. Always keep your back straight and keep the weight moderate on this exercise. 6. Keep the movement fluent, slow, and controlled.

Standing calf raise The standing calf raise is a fantastic exercise for building large, diamond shaped calves. Position for the standing calf raise 1. Standing upright, place your toes on the apparatus platform. Ensure that you are on the balls of your feet at the edge of the apparatus platform. 2. Slowly drop your heels as far as they can go. 3. Place your hands on the shoulder pads. Execution of the standing calf raise 1. Rise up as high as possible on the balls of your toes without excessive knee bending. 2. Slowly lower your heels as far as possible. Do not bounce at the bottom of the movement. Repeat. 3. Keep the movement fluent, slow, and controlled.

Donkey calf raise There is no question that when the body is in a bent over position as adopted by the donkey calf raise, it does something very special for the lower legs. Position 1. Lean on a bench or tabletop so that your upper body is comfortably supported parallel to the floor. Now, you don’t have to have someone sit on top of you. Start out by using your own body weight. Once you can easily do 5 sets of 30, use a weight belt and add another 25 pounds. Execution 1. Rise up and down on your toes until you cannot perform another rep. Use a 4 inch block under your toes to give you greater range of movement.

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