Know Your Muscle Building Exercises - The Legs
by Rick
Mitchell
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Every bodybuilder and weight trainer will have his or her favorite
exercises for each body part. That's how it should be - as you progress
through the various stages of learning you'll understand what works best
for you. It is useful, however, to take stock of your progress every so
often and carry out an analysis of where you are and what changes, if any,
are needed to move onwards and upwards.
Part of this analysis
should include an assessment of the core exercises that make up your
bodybuilding training program. In this article we'll look at the leg
exercises that have proven their worth to serious bodybuilders for many
years. Where appropriate a series of exercises suitable for achieving
pre-exhaustion will be presented. All exercises should be performed to
failure with one set of six to eight reps.
1. Leg extension - this
exercise will allow you to isolate the thigh muscles preserving the
strength of the other leg muscles for the compound exercise to
follow.
- Push the pads until the knees are almost locked.
-
Pause.
- Lower with control to the starting position.
2. Leg
press - you can move straight on to this exercise if you are sufficiently
experienced.
- Place your feet firmly at shoulder width on the foot
board.
- Bend the legs until they are almost touching the
chest.
- Pause.
- Return with control to the starting
position.
3. Calves - the best way to work the calves is to perform
raises on special gym equipment that allows standing raises and sitting
raises to work both calf muscles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Richard Mitchell is the creator of the bodybuildingadvisor.com
website that provides guidance and information to athletes at all levels
of bodybuilding experience. Go to Bodybuilding
Advice to learn more about the issues covered in this
article.
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