BEST QUADRICEPS EXERCISES; QUAD MUSCLE
WORKOUTS REVIEWED
First quadriceps exercises : Leg Extensions Machine :
Sit on the machine and slide your legs under the padded bar,
adjusting the bar so that it rests on the lowest part of your
shins. With your knees hanging off the end of the seat and
holding onto the handles on either side, extend your legs
slowly until they're straight out in front of you. Lock your
knees and hold for a second before slowly lowering your legs
back to the start position without resting the weights, and
repeat.
Leg Press Machine
Third quadriceps exercises : Sit on the machine with your
feet pressed against the footholds, knees bent. Holding the
handles on either side, extend your legs and push the weight
away, keeping your feet flat on the footholds. Don't lock your
knees out. Slowly let your legs relax and be pushed back
towards you, bending your knees back to start position. And
without resting the weights, repeat.
Dumbbell Squat Quadriceps
Exercises
Second exercises for quadriceps muscles : Standing
with feet shoulder width apart, grasp two dumbbells with arms
at your side. With your feet and knees pointing slightly
outwards, keeping your back straight and head up, bend at the
knees into a squat only until your thighs are parallel to the
floor. Push back up to start position, keeping your back
straight, and repeat.
Barbell Hack Squat
Fourth exercise for quadriceps muscles : Grasping a
barbell at arms length behind you, hands shoulder width apart,
palms facing back, stand straight with your feet flat on the
floor. Keeping the bar tucked up against the back of your legs
below your butt, bend your knees and squat down until your
thighs are about parallel to the floor. Push slowly back up to
start position and repeat, keeping your head up and feet flat
on the floor.
Barbell Lunge for Quadriceps
Muscles
Fifth quadricep exercises : With a barbell across your upper
back/shoulders and behind your head (not resting on your neck),
keeping your torso vertical, move your right leg forward into a
long stride. Bend your knees slowly until your left (rear) shin
is parallel to the floor and your right knee is at about 45
degree bend. Slowly push up, straightening your legs back into
the long stride position again, and repeat. Perform the same
repetitions with your left leg forward.
Dumbbell Lunge
Sixth exercises for quadriceps muscle : Standing with a
dumbbell in each hand, keeping your torso vertical, move your
right leg forward into a long stride. Bend your knees slowly
until your left (rear) shin is parallel to the floor and your
right knee is at about 45 degree bend. Slowly push up,
straightening your legs back into the long stride position
again, and repeat. Perform the same repetitions with your left
leg forward.
Barbell Squat Quadriceps
Exercises
Seventh quadriceps exercise : Standing with feet shoulder
width apart, hold a barbell across your upper back/shoulders
and behind your head (not resting on your neck), grasp the bar
with a wide grip, hands twice shoulder width apart. With your
feet and knees pointing slightly outwards, keeping your back
straight and head up, bend at the knees into a squat only until
your thighs are parallel to the floor. Push back up to start
position, keeping your back straight, and repeat. Work the
inner thighs more by positioning your feet about 30 inches
apart.
Dumbbell Rear Lunge
Eighth exercises for quadricep muscles : Stand with a
dumbbell in each hand. Keeping your torso vertical throughout,
slide your left foot back so that only the top of the foot is
on the floor. At the same time, lower your body by bending your
right knee until your left knee almost touches the floor.
Extend your right leg and push yourself back up, sliding your
left foot forward back to start position. Now lunge with the
opposite leg and repeat with alternating lunges.
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