Do you know what your most powerful muscles are? Do you think it's your bulging biceps which you've probably wasted countless hours in the gym working on? Or do you think it's Your herculean chest? The answer is: neither one! The truth is: You may not have spent much, if any time training your strongest muscles.
Your legs are the most powerful muscles in your body... in particular your quadriceps are! IF you don't know where they are they're the four muscles at the top of your legs... and they pretty much power every movement you will ever do in sports, athletics, general life and even bodybuilding!
I'm always amazed when someone has worked out every other part of their body, yet has underdeveloped quads (and legs in general!). I want you to listen today, because today I'm going to help you unlock the power of these powerhouses. It's really a pretty simple matter to increase the power of these muscles to their full potential.
Squat exercises are far and away the most efficient way to build your quads and are easy to work into your weightlifting regimen. I'm not going to lie and tell you that it's totally painless - your legs have a lot of endurance already (you stand and walk on them well, all the time, right?) so you will have to put in some effort.
Read on for two great squat exercises to help you make the most of the strongest muscles you have. But before you do that, you should know that there are benefits to be had from squats beyond just building the quads - your abs will also benefit from these exercises (or "core" in today's fitness parlance) and you'll gain muscle everywhere else much easier.
Squats - Walk under a barbell placed at the right height for you on a squat rack - the bar should rest on the back of your shoulders. Holding the bar, raise it up off the rack and take one step backwards. Remember to keep your legs as far apart as your shoulder span and your back straight. Bending you knees, lower yourself until your hips are just slightly less than 90 degrees from the floor, then slowly return to your starting position. Remember not to overdo it, but make sure you're getting a workout for your quads here.
Front Squats - This is a favorite of athletes everywhere. This works much the same as regular squats, but of course with the barbell held in front. This one will build the outer sweep of your quads. Start with a barbell at chest height and step back after lifting from the rack. (you'll either want to grip it with your hands or cross your hands across your chest and have the bar rest in the crook of your elbows)
Symmetry is important in bodybuilding and it would be a shame to neglect such an important set of muscles and these exercises can get your quads to where they need to be - built up just as much as the rest of your body. Plus, you ALWAYS want to make sure you work every part of your body because you don't want to end up with muscle imbalances... which will eventually lead to injury (I see this all the time -- especially with back injuries!)
Your legs are the most powerful muscles in your body... in particular your quadriceps are! IF you don't know where they are they're the four muscles at the top of your legs... and they pretty much power every movement you will ever do in sports, athletics, general life and even bodybuilding!
I'm always amazed when someone has worked out every other part of their body, yet has underdeveloped quads (and legs in general!). I want you to listen today, because today I'm going to help you unlock the power of these powerhouses. It's really a pretty simple matter to increase the power of these muscles to their full potential.
Squat exercises are far and away the most efficient way to build your quads and are easy to work into your weightlifting regimen. I'm not going to lie and tell you that it's totally painless - your legs have a lot of endurance already (you stand and walk on them well, all the time, right?) so you will have to put in some effort.
Read on for two great squat exercises to help you make the most of the strongest muscles you have. But before you do that, you should know that there are benefits to be had from squats beyond just building the quads - your abs will also benefit from these exercises (or "core" in today's fitness parlance) and you'll gain muscle everywhere else much easier.
Squats - Walk under a barbell placed at the right height for you on a squat rack - the bar should rest on the back of your shoulders. Holding the bar, raise it up off the rack and take one step backwards. Remember to keep your legs as far apart as your shoulder span and your back straight. Bending you knees, lower yourself until your hips are just slightly less than 90 degrees from the floor, then slowly return to your starting position. Remember not to overdo it, but make sure you're getting a workout for your quads here.
Front Squats - This is a favorite of athletes everywhere. This works much the same as regular squats, but of course with the barbell held in front. This one will build the outer sweep of your quads. Start with a barbell at chest height and step back after lifting from the rack. (you'll either want to grip it with your hands or cross your hands across your chest and have the bar rest in the crook of your elbows)
Symmetry is important in bodybuilding and it would be a shame to neglect such an important set of muscles and these exercises can get your quads to where they need to be - built up just as much as the rest of your body. Plus, you ALWAYS want to make sure you work every part of your body because you don't want to end up with muscle imbalances... which will eventually lead to injury (I see this all the time -- especially with back injuries!)
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