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Are you looking for a way to hit those quadriceps and hamstrings quickly, and then get the heck out of the gym? If so, then you have some to the right place. The following workout will allow you to target both sides of the upper thigh muscles, and do so in a manner which will stimulate both the fast and slow twitch muscle fibers. The next time you’re facing a time crunch and really want to hit the legs in a new way, give this routine a shot! It will deliver a full workout in minimal time.
Leg extensions, immediately followed with leg curls
It’s time for a quick workout, and this includes a quick warm-up. You don’t need to utilize the treadmill or elliptical to warm up your legs today. Instead, you can use 1 ...If you like this article, click here to share:
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The hamstrings are a body part which is ignored by many bodybuilders, and underdeveloped in most of them. Even some athletes with some bulging thighs will often sport hamstrings that honestly look as if they have never trained them a day in their life. Hamstrings are a muscle group which do not respond all that well to heavy weight, as they are small and cannot grow to the new dimensions we see with other body parts. The trick to training hamstrings is to fill them with as much nutrient-rich blood as possible. Here is a routine which does just that.
Lying leg curls
Start your leg biceps workout with four sets of this tried and true movement. Complete four sets of 10 to 12 repetitions. Don’t worry about reducing any weight – yet.
Seated leg curls
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One of the major limiting factors in home gyms is that most don’t offer adequate equipment for leg training. Using a standard adjustable bench, you can train chest to satisfaction with a large number of bench pressing movements. Back can be trained adequately using deadlifts and barbell rows, as well as T-bar rowing in a corner of the weight room. Shoulders are stimulated with overhead barbell presses. Biceps can be trained with barbell curls, and triceps are adequately hit with close-grip bench presses and barbell skull crushers. Mind you, the key word here is ‘adequately’. You’re not going to achieve a world-class chest workout without dumbbells and some cables, but you can adequately stimulate the region.
If you have a set of dumbbells in various weights, you can improve your training efficiency greatly. Dumbbell side and ...If you like this article, click here to share:
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