Leg Exercises
How to Add Leg Strength Without Squats
Squats are great, let's just get that out of the way. The squat pattern is a wonderful way to build lower body strength and is often viewed as the...
Use This Hamstring Exercise to Prevent Knee Injuries and Pain
Knee pain...it sucks, A LOT! It can be an absolute monster to train through or around when you are trying to increase lower body strength and size. And...
Why Single-Leg Exercises Are Crucial to Building Lower-Body Strength
Split Squats and Lunges are often labeled "sissy" exercises. At worst, they're deemed suitable only for chicks strutting around on the gym floor rocking...
2 Single-Leg Exercises That Build Seriously Strong (and Better Looking) Glutes
How do you get to perform better, look better, and have fewer injuries? Regardless if you are an athlete or if you just want a nice looking butt, glute...
Use This Leg Warm-Up Before Speed Drills and Lower-Body Lifts to Get a More Effective Workout
Are you an athlete looking for a new leg warm up? Or are you one who just can't figure out how to consistently get your body ready for activity? Leg...
James Harrison Leg Presses 1,100-plus Pounds the Morning After a Game
Humans feel pain. Humans get tired. Humans need sleep. James Harrison doesn’t appear to be human. The 38-year-old Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker has always been a workout warrior, but he seems [...]
3 Reasons Why Runners Need to Lift Weights
Attention Runners! You need to lift! Runners, we need to talk. You, and yes, even myself have had the same thought. "I don't need to do any strength...
Take the Triple Squat Challenge to Add Leg Strength and Size
The many benefits of Front Squats, Back Squats and Split Squats have been well documented by strength coaches and sports scientists alike, over...
Build Explosive Power With This Single-Leg Plyo
Rear-Foot-Elevated Split Squat Jump. Yes, that’s a mouthful of an exercise name. But don’t let that scare you away. It's an awesome plyometric exercise that will help you jump higher, [...]
An Old-School Core Routine That Will Shred Your Abs
Today a lot of our core training is concerned with balance, stability, and activation of the deeper abdominal muscles. While this has a role, many don't...
