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Quadriceps Exercises - A Guide On How To Get Big Legs

The quadriceps are the biggest muscle in the body.  They are also the most powerful, lending themselves to the extension of the knee.  This means you use your quads when you're lifting heavy weight off the ground with your legs or when you're using your legs to push something away from you.  If you've ever done this before, you probably realize how powerful these muscles really are.  The problem is that a lot of people don't appreciate or respect their quads and don't exercise them enough.  Many gym rats focus solely on their upper body which is more aesthetically pleasing but almost functionally useless when compared to the lower body.

Here are a list of my favorite quadriceps exercises and how they will help build core and leg strength.  Do your best to incorporate all of these into your work out plan so that you can get the most out of it!

Full Squat: The inclusion of this exercise is pretty self-explanatory.  The full squat is a heavy compound lift that places a tremendous amount of stress on your quads, glutes, hamstrings, and spinal erectors.  The most stress, of course, is placed on your quads.  It's not uncommon for people to be unable to walk up and down stairs after a good squat exercise because their legs are so fatigued and sore.  I recommend doing squats once or twice a week.  Your legs, after you've done them for a while, will recovery relatively quickly (2-3 days).

Barbell Lunge: The barbell lunge is effective in working the varying parts of the quads, as well as the soleus muscle in your calf.  If you take a longer step you can also work your glutes, but use short steps to better isolate the quads (this is by no means an isolation exercise, it's a great compound lift with multiple synergists.)  Make sure you use a low weight when doing this exercise and watch your form strictly - if you lose balance, it's very easy to torque and tear your knee to shreds.  You'll likely need surgery to repair an injury like that.

Front Squat: This is the same exercise as the beloved squat, except the barbell is supported by the shoulders.  This changes the distribution of weight slightly and allows you to build up mass at the base of your knee as opposed to higher up in your calves.  This is the best way to bulk up the lower part of your quadriceps.

Leg Press: The leg press is an exercise that works the same muscles as the quads, except it doesn't require as many stabilizer muscles.  Your spinal erectors will get virtually no workout from the leg press, but it's a good exercise in that it more effectively isolates the quadriceps and you can more easily vary your stance without worrying about throwing yourself off balance.

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