| The quadriceps are the biggest muscle in the body. | | | | and how they will help build core and leg strength. Do |
| They are also the most powerful, lending themselves | | | | your best to incorporate all of these into your work out |
| to the extension of the knee. This means you use | | | | plan so that you can get the most out of it! |
| your quads when you're lifting heavy weight off the | | | | Full Squat: The inclusion of this exercise is pretty |
| ground with your legs or when you're using your legs | | | | self-explanatory. The full squat is a heavy compound |
| to push something away from you. If you've ever | | | | lift that places a tremendous amount of stress on your |
| done this before, you probably realize how powerful | | | | quads, glutes, hamstrings, and spinal erectors. The |
| these muscles really are. The problem is that a lot of | | | | most stress, of course, is placed on your quads. It's |
| people don't appreciate or respect their quads and | | | | not uncommon for people to be unable to walk up and |
| don't exercise them enough. Many gym rats focus | | | | down stairs after a good squat exercise because their |
| solely on their upper body which is more aesthetically | | | | legs are so fatigued and sore. I recommend doing |
| pleasing but almost functionally useless when | | | | squats once or twice a week. Your legs, after |
| compared to the lower body. | | | | you've done them for a while, will recovery relatively |
| Here are a list of my favorite quadriceps exercises | | | | quickly (2-3 days). |