Quads

Basics of Quadriceps

The quadriceps femoris muscle is composed of four prevailing muscles located at the front of the thigh. These four muscle regions are the Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis and finally the Vastus intermedius. The strongest muscle in the body, the quadriceps is responsible for the extension of the knee.

There are several leg exercise that successfully target the quads. The most effective of the bunch tend to be the leg press as well as the squat. One excellent isolation exercise is the leg extension.

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Exercises used in our workouts

• Ball Squat Single Leg

• Ball Lying Leg Curls

• Ball Leg Press

• Ball Single Leg Extensions

• Ball Wall Squat

• Bands Lunge

• Bands Squat

• Barbell Front Squats

• Barbell Lunges

• Barbell Squats

• Deadlifts

• Dumbbell Lunges

• Dumbbell Squats

• Hack Squats

• Home Lunges With Cans

• Home Squats

• Home Squats With Cans

• Inner Thigh Stretch

• Leg Extensions

• Leg Presses

• Machine Squats

• Single Leg Extensions

• Single Leg Presses

• Sissy Squats

• Smith Machine Lunges

• Smith Machine Squats

• Standing One Leg Thigh Stretch

• Squat Jumps

• Side Lunges

• Elliptical Training

• Treadmill running

• Treadmill walking

• Running

• Stationary bicycling

• Bicycling

• Stationary rowing

• Stepper / Stair Climber

• Walking