Body weight leg workout
(You can do it at home)
Training legs are hard. The lower limbs comprise of a lot of different muscles and some of the biggest in your body! It’s hard work putting in a good session and many people shy away from the fact.
Despite what you may think it is crucial to train legs, not only for aesthetic purposes but for general conditioning and health. For me, personally, legs are the hardest for me to improve in terms of their appearance. Building muscle mass in my legs has always been difficult, not due to the lack of effort. I’m sure it does have something to do with been 191cm tall and some genetics come into play, but its also been injuries (mainly my lower back) and out of align hips which have thrown in some obstacles at times. In saying that, I know when my legs get stronger, while the mentioned muscle mass may not be so obvious, I can feel when I am getting through workouts easier, sprinting quicker, jumping higher.
Do you need weights to improve your legs? The short answer, in my opinion, is No. Back in my gym and weightlifting days, my legs didn’t grow rapidly, sure they improved over time, as they are now with solely body weight. What really helps improve my legs alongside plyometric stuff is sprints, better yet- Hill sprints and Stair sprints. You can build strong muscular legs with bodyweight training, it just comes down to volume and variety. If bodyweight squats are easy for you, try jump squats, if jump squats are getting easy, move onto pistol squats- one legged plyometric work, there is always something to challenge you and keep the muscle fibers rebuilding. Muscle mass will come easier for some than it does others, I’m on the harder side, so then a combination of increased volume and food intake comes into play.
The beauty of bodyweight training is that you can pretty much do it anywhere- especially a leg workout. I like to mix my sessions up, whether it be hill sprints, plyometric/explosive work or endurance work- high amount of reps with a great amount of time under tension. So here is a recent leg workout I did in 10 minutes, yep 10 minutes! A home leg workout I did in my living room and it hurt.
If you really want to challenge yourself- repeat it twice or 3 times for 20-30 minutes of fun. Watch below and follow along! Go get it!
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Matt