Friday, January 9, 2009

Build Up Your Leg Muscles Without Using Squats

By Dave Vower

Building the muscles in the legs is hard work that is most often done in gyms. This muscle group is one of the fastest muscle groups to build up. A good workout for your leg muscles can give you good results in a relatively short period of time. There are many exercises that you can do to help build up your leg muscles. Walking, stair climbing and other exercises for the legs are sufficient to build up your leg muscles. We use our leg muscles all of the time and that is usually the reason that many people want to build up their legs.

There are still people who are wondering how they can build up their leg muscles. The answer that many people find is squats. If you use these exercises with the right consistency you will be able to achieve great results. The squat is considered to be the best exercise for leg muscles. You will find that it takes a good amount of repetitions to get a good result from your squat workout.

There are some people who do not wish to use squats for their muscle building routine. The reasons that people don't choose to use squats can be their own comfort or physical limitations. Squats can cause back strain or knee issues. There are more and more people who are looking to use other methods to increase their leg muscles. Leg extension exercises along with leg curls, calf raises, and leg presses are also used to increase the size of their leg muscles. It might take a little bit longer to get the kind of results that you are after without using squats. They will work, however, and will eliminate the problems that can come from using squats to build up the muscles in the legs.

This is the usual pattern for the alternative leg exercises: A. Each set will be done with 12 repetitions Leg extensions - 1 set then a minute of rest Leg Curl - 1 set then a minute of rest Standing Calf raises - 1 set then a minute of rest Leg Press - 1 set then 5 minutes rest B.

Your next set of exercises will include the same type of exercises with ten repetitions each. The only difference on the next set of exercises is the number of repetitions that you will use. Then repeat the exercises with eight repetitions of each exercise.

To summarize the entire routine, it is best to follow the exact number of reps and the type of leg exercise in the exact order stated. The rest period of one minute is very crucial hence it must strictly be followed. In addition, when you arrive at Set C, make sure that you will never go for more than the 8 reps specified. If ever you can go further, this will necessitate increasing the weight. Put in mind that you must never go beyond the 8 and constant weight adjustment is the key component in the success of this routine. It is in Set C where the build-up of leg muscles is expected. Don't let the smaller 8 reps fool you because this is, without a doubt, the hardest part among all sets. - 15995

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