Equipment for exercising leg muscles, three types of equipment you need to know how to use

Nowadays, leg muscles are very important for people who exercise. There is a saying among fitness friends: "When your weight does not increase, please train your leg muscles; when your arm circumference does not increase, please train your leg muscles; when your core muscles are not strong enough, please train your leg muscles." So, what equipment should you choose?

1. The first exercise: barbell squat

Everyone is familiar with the barbell squat. I won’t explain too much about this movement here, but one thing you need to pay attention to is that you need to master the squatting angle when doing the barbell squat. When squatting, if the knees are greater than 90 degrees, it exercises the quadriceps on the front of the thigh. When squatting, if the knees are less than 90 degrees, it exercises the buttocks and biceps on the back of the thigh.

2. The second exercise: Seated leg flexion and extension

This exercise is performed with fixed equipment, mainly to train the quadriceps femoris of the thigh. The route of the movement has been set by the fixed equipment, and secondly, it is also a single-joint exercise. Therefore, when practicing, you only need to master the weight that is suitable for your leg muscle exercises.

3. The third exercise: Seated leg raise

This exercise is also performed with fixed equipment, a bit like a barbell squat. Pay attention to the angle of the knee bend when practicing. Less than 90 degrees mainly exercises the biceps femoris and gluteus maximus of the legs, while greater than 90 degrees mainly exercises the quadriceps femoris of the legs.