Bodyweight Leg Workout Circuit
By michael piercy m s c s c s.
Bodyweight leg workout circuit. 7 of the best bodyweight leg exercises ever in today s short video i take a look at some of my favorite exercises ever to build strong legs using nothing but your own bodyweight. Squat place the palms of the hands on the floor in front of the feet jump back into a push up position do a push up return to the. Add extra rest periods as needed. For all of these exercises you don t need any equipment at all but you do need to work really hard in order to get the most out of the exercises.
Perform the circuit once for a 10 to 15 minute workout repeating up to six times for a longer more advanced workout. How to choose the best bodyweight leg exercises. With knees hovering over the ankles lower your butt into a seated position making your knees and shins form a 90 degree angle once at the bottom of the squat push through your heels to arrive back at a standing position. The bodyweight leg exercise circuit is an intense workout for building muscle without dumbbells kettlebells or barbells.
Get fully shredded with this 30 minute bodyweight circuit workout this bodyweight blast sets you up for major fat burning potential in just half an hour. Unilateral single leg exercises are the source of serious strength stability and increased proprioception but be warned. Don t get me wrong we love pistol squats see our in depth pistol squat tutorial here but the exercises you choose to spend your efforts on should correspond. Training the muscles of the lower body provides injury preventing and.
When it comes to bodyweight leg exercises most people just go straight for the pistol squat once they ve got their basic bodyweight squat down and they think that s all there is. If you choose to do the circuit do three to five sets of 20 reps per exercise. You ll repeat the circuit of your choosing three times for the recommended number of reps. Light moderate cardio for 3 to 5 minutes recommended workout.
Or do them as a bodyweight condition circuit. For any single leg exercises keep in mind that the rep count listed is per leg. To achieve a greater time under tension on your leg exercises follow a 1 1 4 protocol with your repetitions. The best legs bodyweight circuit.