What are the exercises to exercise thigh muscles?

In the fitness industry, leg exercise has always been a hot topic. Leg muscles are the largest muscle group in our body, accounting for almost half of our muscles. Therefore, leg exercises should not be ignored. For leg muscles, more importantly, quadriceps femoris directly determines the muscle strength of our legs. So, what are the exercises to exercise the thigh muscles?

The quadriceps femoris is the muscle at the back of our thighs. The improvement of the muscles at the back of the thigh not only contributes to the improvement of muscle strength, but also brings some convenience when performing hard pulling and other training actions. However, many bodybuilders ignore the training of the muscles in the back of the thigh. Next, we will introduce the exercises to exercise the thigh muscles. Those who are not familiar with this can learn from the following.

What are the exercises to exercise thigh muscles?

1 squat training:

When we improve leg exercises, many people may think of squat training for the first time. However, most bodybuilders are unable to complete standard squats due to their limited exercise capacity. Therefore, when we do squat training, the strength of the muscles behind the thighs has a vital impact on our squatting strength. The muscles involved in squatting posture mainly include quadriceps femoris, gluteus maximus, and then the muscles behind the thighs. In this process, the muscles at the back of the thigh play a very important role in stability and strength. If you have never trained the muscles in the back of your thighs alone, your strength is very weak in some part of the squat position.

2 prone leg flexion training:

Prone leg flexion training mainly exercises the muscles at the back of the thigh, so we can control the number of groups in about three groups, and each group can control about 15 times. Next, let’s take a look at the action tutorial of this training action. First, you need to lie on the ground or on a yoga mat, and then lift your knees slightly off the ground. Exhale slowly and bend your feet back slowly until the muscles at the back of your thighs feel tight. We can pause at the highest point, and then slowly do the opposite movement to put the legs back to the starting position. We can imagine lifting and lowering the lower leg through the heel. Bend your feet and straighten them. The two thighs should be close to each other throughout the exercise. This can make the exercise of the muscles at the back of the thigh more effective, and can also improve and prevent knee pain during the training process.