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2. Leg extension - Wikipedia

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   The leg extension is a resistance weight training exercise that targets the quadriceps muscle (m. quadriceps femoris) [1] in the legs. The exercise is done using a machine called the Leg Extension Machine. There are various manufacturers of these machines and each one is slightly different. The leg extension is an isolated exercise targeting ...

3. Calf raises - Wikipedia

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   Bridging exercises are done with a flexed knee to lessen the stretch on the hamstring (a knee flexor) and focus the hip extension work on the gluteus maximus. In that same respect, the reduced knee flexion makes plantar flexion work comparable to a seated calf raise, due to the lessened stretch on the gastrocnemius (like the hamstring, also a knee flexor).

4. How Many Weekly Leg Workouts Do You Need To Build Strength? - AOL

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   "Isometric exercises, such as a low squat hold or leg extension with small lifts/pulses at the top of the range of motion, engage muscles in a static contraction, challenging endurance and ...

5. These 5 Hip Extension Exercises Will Make Your Pedal ... - AOL

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   3. Kickstand Deadlift. Why it works: This deadlift variation also brings in a unilateral element, helping you strengthen one leg at a time. This helps keep your muscles symmetrical, Rothberg says ...

6. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   Leg extension machine. The leg extension is performed while seated by raising a weight out in front of the body with the feet. It is an isolation exercise for the quadriceps. Overtraining can cause patellar tendinitis. [4] The legs extension serves to also strengthen the muscles around the knees and is an exercise that is preferred by physical ...

7. Plyometrics - Wikipedia

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   As the legs are used singly, and perform the same amount of work, the body and legs may be strengthened more evenly than bilateral plyometrics, which may involve one leg doing an excessively large amount of the work. Some forms of unilateral plyometrics involve a cyclic alternation between the legs e.g. repeatedly jumping from one foot to the ...