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2. The 10 Best 'Leg Day' Exercises, According to a Trainer - AOL

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   Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!Squats, deadlifts, leg press, and walking lunges are just some of the go-to exercises you might perform during your leg workouts. While these staple ...

3. Feel the Burn! 26 of the Very Best Leg Exercises, Straight ...

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   "It's so important for knee strength, stability, reaction time and, of course, leg muscles," she says. "A lateral lunge works quadriceps, hamstrings, inner and outer thigh muscles, glutes, and ...

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. Williams Flexion Exercises - Wikipedia

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   These exercises were performed in the supine position on a floor or other flat surface. There were variations, but the primary maneuver is to grab the legs and pull the knees up to the chest and hold them there for several seconds. The patient then relaxes, drops the legs down and repeats the exercise again. [citation needed]

6. Squat (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   The barbell back squat Bodyweight squat. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. During the descent, the hip and knee joints flex while the ankle joint dorsiflexes; conversely the hip and knee joints extend and the ankle joint plantarflexes when standing up.

7. Closed kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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   Closed chain exercises are often compound movements, that generally incur compressive forces, while open-chain exercises are often isolation movements that promote more shearing forces. [ 1 ] CKC exercises involve more than one muscle group and joint simultaneously rather than concentrating solely on one, as many OKC exercises do (single-joint ...