Of all the muscle groups in your body, the quadriceps is a four-headed muscle that stands out as essential for athletic performance and aesthetics. This dumbbell quad workout will help you build lower body strength and muscle mass without expensive gym equipment. When leg day rolls around, it’s time to get serious. Without any doubt, … Read more
Which exercise is more effective for activating your glutes, hamstrings, and quadriceps: The squat, the Romanian deadlift, or the barbell hip thrust? This was examined in a study from 2018. Eight men with at least one year of strength training experience were recruited to perform the aforementioned exercises while electrodes were attached to their vastus … Read more
Key Points: A new study compared quad muscle growth from five weeks of squat vs. leg extension training. Leg extensions were found to provide superior muscle growth in the rectus femoris compared to squat training. Vastus lateralis tended to grow more in the distal parts (25% and 50% of femur length) from squat training but … Read more
Your quad muscles, or quadriceps, are by far the largest muscle groups in your body. They’re the prize of your legs, making up the front of your thigh. And, if you’ve been training them diligently: they’re the muscles bulging out under your pants or shorts. Since your leg muscles are so important for sports, and … Read more