Четырехглавые мышцы, или «квадрицепсы», в первую очередь отвечают за сгибание и разгибание бедра в коленном суставе, что позволяет вам выпрямлять колено. Они также помогают стабилизировать коленную чашечку. 

Leg extension is an exercise usually performed on a lever simulator. You sit on a soft seat and lift the soft crossbar with your feet. The exercise mainly involves the quadriceps muscles of the anterior surface of the thigh — the rectus femoris and the broad thigh muscle. You can use this exercise to increase lower body strength and muscle relief as part of strength training.

Are you ready to get toned legs quickly? Just know one thing first: in fact, there are no such muscles as "toned". Rather, through strategic exercises and diet choices, you build strength and muscle mass while reducing body fat so that your legs look toned.
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Running, walking, cycling and hiking are just some of the activities that involve the hamstring muscles located on the back of the thigh. During the movement, the hamstrings bend the knee and unbend it.

A well-thought-out leg workout should include exercises specifically aimed at the biceps femoris muscle, the semi - webbed muscle and the semi-tendon muscle-the three hamstring muscles.

Strong legs, consisting of well-defined muscles, with powerful hip flexors and buttocks, are the goal of professional athletes, as well as men and women who also want to look good. Here are the 10 best challenging isolation exercises for your legs and buttocks.

Many beginners may think, " why train your legs when the bench is empty for bench presses?» And even if you have reached the stage where the need to train your legs is no longer in doubt, you may still have questions about working out your lower body.1. Leg workout should...

A bit of history about the most important exercise is the squat.The article was first published in Iron Man magazine in July 1955Without a doubt, the squat is the best known exercise for working out the entire body, improving health, increasing energy, improving the functions of internal organs, and rapidly building...