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Legs
The legs are a group of muscles that extend from the hip to the ankle. They are responsible for extending the hip, flexing the knee, and supporting the body during walking and running.
The barbell Jefferson split squat is a unilateral lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, and core muscles. By performing the exercise with a barbell, you can increase the resistance and challenge your lower body strength and stability.
The barbell standing calf raise is an exercise that targets the calf muscles, specifically the gastrocnemius and soleus. It involves lifting a barbell with your shoulders while standing on a raised platform and performing calf raises to strengthen and tone the lower legs.
The dumbbell stiff leg deadlift is a lower body exercise that targets the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. It is performed by holding a pair of dumbbells in front of your thighs and hinging at the hips to lower the weights towards the floor, keeping your legs straight and back flat throughout the movement.
The machine hack squat is a lower body exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. It is performed on a hack squat machine, which allows you to perform the movement with added resistance to build strength and muscle mass in the legs
The machine hip adduction exercise targets the adductor muscles of the inner thighs. It involves moving the legs inward against resistance to strengthen and tone the inner thigh muscles.
The machine leg press is a compound exercise that targets the quadriceps, hamstrings, and glutes. It is performed on a leg press machine, where you push a weighted platform away from your body using your legs.
The machine lying leg curl is an isolation exercise that targets the hamstrings, which are the muscles on the back of the thigh. It involves flexing the knees to curl the legs up towards the glutes while lying on a machine with a pad positioned just above the ankles.
The machine seated calf raise is an isolation exercise that targets the calf muscles, specifically the gastrocnemius and soleus. It involves flexing the ankle joint to raise the weight with the balls of the feet, then lowering it back down to the starting position.
The machine seated leg curl is an isolation exercise that targets the hamstrings, which are the muscles on the back of the thigh. It involves flexing the knees to curl the weight towards the glutes, working the hamstrings through a full range of motion.
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