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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. Most gym and weight rooms will have the machine in ...

3. 7 Least Effective Exercises for Building Bigger Leg ... - AOL

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   Get ready to trade in those ineffective moves for some serious leg-building power exercises. 1. Leg Extensions. Shutterstock. Leg extensions primarily isolate the quadriceps, often neglecting the ...

4. Weight Lifting for Weight Loss: Is It Actually Effective? - AOL

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   Lower-body day to target your legs, lower back, and abs. Dynamic stretches to warm up. Do three to six sets of six to 12 reps for each of the following exercises: Leg extension. Leg flexion. Leg press

5. 5 Best Leg Workouts for Women After 50 - AOL

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   Seated Leg Extensions. Shutterstock. Isolation exercises, such as the seated leg extension, play a vital role in hypertrophy workouts by targeting specific muscle groups. While compound exercises ...

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. 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).