Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Legs and Core Workout


Legs and core. Everybody's least favorite workout. Everyone wants to walk in the gym and bench press and do biceps curls. Everyone wants six pack abs. Everyone wants to lose bodyfat. But nobody wants to work legs or core. Or if they do, its a few sets of crunches and the leg press or half squats. Mistake.
If you're looking to build muscle, burn fat, get some fabulous abs, and get that metabolism in high gear(and some fabulous legs), then you HAVE to work legs and core.
First and foremost, legs and core are your foundation. They provide real total body power and stability. A weak core and weak legs lead to lower back problems, belly fat, and a laundry list of injuries and muscle imbalances waiting to happen.
Legs and core make up the largest muscle groups in your entire body, therefore working them hard provides the largest calorie burn and burns more fat than working any other muscle group.
Squats are perhaps one of the greatest total body exercises, and will lead to a lean physique,  and cut, six pack abs way faster than spending hours on the treadmill and doing 1000's of crunches.
Legs and core take literally zero equipment to work (unless you wanna do hanging leg raises, WHICH YOU SHOULD!), and are your best tools in the road to more muscle and less fat.

As you know already, I don't care for working just legs, or just arms, or back, or whatever. But, some of you do. Maybe you wanna bring up a weak core or work on your legs. Girls, maybe you wanna slim down for the summer or work on your legs and butt. Anyway, here it is:

Perform twice a week with two days rest between workouts.

Legs and Core:

Warmup: High jumps, 3-5 reps. 1 set.

Superset 1:
Rolling Pistol Squats 5 reps each leg
Planks 30 secs
3 rounds

Superset 2:
Squat jumps 6-10 reps
Leg Raises 10 reps
3 rounds

Superset 3:
Split Squat 10 reps each leg
Glute Ham Raise 10 reps
3 rounds

End
Here's the link to the YouTube video demonstration
Legs and core YouTube video

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