The Best and Worst Exercises To Build Legs!

What are the worst ones?

The best exercises anyone can do are the basics stick to them work hard be dedicated and you'll see the results 💪

I been glute and hamstrings dominate. I hit leg extensions than front squats at beginning of leg day to crush quads and it has made huge difference

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Do you think leg extensions are worth it and what would be a better alternative?

DONT forget fellas squats help your stroke game 🛏 by strengthening the glutes so dont skip leg day and let her have it 💯💯💯

Want to express a gratitude for the content. There's plenty of vids on YT regarding nitty-gritty details on the technique of exercises. Great for complete beginners, however not so for (common) people who have been going to the gym for a while of 1-2-3 years and now want to level up their game with a more thoughtful approach.

Love your stuff, as you talk and force to think about the structure of workouts and how to complement them. More tactical and not executional level. Thank you!

Is training legs once a week enough to make them grow and get a lot of mass

I like zerchers because 1) my cable machine makes back squats awkward and 2) i train back the day prior so i don't want to load it with too much stress.

Love hex bar squat! Just hit 415 x 9 at a body weight of 150

Hey, Peter. Why do you favor the Zercher squat over a front squat?

puking during legs likely hinders your growth. As the neurological over stimulation and stress (which is what caused you to puke) and the following influx of cortisol (a catabolic hormone) are not really ideal for muscle growth

at 49 yrs old and 6 foot 5, ive found my knees cant handle heavy squats for reps so i have 2 leg days.. 1 for squatting low reps and up over 200kg and the other for leg preses where my knees dont hurt as much and push the reps up over 10 for several sets

Squat 5x5
Romanian Deadlift 5x5
Leg Extension 3x10
Leg Curl 3x10
Calf raise 5x10

Twice a week with progressive overload

What do you think of 20rep breathing squats (widowmaker squat).

As always, Pete you are the best out there. No gimmicks. Just straight up getting to the point. I salute you!

I programmed smith machine hack squats in my program and I'm very excited to do them.
I still have barbell squats and lunges because they are soooo good but machines and other variations add some variety.
For hamstrings RDLs are my go to, I struggle a lot with regular deads and they are very fatigueing. Both exercise are great for both hams, glute, and back but I always found romanian deadlifts provide more stimulous and are just a better exercise for growth.
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Leg extensions and hamstring curls are added for completion's sake and with heavier weights they are not to be underestemated.

It's no wonder that powerlifters have huge legs 💪

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Hell yeah that's what my leg day consist of pucking and crawling out of the gym.....

Perfect! Thankyou.
All the ones I do, and none of the ones I don’t do.👌🏻

No lunges and split squats at all?

I’m surprised front Squats didn’t make the cut, but I love this dude keeps it simple because simple works 💪

Any thoughts on Nordic curls for hamstrings?

Whats the intro song called?
I need it for my gym playlist

I thought bicep curls in squat rack is the worst exercise for legs.

could you make videos on injuries and lifting?

in that tanktop all i think is - next wolverine.

Belt squats if you value you spine and mobility. Barbell squats are obsolete and going heavy end up like ronnnie coleman. Belt squats are pure legs exercise no spine.

A do a full body routine on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Same routine all three days. My lower body portion is trap bar deadlift 5x5, high bar back squat 4x8 and Romanian deadlift 4x8. Glad to see that I chose the best exercises for the job. I would like to point out, for those that are unaware, that the trap bar Deadlift is very much a hybrid movement and happy medium. Significantly more quad activation than a traditional deadlift, and significantly more hamstring activation than a back squat. Best of both worlds, worst of none.

Im missing here hip thrusts which are better than the RDL's

Nice exercises thanks for the information

I added smith machine leg presses .which are awesome... not chance of injuring back or neck

you could also stand on a platform when doing trap bar training,this will increase range of motion if you want...

20 rep squats and milk program fixed years of chicken legs and strength imbalances between my upper and lower body. 6 weeks is all it took to bring my squat 1RM from 275 to 365

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I always get so confused on the “effort” as I have learned you should not take every set to failure. However, taking proper rest between sets and never going until true failure makes me feel as though I’m not giving full effort. I still end up very sore the next few days though so maybe I am doing enough? Can You help with this Peter or anyone?

I train legs really Hard, with no results. I gained a lots of muscle mass,but my legs are chiken legs.

Honestly I had/have the worst leg genetics.. BUT my legs grew and now they are just skinny instead of super skinny. They are not laughable skinny. And they are growing. As Peter says training legs is very hard. I thought I pushed myself but found out I did not. How did I find this out? I did the super squats routine (20 rep breathing squats) I put my 10 RM on the bar and did 20 reps. Takes you 5 min to do? By the 17th rep your dead relatives start talking to you. I did this routine for 6-8 weeks and I realized just how hard the legs can go and what sort of punishment they can take. I realized when I thought my legs had enough it was actually my mind that had enough and the legs need to go way past that. I then applied this mind set to all my leg workouts. Make the set count train your quads to failure not your mind to failure… But pay attention to recovery cuz when you train legs hard it’s important to recover well. You are better off taking the necessary recovery time whatever it maybe so that you can come back and crush them properly.. I hope this helps some one

Hack squat all day for me. Can go hard and fail without getting hurt.

Awesome video. Love how straight forward your descriptions are

Your legs looks skinny

I'm gonna incorporate those zercher squats asap .. love that it forces you to stay more upright

I'm an ectomorph and I struggle to put on mass. Heavy barbell squats intimidate me. Any tips for ectomorphs like me?

I appreciate the down to earth simplicity of your content my friend.

Yo I know he buff but look at his head to hoodie ratio

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