Leg Workouts for Mass

There are certain leg exercises which will help you to build muscular thighs and lower body. Thighs are the most powerful muscles of the body, hence they are also capable of great endurance. Therefore, training your legs is also very demanding. It is often observed many people often skip training their legs or do not give sufficient time and attention to it. The leg workouts for mass are those which train both the thigh muscles as well as the hamstring muscles. At the same time, they should also include calf exercises. It is important to understand that leg training is way more demanding than training other parts of the body.

Leg Exercises for Mass

Before we go to leg workouts for mass, let us see a few leg and thigh exercises, which will help you in your endeavor.

Squats
Basic barbell squats is one of the best leg exercises for mass. However, it is important to perform the exercise properly to get the right results from this exercise. When you do the exercise, your toes need to be duck-toeing out about 20 degrees and your knees should exactly be above your ankles.

Hack Squats
This exercise works the quadriceps. You do not have to do many number of sets, but the ones you do should be done in full controlled repetitions. In case you suffer from knee problems, then you should not do this exercise. You can instead try machine squats. The position of your feet should be the same, as I have mentioned in the previous exercise.

Leg Press
This exercise works the front of thighs. When you do this exercise and stretch your legs, you will not only feel a stretch in your thighs at the bottom, but you will also feel a stretch in your hamstrings. This exercise works well for all the muscles of the leg. However, like I have mentioned before, you will have to perform this exercise in slow controlled movements.

Stiff Legged Dead Lifts
This exercise is very taxing on your hamstring muscles, hence you will have to make sure you do not use very heavy weights, as there are chances of you injuring yourself. The distance between your feet should be shoulder width distance. When you do the exercise, your back should be straight and legs strong. Keeping your legs strong will protect your lower back. While doing the exercise, if you feel uncomfortable in your knees or your lower back, then you can bend your knees a little.

Calf Raises
If you want to build the most difficult muscles of the body, then you will have to make either sitting calf raises or standing calf raises a part of your leg workouts. It will help you to add inches to your calves, tone them.

Lunges
This exercise is a must in any leg workouts weight loss or for mass. It works the front of the thighs and the gluteal muscles. While doing this exercise, you will have to ensure, that the knee of the leg in front does not cross the ankle and is exactly above the ankle. Both your legs should be strong, when you do this exercise.

Leg Workout for Mass

It is important to note that this is just an example workout. You will have to modify the workout as per your needs. At the same time, do not forget to warm up and stretch before the workout.

Exercise	Set	Repetitions
Barbell Squats	1	25
	2	12
	3	10
Hack Squats	1	12
	2	10
Leg Press	1	15
	2	12
Stiff Legged Dead Lift	1	20
	2	12
Calf Raises	1	25
	2	15

When you start working your working legs, you will have to ensure you keep changing your leg workouts every 6 to 7 weeks, as the body gets used to the workout and desired results become a distant dream. Along with these exercises, you can also include some cardiovascular exercises, running and jogging, step aerobic exercises, etc. in your workout. They will also help in strengthening your legs.