I played soccer for most of my life. My legs aren’t huge, haha, but they tend look a little muscley. I’m looking for a good leg exercise to keep them fit, slim, and nice looking, without being too beefy (yuck) or muscley. Ha, thanks.
Try Squats
Squats
1. In a squat rack, take a barbell off of the rack by placing it squarely on your traps and shoulders (not the neck) and grip the bar comfortably with your hands a little wider than your shoulders.
2. Carefully take a step or 2 back from the rack and get in a comfortable upright stance with your feet shoulder width apart or slightly wider. Your toes should be pointed slightly outward. They should NEVER be pointed inward.
3. Focus your vision on something straight ahead and slightly above you. Do not tilt your head backwards, downwards or to the sides as this will disrupt your balance.
4. Keeping your heels planted firmly on the floor and your back straight at all times, move your butt back and downward as though you were sitting in a chair behind you.
5. When your thighs reach parallel to the floor, return to the starting position by extending your knees and hips and pushing through your heels.
- Your knees should never extend out further than your toes.
- When pushing back up, always push through the heels, not the toes.
- The movement is up and down. There should be no sideways movement of any kind during the squat.
- Keep your back straight and chest up at all times.
- Squats can also be performed using dumbbells.
Try Squats
Squats
1. In a squat rack, take a barbell off of the rack by placing it squarely on your traps and shoulders (not the neck) and grip the bar comfortably with your hands a little wider than your shoulders.
2. Carefully take a step or 2 back from the rack and get in a comfortable upright stance with your feet shoulder width apart or slightly wider. Your toes should be pointed slightly outward. They should NEVER be pointed inward.
3. Focus your vision on something straight ahead and slightly above you. Do not tilt your head backwards, downwards or to the sides as this will disrupt your balance.
4. Keeping your heels planted firmly on the floor and your back straight at all times, move your butt back and downward as though you were sitting in a chair behind you.
5. When your thighs reach parallel to the floor, return to the starting position by extending your knees and hips and pushing through your heels.
- Your knees should never extend out further than your toes.
- When pushing back up, always push through the heels, not the toes.
- The movement is up and down. There should be no sideways movement of any kind during the squat.
- Keep your back straight and chest up at all times.
- Squats can also be performed using dumbbells.
References :
http://www.intense-workout.com/leg_exercises.html
You need to reduce your body fat. Try the Fat X program.
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http://www.FatX101.com
Try yoga. It helps elongate the muscles and tones them without bulking them up.
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Walk. Nice long strides, level surfaces, long distances.
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Bicycling is great for legs, keeps them rock hard but doesn’t make them big.
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try to do toning exercises with less weights, or no weights.. you can also try just running or swimming.
but all in all, you should appreciate & be happy the way you’re built because it’ll be hard for you to "bulk down" when you already have the muscle.
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Well all can say to keep lean and tone muscle one should not go big on the weights but rather do many repetitions…that will increase endurance and produce/ maintain lean muscle.
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squats (quads/gluts/ hamstrings)
or lunges (quads/hamstrings)
squats are better they hit more of your body
calf raises (rear calves)
reverse calf raises (front calf)
straight leg straight back deadlifts (hamstrings)
youtube them for examples
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i workout like i drink water
I am not sure, but I think once you get muscular legs, you can make them slimmer. If they are too beefy, you can always consult a physician for some kind of exercise plan or drugs. Don’t give up football! Keep it up, and don’t worry too much.
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Seriously, how possibly did you get through to the bottom of this, I’ve been itching for somebody to share something like this kudos.