BODYWEIGHT SERIES (3)

Strictly bodyweight exercises for your leg day.

PreciousOpia
3 min readOct 12, 2020

Episode 3: leg day

Yes it’s that time of the week again where you train them legs! I know skipping leg day is a very common thing for individuals in the fitness industry but i think your legs deserve as much love as your chest and biceps.

I will be going over basic lower body exercises including the calves and your glutes for optimal development.

Workout summary

Workout time: 30–45 minutes

Level: beginner-intermediate

Frequency: 2x per week

Gender: not specific

Equipment: none

Note;

The below exercises will target all parts of your lower body as well as explosiveness from different angles so be sure to perform them with good form.

Warm-up

Deep squat hold

30 seconds

Jump squats

Beginner: 3 sets of 8 reps

Intermediate: 4 sets of 10 reps

Squats

Beginner: 3 sets of 8 reps

Intermediate: 4 sets of 12 reps

Lunges

Beginner: 3 sets of 6 reps

Intermediate: 4 sets of 10 reps

Glute bridge

Beginner: 4 sets of 10 reps

Intermediate: 5 sets of 12

Standing calf raises

Beginner: 3 sets of 10 reps

Intermediate: 3 sets of 15 reps

Seated calf raises

Beginner: 1 set till failure

Intermediate: 2 sets till failure

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