Building strong, muscular quads is best done with a combination of compound exercises—squats, lunges, leg presses—and isolation work, such as leg extensions. Tack on some powerful plyometric moves, ...

Long-term lifters understand the real importance of leg day (despite how gruelling it may be). Stronger quads help to stabilise our body, power everyday movements, like walking, running and hiking, ...

The longest bones in your body are your femurs, which are located within your upper legs. Connected to your femurs are your quadriceps, which are behind practically every movement that you do. This is ...

Start in a strong pushup position, with your hands stacked below your shoulders, squeezing your shoulder blades, abs, and ...

Ready for leg day? I’ve already shared my favorite exercises for hamstrings and for your glutes (a.k.a. your butt). It’s time to tackle the main muscle group we think of when we think of legs: the ...

"The back squat is without a doubt the most effective exercise you can do for building quad strength, power, and size," says Earnest. "It also allows you to use a wide variety of weight, which ...

Whether you realize it or not, your quads work hard all day, every day. So, your quads deserve some extra attention to keep them functioning at peak performance, and no leg day is complete without ...

Bulgarian split squats get a lot of airtime for being the love-to-hate lower-body exercise that delivers a lot of bang for ...

Not that quad exercises are only good for aesthetics. A study published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science found that ...

There’s no ifs, ands, or flabby butts about it. “The squat is your powerhouse,” Kristin Collins, a trainer at Life Time fitness club, told The Post. Whether you’re scooping up your toddler, sliding ...