Legs
Leg exercises
56 leg exercises for the front, the back and the inside of your thighs and for your calves, at the gym and at home. Each one shows where you should feel it, the common mistakes and the sets for your goal.
- Beginner 35
- Intermediate 18
- Advanced 3
Strong legs carry every glute day. Squats and lunges train your quads and glutes together, hinges and leg curls train your hamstrings, and adductions train your inner thighs.
By region
Quads
31 exercises
Hamstrings
18 exercises
Inner thighs
8 exercises
By equipment
Leg exercises with dumbbells
15 exercises
Leg exercises on machines
15 exercises
Leg exercises with a barbell
6 exercises
Leg exercises at home
10 exercises
Gluteus maximus 36
Dumbbell sumo squat
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerSmith machine squat
Gluteus maximus · Smith machine
Beginner45-degree leg press
Gluteus maximus · Machine
BeginnerGoblet squat
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerDumbbell split squat
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerDumbbell Romanian deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
Beginner45-degree hip extension
Gluteus maximus · Machine
BeginnerReverse lunge
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerDumbbell step-up
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerBodyweight squat
Gluteus maximus · Bodyweight
BeginnerBox squat to bench
Gluteus maximus · Bodyweight
BeginnerDumbbell squat
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerMachine squat
Gluteus maximus · Machine
BeginnerCable pull-through
Gluteus maximus · Cable
BeginnerKettlebell deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Kettlebell
BeginnerSeated leg press
Gluteus maximus · Machine
BeginnerSmith machine split squat
Gluteus maximus · Smith machine
BeginnerSingle-leg leg press
Gluteus maximus · Machine
BeginnerLateral step-up
Gluteus maximus · Box or step
BeginnerKickstand Romanian deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
BeginnerHip hinge with dowel
Gluteus maximus · Dowel
BeginnerBanded pull-through
Gluteus maximus · Resistance band
BeginnerBarbell back squat
Gluteus maximus · Barbell
IntermediateBarbell Romanian deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Barbell
IntermediateDumbbell Bulgarian split squat
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
IntermediateBarbell deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Barbell
IntermediateSumo deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Barbell
IntermediateSingle-leg Romanian deadlift
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
IntermediateDumbbell walking lunge
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
IntermediateLateral lunge
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
IntermediateKettlebell swing
Gluteus maximus · Kettlebell
IntermediateCurtsy lunge
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
IntermediateSmith machine Bulgarian split squat
Gluteus maximus · Smith machine
IntermediateCossack squat
Gluteus maximus · Bodyweight
IntermediateDumbbell deficit reverse lunge
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
IntermediateDumbbell deficit sumo squat
Gluteus maximus · Dumbbell
Intermediate
Hamstrings 7
See all 18Seated leg curl
Hamstrings · Machine
BeginnerLying leg curl
Hamstrings · Machine
BeginnerStanding single-leg curl
Hamstrings · Machine
BeginnerStability ball leg curl
Hamstrings · Stability ball
IntermediateSlider leg curl
Hamstrings · Sliders or towel
IntermediateBarbell good morning
Hamstrings · Barbell
AdvancedNordic hamstring curl
Hamstrings · Bodyweight
Advanced
Quads 5
See all 31Hack squat
Quads · Machine
BeginnerLeg extension
Quads · Machine
BeginnerPendulum squat
Quads · Machine
BeginnerWall sit
Quads · Bodyweight
BeginnerBarbell front squat
Quads · Barbell
Advanced
Calves 4
Standing calf raise
Calves · Machine
BeginnerSeated calf raise
Calves · Machine
BeginnerLeg press calf raise
Calves · Machine
BeginnerSingle-leg calf raise
Calves · Bodyweight
Beginner
More exercises 4
Hip adduction machine
Inner thighs · Machine
BeginnerCable hip adduction
Inner thighs · Cable
BeginnerHanging knee raise
Abs and core, Hips · Pull-up bar
IntermediateCopenhagen plank
Inner thighs · Bench
Intermediate
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