What Are Some Good Leg Exercises?

[AdolfOliverBush]

What are some good exercises I can do to improve my running speed? As of now, I am doing lunges and mountain-climbers. Are there any other good exercises I can do to help improve on my running?

 

[hella_numb]

run stairs and run up hill or get one of thsoe lil parachute things i think eastbay got them.

 

[MooreBlock530]

running speed is more of a gift then a triat that you can "fix" for the most part....but to get endurance up go to your local HS and run up there football stadium over and over and over again.....

 

[DankedOut707]

MAYBE WEAR ONE OF THOSE LEG BRACES WITH BUILT IN WEIGHTS AND RUN UP THE STREET

 

[Gas One]

fuck in weird/elevated positions.

it works.

 

[AllCity Cinemas]

moving to the ghetto? nah, i heard jump rope helps make you fast, ankle weights and hills sohuld help though

 

[Shaniac]

do some crystal then do all the above

 

[SkuNk415]

RUNNNNN

 

[ayz]

burpies

 

[Y-S]

There's a U.S. Army training exercise e-book laying around on internet, see if you can find it.

 

[MOREBASS]

The only two factors you can control are stride length, how much ground you cover with one stride, and stride frequency, which is how many times you are able to push your feet off of the ground in a certain time frame.

Try not to lean forward too much while running, it messes up the mechanics of your legs and doesn't allow you to get that long stride your looking for...

Lunges are good, try some weighted ones, also, do some heel lifts on the calf machine..also, squats are good for your quad strength and giving you some explosive power.

 

[Arson]

ass to grass squats, stiff leg dead lifts, sprints, mechanics.

 

[Danger Manye]

jump ropes with high knees, box jumps, different kinds of lunges, sprinting on your toes or get shoes that make you run on your toes, **squats** make sure to do some explosive exercises or you legs are just going to be muscles with no movement. there are also exercises for your shins and ankles which help you top out in speed.

 

[TAKIN NO SHORTZ]

squats are good for your quad strength and giving you some explosive power.

I was boutta mention squats,, but yes they dont give an adventage, if u are long distance runner,, Are u more like sprinter or long distance runner ?

then runnin´ some big stairs up & down in many times in a row, or runnin in top of some big hill,

variety is the key in this...

 

[|GOD|||ZILLA|]

jump.. yeah.. jump.. all fucken day.. in line at albertsons.. jump... and i don't mean no pussy shit.. try to get on top of the register.. in church, try jumpin' to heaven... at a funeral, jump over the casket.. it'll put a spring in your step.

 

[AllCity Cinemas]

^^blowin it?

 

[roprchokr]

foot-fuck your girl

na really tho, weighted heel lifts. if you wanna build muscle in your legs or anywhere for that matter, do 5-6 reps with the weight heavy enough that by the last rep you can barly do it. buy some glutamine, cost ya like 10 bucks for 2 months worth, and eat healthy, protein and vegetables etc.

 

[roprchokr]

and stretch before and after you work out, it'll keep you agile and relieve tension, and reduce the risk of pulling a muscle

 

[D'struction]

work ya calfs....do the shit that everyone has told you....someone told me whenever your just standing around to stand on your toes...

 

[Danger Manye]

i've been told also "some say its a myth" that if your legs get bigger your upper torso will also gain. so remember while you are training that your weight my be different then you guessed.