Leg Workout (ATHLETIC GAINS!)
Build explosive, powerful legs with APEX leg workouts
Are you ready for a leg workout that helps you to build athletic strength while demanding a strong core and balance? Check out this brand new APEX leg workout that is geared at helping you make athletic gains while building the foundation for heavy leg workouts to come. In this video, I show you an actual leg workout from the Ultimate Arms program available at athleanx.com
Apex leg workouts rely on the importance of incorporating explosive leg exercises with traditional unilateral exercises to maximize the functional carryover. Most professional athletes train with variations of this style of leg training at different points in their season prep in order to make athletic gains in size, strength and explosiveness.
The leg workout shown here includes the following exercises for your legs.
Weighted Forward Step Ups
Barbell Hip Thrusts
Overhead DB Alternating Lunges
DB Heel Touch Squats
Ninja Tuck Jumps
The weighted step ups are an incredible anterior chain leg exercise that builds the quads while remaining athletic. The unilateral operation of the legs is a replica of the demands placed on them in sport. Load up here as heavy as you can go to fail in the 10-12 rep range.
The barbell hip thrust is one of the best posterior chain weighted exercises you can do. The goal here is to concentrate on the complete contraction of the glutes. If necessary, focus on the upper one half of the movement to ensure that this takes place.
The third leg exercise in this leg workout is the overhead dumbbell lunge. This version of the lunge requires great core strength in order to maintain your balance as you step and plant. Good thoracic extension is needed in order to execute this exercise properly without losing your upright posture as you lunge out.
The fourth exercise is the dumbbell heel touch squat. Contrary to the last exercise where you want to maintain an upright posture, here you want to do the opposite. You want to lean forward to activate the posterior chain in this movement. Lower the dumbbells slowly down to the level of the heels and drive explosively back up to the starting position.
Finally, the explosive finisher in this workout is the ninja tuck jump. This exercise concludes your athletic leg workout in a fitting end. Aim to jump up in one move and transition smoothly into a tuck jump. After a few reps of this your legs will feel 20 pounds heavier as you struggle to get them up off the ground on every fatigued jump.
Give this apex leg workout a try and then head to to get the entire 6 week Ultimate Arm workout that includes every single apex workout. Build your arms while getting explosively strong legs.
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I would love to see more athlean-stuff, forexample exercises for boxers/fighters.
So much helpful content here. Must subscribe for anyone looking to improve physical health.
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I am scared of doing classic barbell squats, be cause my body is not ready for it yet. This is great alternative to start!
I freaking love the Ultimate Arms trailer video. Give me the chills every single time. Love the program as well! Thank you Jeff! 🙂
The outro is very inspiring. He should continue using it
Maybe I missed it, but did he say how many sets or rest in-between?
Whatever jeff says i just simply follow it without any hesitation
Thank you so much for what you do Athlean-X!
He is genius my stupid trainer only interested in loading weight which I m not comfortable so i don't like leg day but after watching Jeff I am excited for leg day problem for allsolution name atlean X.com
Release the ultimate abs with purchase of Ultimate Arms
how many reps and sets for this workouts???
Jeff is this stuff good for Thai boxing
How about this. Get off the goddamn couch and get your ass to the gym or to a place where you can workout stop watching these goddamn videos and start doing something. LET'S GO!!!!
Apex legends
Damn, this outro rocks!!
Soundtrack?
Hey Jeff can you make a video about what makes up speed and what we should be doing to work all these muscle groups ?
I'm a rugby player so this is video so good for me
These exercises are tough!! Jelly legs after
I suppose this workout also builds muscle?
just like professional just do that ease , so ease on ur body athletic agility is a biggest ? today in age groups
This is in the plain for my workout…doing this after work this evening..like all jeff videos
My feet hurt,
Make a bodyweight leg workout
Hi, Jeff. What's your opinion on splitting training for the legs, such as quads + triceps on one day and hamstrings + biceps on another?
I have been watching many of your videos and would be safe to say that it has been enlightening to hear the way you have included the science behind them. Keep up the good work
Hey comments section, A|P|EX stands for anterior|posterior|explosive!
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who else has 10+ tabs of athleanx videos?
You resemble a really fit Ray Romano, or is it the other way?
Braveheart music! 🙂 🙂 getting u all emotional while watching Rocky Bilboa train! 2thumbs up for Jeff!
I gotta try this!
what's that epic symphonic metal song that's being played int he background? i actually really like it.
I saw a dude wearing a shirt and thought I clicked on the wrong channel.
Thanks a lot Jeff!
That really helps!
awesome man, great videos all the time. I really learn alot from your channel, lots of great technical stuff that my regular training media does NOT cover. I am considering switching to your program soon.. thanks again!!
there's a 40 foot tall brass statue of this dude that they pray to in North Korea
Do a video on progressions toward being able to do ninja tuck jumps
would this help a sprinter become faster?