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Squats target your thighs and gluts. Whether standing still or lunging these are great for building powerful thigh muscles. Sprinting also helps build your quads. (Ever check out the legs of any sprinters?)... :) hot!
In college to strengthen my quads and therefore protect my knees, our trainer had me stand on a thick book or step with one leg and simply lower and raise my body without requiring me to bend my other leg. This is a nice way to begin building that muscle if you should have weaker knees. Lunges can be painful for someone that has bad knees...
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What is a gym exercise that will help to strengthen thigh muscles?
There are many exercise one can do at a gym that will help to strengthen thigh muscles. Examples include using the seated leg press, doing wall squats and lunges.
What muscle do you use most in cheerleading?
in cheer you use a lot of muscles but you usually use your thigh and leg muscles most. but strengthen every muscle because you still use the other muscles ALOT to ! hope i helped (:
What muscles form the flesh on sides of thigh?
not sure if this is anything of what you are looking for, but the muscles to the front of the thigh are the quadriceps's, the back of the thigh are the... um.. hamstrings. I couldn't find the muscles on the side of the thigh.. :D
Is there any exercises to building strength in the knee quickly?
Strengthen your knees by doing traditional squats, lunges and step-ups. Strengthening muscles surrounding your knees, such as your quads, will help strengthen and protect your knees. Strengthen your quads by stretching your legs in front of you while perched at the edge of a chair. Keep your knees straight as you tighten and relax your thigh muscles.
How do you use the word strengthen in a sentence?
(Strengthen your muscles)
Name three thigh muscles that helps you keep your seat astride a horse?
The three thigh muscles that help you you keep astride when riding a horse are the thigh adductor muscles; magnus, longus, and brevis.
What is the deep fascia of the thigh muscles that enclose it like a stocking?
Fascia lataen close the thigh muscles like a stocking.
When the muscles in your thigh bulge are they relaxed?
No
What muscles are used in cricket?
your thigh muscles, biceps, triceps, quads
What are the main muscles you should use when manual handling?
thigh muscles
Name a skeletal muscle in the leg?
The thigh has three sets of strong muscles: the hamstring muscles in the back of the thigh, the quadriceps muscles in the front, and the adductor muscles on the sides.
Which two muscle sabducts the thigh to take the at ease stance?
Fibularis brevis & longus These muscles do not abduct the thigh...
