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Quadriceps

Dumbbells leg extension

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24 Oct 2020

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Preparation

The exercise works mainly the quadriceps muscles. Sit down on a bench, with your back straight and clamp a dumbbell between your feet, make sure that your legs form a 90-degree angle between the lower and upper leg. If the angle is less than 90-degrees then that means the knee is over the toes which in turn creates undue stress at the knee joint.

Method

Step 1

Using your quadriceps, extend your legs to the maximum as you exhale

Step 2

Ensure that the rest of the body remains stationary seated

Step 3

Pause a second on the contracted position

Step 4

Slowly lower the weight back to the starting position as you inhale, ensuring that you do not go past the 90-degree angle limit

Step 5

Repeat for the desired number of reps.

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