Sunday, April 25, 2010

Printable workouts to get great legs and stomach

Want some great leg and stomach workouts that you can print out and take to the gym? Here you go.

The best workouts that work both your legs and, inadvertently, your stomach are as follows.

Squats. Start by standing with your feet hip-width apart. Point your toes straight ahead and slowly bend your knees and lower your hips towards the floor. Keep your torso straight and your head up and eyes forward. Then simply stand up straight. This workout can be done using a barbell dumb bells or just your body weight.

Dead lift. Start by squatting over a barbell with your feet hip-width apart, your torso straight and
your head up and eyes forward grab the barbell and lift with your legs. Dig your heels into the
ground, remember to keep your back straight and your eyes forward and lift. When you reach
a standing postion return the weight to the floor buy squatting with your back straight and
your eyes forward and then do it again.
Lunges. Start by standing with both feet beneath you then, step forward with one leg in a lunge so that both knees are at a 90 degree angle. Step back to the starting position and do it again. Repeat with the other leg.
Romanian dead lift. Start by standing over the bar bell as you would with a normal dead lift. However, rather than squatting you will have your legs slightly bent. You will be lifting primarily with your back for this one and not your legs, however you will feel it in the back of your legs. Always remember to keep your back straight and your eyes forward. Stand up and lift the weight to the middle of your body. Return the weight to the floor and repeat.

The reason these workouts work your legs and your stomach is because, while they target your legs they also work the core muscles of your torso such as the back and stomach. These exercises have another benefit as well. Because of the effort your body exerts to do this exercises it goes through a metabolic change that causes you to burn more calories for the next few days even though you are not working out. Consequently, your stomach muscles will not only become more toned but the fat that is covering them will be burned away.

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