Before Your Next Leg Day… Watch This (5 Tips)

Here are 5 underrated technique tips that will actually help with leg growth. On hack squats: Keep your feet slightly back and let your knees travel forward. This increases knee flexion range of motion and forces your quads to work harder. Don’t be afraid of “knees over toes” — it’s perfectly safe as long as you’re controlling the load. On Romanian deadlifts: Rather than shifting your weight to your heels, keep it centered over the middle of your foot. Remember: the bar should move straight up and down. This keeps tension on your hamstrings and prevents your back from taking over. On Lunges: Take longer strides and lean forward slightly on each rep. This combination increases the stretch on your glutes and forces them to work harder as you extend your hips. On Leg extensions: Pull up on the handles hard, to keep your glutes locked into the seat. If your hips are popping up and down, you’re losing precious quad tension. On Lying leg curls: Press your hips into the pad as you curl. Then on your last set, take it a step further with lengthened partials — squeezing every last rep out of your hamstrings.