Strong and muscular legs not only look good on men, but women can also show off their legs, but without a proper workout, few people can shine. For the ladies it is also important to know that a regular training of the legs helps to prevent the annoying and also ugly cellulite.
Fitness equipment that is only for the legs can be found in any good gym, but some of the strength equipment for the legs, are also available for home use. However, before the training starts, it is necessary to discuss with a fitness trainer what goal should be pursued, also he will recommend the right equipment. During the first attempts with a strength device for the legs the coach should also be present, in order to exclude wrong behavior.
Special care should be taken if there are already injuries to the joints, people who have already had damage to the hip or knee joints must be particularly careful, also those who have had damage to the ankle joints need special instructions so that no more damage can occur.
How to use strength equipment for legs?
With any strength equipment for the legs, care should be taken not to put too much stress on the joints. With all equipment that is available on the market, it should be important that the load can be set as low as possible at the beginning of the workout.
In order to select the respective exercises and create a training plan, a fitness trainer should again be consulted.
Depending on which leg strength equipment you choose, different muscle groups are used. For example, there is the leg curl, which allows you to bend your legs while standing or lying down. However, for the legs to be trained efficiently, a leg curl is not enough. If you are looking for a strength machine for legs, you should also buy a leg press. It allows up and down movement of the legs and different loads through different leg positions.
Strength equipment for legs not are quite cheap, so really should pay attention to good quality. Above all, they must meet the safety criteria and not be prone to accidents. Fitness equipment should be robust in the first place and, of course, not take up too much space. For this purpose, it is necessary to pay attention to proper weights, for a regular increase.
The purpose of a strength machine for the legs is to strengthen the development, toning and strengthening of the leg muscles. The gluteal muscles are not neglected in these devices, because they also train regularly. The task of strength equipment for the legs is, they should increase the volume and gain strength. However, before each workout comes the warm-up phase, which is particularly important, otherwise it can lead to overstretching or even torn ligaments. Above all, it is important that all leg muscles receive an equal workout. This applies to the lateral leg muscles as well as to the adductors, which are best worked in a lateral position.
What do the individual machines look like?
The leg curl machine is a long bench on which you sit on your stomach. The legs now overhang backwards, with the knees on the support surface. A lever device should allow a padded roller to come to rest slightly above the heels.
The leg press provides mainly for the front muscles of the legs. In this strength machine for the legs you take a position like in a recliner. The feet are pressed against a higher weight, which is then pushed away at an angle and held for a while.
Everyone who buys a strength device for the legs should absolutely pay attention to a TÜV seal, because only then the device can have been controlled and classified as not questionable. Cheap equipment from abroad, on the other hand, should not be bought, because they can have defects in the material and thus safety is not given.
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Editors fitnessmarkt.de (EA)
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Published on: 17 February 2015