Want to see your abs?

Super Legs

The Solution

Would you like to know a powerful tip in losing fat and building muscle? Use your legs as much as possible. I love to use the automobile analogy. If fat is fuel like gasoline, and muscles are the engines burning this fuel... the question becomes which muscles are the Tractor Trailers and which muscles are the mopeds. The group of muscle that comprise the thigh and butt are hands down the largest and strongest muscles in the body. They therefore require the most fuel to function. How about the abs? We've found our mopeds! Its all too common to see people in the gym crunching their brains off and seeing very little change in their mid-section. These super-crunchers probably have some of the most amazing looking core muscles... the only problem is that their abs are hiding behind layers of excess body-weight that is screaming to be pumped into the locomotive engines that are your legs!

The Workout
Here is a great lower body set to work into your routine. SuperLegs is made up of a sequence of squats and lunges... Each repetition should be performed through a full range of motion. Do not compromise form for speed.

1. (20) Prisoner squats (hands interlaced behind the head). Focus on pressing the weight of your body through the heals. Keep your back straight, the chip up and pull your elbows backwards. The legs should drop just below parallel at the bottom of your squat.
   
2. (20) Alternating forward lunges. You can keep the hands interlaced behind the head. While lunging, firmly step the front foot a generous distance ahead of your rear foot. Focus then on dropping your back knee towards the ground. You front knee should achieve a 90 degree angle without extending over the front toe. Repeat 10 times with each foot.
3. (20) Jump/Scissor lunges. These are merely a jumping switch of the feet. You do not have to dip the back knee as low as your did on the lunges. Try to do all 20 continuously without breaking between repetitions.
4. (20) Jumping Squats. These are the same as the prisoner squats except on the upward phase you accelerate and the feet leave the ground. Make sure you land softly on the toes.

Try to complete these 4 exercises without break. You can add sets of SuperLegs between upper body lifts, as part of a circuit, or as part of your morning routine! A solid pair of legs should be able to handle 5 complete SuperLeg sets in a workout!