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Are you looking for a quick leg workout that’s a little different from what you’ve been doing? In that case, you have come to the right place! Check out these simple leg workouts that you probably haven’t tried before!

All Free Weights
This day will be very heavy, very painful, and probably over in less than an hour. But you will have your legs burning and twitching in ways you could never have imagined before. Four sets time 8 to 12 repetitions. Keep it simple. Your exercises for today will be squats, lunges, stiff legged deadlifts and standing calf raises. Use the smith machine for your squats and calf raises if no spotter is available. Train to failure, baby!

All Machines
If you don’t have a ton of time and your joints have been bugging you from all the silly free weight lifting (see above!) then you should consider a workout consisting of only machine work. Consider the use of leg press, hack squat, leg extensions, leg curls, and seated calf machine raises for your leg workout. Stick with 4 sets per exercise, but allow your repetitions to move up to the 12 to 20 range, and really work to enjoy that pump and burn!

Mixing It Up
Try a workout with BOTH free weight and machines, which lets you hit the low rep sets with heavy free weight movements, then targets the slower twitch muscle fibers of the body with the higher repetition machine rep work!

Pre-Exhaust
Get the thighs burning with leg extensions, then immediately jump over to the squat rack. Use leg curls to get your hamstrings burning, and then use stiff legged deadlifts to torture them beyond belief. Isolation movements followed by compound exercises are a winning combination!

Adding Sprints
Nothing will build up your thighs like a few sets of sprints, so why not add them to your lifting routine? It’s sure not conventional, but you will never meet a world class sprinter without an insanely thick set of thighs.

Cardio?
If you are looking to bring out more definition and cuts to your thighs, then you may want to use more cardio. Sure, too much cardiovascular exercise can result in a situation where you start to cost yourself muscle. But cardio, when used in moderation, can really help you to bring cuts, dents, and definition out of otherwise smooth calves. You can do it!