{"id":7891,"date":"2020-12-30T17:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T23:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2021-01-05T11:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T17:36:30","slug":"no-leg-extension-machine-no-problem-4-substitutes-other-quad-isolating-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vshred.com\/blog\/no-leg-extension-machine-no-problem-4-substitutes-other-quad-isolating-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"No Leg Extension Machine .. No Problem! (4 Substitutes +Other Quad Isolating Exercises)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When it comes to 100% isolating the quads\u2026 few exercises do it better than using a leg extension machine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that quads are hard to train\u2026 we use them in tons of lifts and everyday life\u2026 <\/span>but the leg extension is a unique movement pattern\u2026 making it hard to replicate.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

In daily movements (and most quad-dominant exercises), you do not extend your knee by itself\u2026 other muscles are recruited. That isn\u2019t the case with a leg extension. The extension motion does not support the surrounding leg muscles\u2026<\/span> it is pure quad isolation.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

If you workout from home, are traveling and only have access to a lacking hotel gym, or your gym doesn\u2019t have a leg extension machine\u2026<\/span> it may seem there aren\u2019t any decent substitutes. <\/i><\/b>But<\/span> there are actually several ways you can perform a leg extension without a machine\u2026 as well as other exercises you can do that will yield very similar results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4 LEG EXTENSION SUBSTITUTES
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