Worst Exercises to Do
These Are the Exercises Your Trainer Wishes You'd Stop Doing
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"Leg extensions are ineffective and dangerous. The goal is to create definition in the quad region, but instead there is a singular focus on the area right above the knee," says Gahan. Here, you sit on the padded machine and extend your legs up and outward. The amount of force in this area can ultimately cause knee pain. "A better alternative is a barbell front-loaded squat. You are working the entire anterior lower-body region instead of one small area, and the risk of injury is far less," she says. A barbell front-loaded squat places the barbell on the front of your shoulders, not on the back, as you sit.