one legged squats
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banslug
Cathlete
Obvioulsy not Cathe, but I think it's okay to be feeling something in your quad of the back leg. I'm assuming you mean one-legged LUNGES where your back leg is on the high step??? In so many of Cathe's other workouts where we're doing lunges, she has said that 'you're working the ham and glute on the front leg and the quad of the back leg'.
HTH somewhat!
Gayle
HTH somewhat!
Gayle
bestoutwest
Cathlete
Hi Boojohn,
I remember reading this last week and agreeing that I have the same problem. When I did the workout this morning, I just did a regular "one-legged squat", just balancing on the working leg with the other one lifted. Boy, did that really hit the glutes and hamstrings!! They were on fire when I was done, and I didn't feel a thing in the opposite quad (obviously, because it was lifted)!
Maybe Cathe will chime in here to tell us if there is a better way to do them without that back quad being so involved. If not, I'm going to stick with my one-legged version!
I remember reading this last week and agreeing that I have the same problem. When I did the workout this morning, I just did a regular "one-legged squat", just balancing on the working leg with the other one lifted. Boy, did that really hit the glutes and hamstrings!! They were on fire when I was done, and I didn't feel a thing in the opposite quad (obviously, because it was lifted)!
Maybe Cathe will chime in here to tell us if there is a better way to do them without that back quad being so involved. If not, I'm going to stick with my one-legged version!
I can only speak for myself but I tried it 2 different ways. I put my leg back as if the step were there but simply raised my back foot to put all the work on the front leg. Balance is a challenge but I focused on a point straight in front of me and got it done.
On the second time around, I placed the leg behind me with the rear toe barely touching the floor. This worked well because the leg was too fatigued to not have any support at all.
HOPE THIS HELPS
On the second time around, I placed the leg behind me with the rear toe barely touching the floor. This worked well because the leg was too fatigued to not have any support at all.
HOPE THIS HELPS
kathryn
Cathlete
I did this workout again yesterday, and have a few thoughts:
I hold two weights at my side, instead of one in front like Cathe does, which may help me focus on keeping weight over the front heel and pushing through there, and also eliminates some balance challenge which would perhaps cause the back leg to work more.
When I was doing my second set of these, I noticed my rear quad working more, and it was because my front leg was reaching fatigue (I think this is one of the few workouts where I've actually felt like my glute muscles got to that point!). So putting a longer break between the previous exercise and this one might help reduce use of the back leg.
I hold two weights at my side, instead of one in front like Cathe does, which may help me focus on keeping weight over the front heel and pushing through there, and also eliminates some balance challenge which would perhaps cause the back leg to work more.
When I was doing my second set of these, I noticed my rear quad working more, and it was because my front leg was reaching fatigue (I think this is one of the few workouts where I've actually felt like my glute muscles got to that point!). So putting a longer break between the previous exercise and this one might help reduce use of the back leg.
kathryn
Cathlete
>Does anyone have a problem with there front leg (the one of
>the floor) cramping up really bad. I have to pause the DVD
>during the work out because my legs cramp so much. Any
>advice?
My quads get really tight, but don't 'quite' cramp up. I think it helps me that I take a longer break before the exercise and between sets (in B&G in general, there are several places where I feel my legs need a longer recovery break, and I take it, up to 5 minutes in one place.
Take the break, and during this time, stretch the quads using some dynamic moves (hamcurls), and maybe 'knead' the muscle a bit, like you're kneading bread, or massage along the length of the muscle.
>the floor) cramping up really bad. I have to pause the DVD
>during the work out because my legs cramp so much. Any
>advice?
My quads get really tight, but don't 'quite' cramp up. I think it helps me that I take a longer break before the exercise and between sets (in B&G in general, there are several places where I feel my legs need a longer recovery break, and I take it, up to 5 minutes in one place.
Take the break, and during this time, stretch the quads using some dynamic moves (hamcurls), and maybe 'knead' the muscle a bit, like you're kneading bread, or massage along the length of the muscle.
