Leg workouts

[randidiane]

Might be a dumb question. But can you actually define your legs with bands stability ball work? I do heavy legs but on my light workout days I like floorwork.
Thank you

 

[randidiane]

Thank you! Love that answer!

 

[ashaw]

I love Boss Loops Glutes and Core and didn't realize how much burn those loops can provide. Sometimes in my rotations, I'll do two leg workouts in a week, but one will be solid weights and the other will have a cardio or HIIT cardio aspect. Like last week, I did Cardio Leg Blast and Perfect Pump Lower in the same week.

In 2019, I got hooked on Pure Barre DVD's and its amazing how much burn you can get just from bodyweight and those pulsing moves.

 

[randidiane]

Yes I love barre and the boss bands! I can really focus on the muscle when I'm doing floor and barre work. My onry brother said you can only get definition if you do heavy weight work ( which i do). I didn't agree but thought I would just check with my buddies on Cathe oh I just love my brothers

 

[FitSaxe]

Gosh, I think so or Cathe wouldn't include them in her workouts if they weren't effective toners. And all those people who primarily do barre and/or pilates have great-looking legs. I think strength might be compromised without training with weights, so I'd still include that at least once a week.

Could not agree more to highlighted above.
There is no harm in hitting muscles differently by adding in high reps to confuse muscles.

My favourite move with both tubing/resistance band and weight is one or double arm row as illustrated below.
Cathe does one arm in her series.

My suggestion(,hope cathe reads this) is a weight/tubing--- resistance band workout.
a total and/or upper body one. I love the feeling of the pump combining both.

 

[FitSaxe]

Another way to work legs is to combine plyo with HEAVY. It's not everyone cup of tea but it rips legs into shape . At least for me it does.
Plus loads of huff and puff 4 FUN. ,

 

[nickisteen]

nckfitheart2009 I haven't done that one in a while! I love it!​

I also like the STS Plyo Legs. They are similar with weights and breathy cardio!

 

[FitSaxe]

Other "breathy" lower body workouts where you alternate cardio with weight work are: Xtrain Cardio Leg Blast, ICE Chiseled Lower Body, & Lower Body Blast. With these 3 and the RWH Legs & the 4 STS Plyo Legs you can get a 2-month Contrast LB rotation. Cathe's Rock Bottoms rotations often include one of these workouts along with another LB workout each week - I think she has 3 or four iterations of the Rock Bottoms rotations.

I love contrast training. Yes all these above are relevant for burning fat to build muscles.